Robert Towne
Robert Towne is credited on 24 movies and 2 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible II and Chinatown.
Born November 23, 1934 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA; died July 1, 2024.
Filmography · 26 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Mission: Impossible
1996 · Movie
On HBO Max and Paramount+
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · Movie
On Paramount+
Chinatown
1974 · Movie
On MGM
The Firm
1993 · Movie
On HBO Max and Peacock
Days of Thunder
1990 · Movie
On Peacock and Paramount+
Tequila Sunrise
1988 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · Movie
Free with ads on Hoopla
The Last Detail
1973 · Movie
On Prime Video and Howdy
Suspect Zero
2004 · Movie
Free with ads on Hoopla
The Two Jakes
1990 · Movie
On Paramount+
The Yakuza
1974 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Shampoo
1975 · Movie
On Sony Pictures Core
The Outer Limits
1963 · TV show
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964 · Movie
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Movie
Ask the Dust
2006 · Movie
8 Million Ways to Die
1986 · Movie
Without Limits
1998 · Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV show
Villa Rides
1968 · Movie
Love Affair
1994 · Movie
Personal Best
1982 · Movie
Last Woman on Earth
1960 · Movie
Creature from the Haunted Sea
1961 · Movie
The Zodiac Killer
1971 · Movie
Drive, He Said
1971 · Movie
About Robert Towne
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974),...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.