Movies
TV Shows
Actors
Robert Townsend
Feb 06, 1957 (68 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
M*A*S*H
Hollywood Squares
The Bear
Black Lightning
Amazing Stories
Credits
2024 ·
Before
as
2022 ·
The Bear
as Emmanuel Adamu
2019 ·
A Walk with Charles Burnett
as Self
2018 ·
Black Lightning
as Dr. Napier Frank
2015 ·
Playin' for Love
as Coach Banks
2012 ·
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
2009 ·
Directors on Directing
as Self
2009 ·
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2008 ·
Of Boys and Men
as Holden Cole
2007 ·
Tao of The Golden Mask
as
2006 ·
Edge of Outside
as Bobby Taylor (archive footage)
2005 ·
Black in the 80s
as Self
2003 ·
Black Listed
as Alan Chambers
2003 ·
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
2002 ·
I Was a Teenage Faust
as Mr. Five
2002 ·
Undercover Brother
as Mr. UB
2002 ·
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
as
2000 ·
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
as
2000 ·
Up, Up, and Away
as Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle
1999 ·
Taxman
as Peyton Cody
1999 ·
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
as Charlie Love
1999 ·
Jackie's Back!
as Robert Townsend
1999 ·
Love Songs
as Champ
1999 ·
Joseph's Gift
as James Saunders
1998 ·
Hollywood Squares
as
1997 ·
Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
as Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)
1995 ·
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
1995 ·
The Parent 'Hood
as Robert Peterson
1994 ·
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
1993 ·
The Meteor Man
as Jefferson Reed
1991 ·
The Carol Burnett Show
as
1991 ·
The Five Heartbeats
as Duck
1990 ·
Robin Harris: One Night Stand
as Bum #3
1989 ·
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
as
1989 ·
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
as
1989 ·
The Mighty Quinn
as Maubee
1989 ·
That's Adequate
as Standup Comic
1988 ·
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1988 ·
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as
1987 ·
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
as
1987 ·
Uptown Comedy Express
as
1987 ·
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby Taylor
1986 ·
Ratboy
as Manny
1986 ·
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
as himself
1986 ·
Odd Jobs
as Dwight
1985 ·
Amazing Stories
as Billy Burliss
1985 ·
American Flyers
as Jerome
1984 ·
A Soldier's Story
as Corporal Ellis
1984 ·
Streets of Fire
as The Sorels - Lester
1982 ·
In Love with an Older Woman
as James
1981 ·
Senior Trip
as Randy
1980 ·
Willie and Phil
as Thin Boy
1979 ·
Women at West Point
as Russell Baker
1979 ·
The Warriors
as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
1976 ·
The Monkey Hustle
as Musician
1975 ·
Cooley High
as Basketball Player in Gym Class
1972 ·
M*A*S*H
as Patient
