Acting
Robert Townsend
- Titles
- 61movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2024, busiest in 1999 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 37titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Power Book IV: Force78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz3.9average 1.2
- Pop Culture4.8average 2.2
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.8
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Mystery2.9, average 4.1
- Tension5.1, average 6.0
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Showbiz Satire 2
- African-American Family Life 2
- Social Issues 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Racial Identity 2
- 90s Nostalgia 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Walter C. MillerDirectorRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4, Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3, Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2, Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me, Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
LeonActorThe Five Heartbeats, Diary of a Single Mom, Little Richard
Keenen Ivory WayansActorHollywood Shuffle, The Five Heartbeats, Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Diahann CarrollActorThe Five Heartbeats, Diary of a Single Mom, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Stephen James TaylorComposerHoliday Heart, Phantom Punch, Of Boys and Men
Angela BassettActorWhy We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy, Of Boys and Men
Andre BraugherActor10,000 Black Men Named George, Love Songs
Bobby McGeeActorThe Parent 'Hood, Playin' for Love
Nicholas TurturroActorPhantom Punch, Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
Sam BottomsActorJoseph's Gift, Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
Bill CosbyActorWhy We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy, Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Reynaldo ReyActorLittle Richard, Robin Harris: One Night Stand
Movies and TV shows
632020s
3 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Jackson
TV show · as Emmanuel Adamu
2010s
7 titles · average score 69
TV show · as Dr. Napier Frank
Director, Producer
as Coach Banks
Director, Thanks
Director
as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
2000s
13 titles · average score 64
Director
Director
as Holden Cole
as Alan Chambers
as Mr. Five
Director
as Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle
Director
Director
1990s
14 titles · average score 59
as Robert Townsend
as James Saunders
as Champ
as Charlie Love
as Peyton Cody
Director
as Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)
TV show · as Robert Peterson
TV show · as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
as Jefferson Reed
as Duck
1980s
20 titles · average score 58
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Director
as Bobby Taylor
Director, Writer
as Manny
as Dwight
as Jerome
TV show · as Billy Burliss
as Corporal Ellis
as The Sorels - Lester
1970s
6 titles · average score 64
as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
as Russell Baker
as Musician
as Basketball Player in Gym Class
as Extra (uncredited)
TV show · as Patient