Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend is credited on 16 movies and 7 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Warriors, The Bear and Black Lightning.
Born February 6, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Filmography · 23 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.
The Warriors
1979 · Movie
On Netflix
The Bear
2022 · TV show
On Hulu and Disney+
Black Lightning
2018 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
M*A*S*H
1972 · TV show
On Hulu
Streets of Fire
1984 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Undercover Brother
2002 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
A Soldier's Story
1984 · Movie
On Sony Pictures Core
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie
On Prime Video and MGM
The Meteor Man
1993 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Mighty Quinn
1989 · Movie
On Prime Video
American Flyers
1985 · Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
Cooley High
1975 · Movie
Before
2024 · TV show
Up, Up, and Away
2000 · Movie
Mahogany
1975 · Movie
The Parent 'Hood
1995 · TV show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV show
Ratboy
1986 · Movie
Willie & Phil
1980 · Movie
About Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is...
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