Robert Townsend

Before

After tragically losing his wife, child psychiatrist Dr. Eli Adler encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli's past.

Release Date: 2024-10-24

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 38

Poppa's House

Legendary talk radio host and happily divorced Poppa has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.

Release Date: 2024-10-21

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 9

Kaleidoscope

A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.

Release Date: 2023-01-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 399

The Bear

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

Release Date: 2022-06-23

Character: Emmanuel Adamu

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 1245

Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?

Ms. Pat finds laughter in the absurdities of parenting, pet lovers and very unfortunate lip trends as she unpacks a painful past with humor and honesty.

Release Date: 2022-02-08

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 10

Colin in Black and White

The life of athlete Colin Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.

Release Date: 2021-10-29

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 51

The Wonder Years

A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.

Release Date: 2021-09-22

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 201

A Walk with Charles Burnett

Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it, he and Charles Burnett reflect on Burnett’s groundbreaking career in cinema, returning to South Central Los Angeles and the shooting locations of his landmark films Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger.

Release Date: 2019-02-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Self

Making The Five Heartbeats

In 1990, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and tenacity to bring his passion project, 1991’s The Five Heartbeats, to big screens. The Motown-flavored story of the rise and fall of an African-American vocal group in the 1960s, the musical drama is the subject of Townsend’s documentary, Making The Five Heartbeats. The documentary chronicles the inspiring journey of a young black writer/director (Townsend) determined to present a new image of black people in cinema while endeavoring to create a classic.

Release Date: 2018-08-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Black Lightning

Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.

Release Date: 2018-01-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Dr. Napier Frank

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 885

Playin' for Love

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

Release Date: 2015-01-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Coach Banks

Vote Count: 2

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

Bill Cosby shares his hilarious new observations on life and family in this comedy special, his first televised concert in 30 years.

Release Date: 2013-11-23

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 13

In the Hive

Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.

Release Date: 2012-12-14

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 4

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

Scooby and the gang have their first musical mystery in “Scooby Doo: Music of the Vampire.” It begins when they take a sing-a-long road trip into bayou country to attend the “Vampire-Palooza Festival” – an outdoor fair dedicated to all things Draculian. At first it looks as if they’re in for some fun and lots of Southern snacks, but events soon turn scary when a real live vampire comes to life, bursts from his coffin and threatens all the townsfolk. On top of that, this baritone blood sucker seems intent on taking Daphne as his vampire bride! Could the vampire be a descendant of a famous vampire hunter who is trying to sell his book? Or perhaps he’s the local politician, who has been trying to make his name in the press by attacking the vampires as downright unwholesome. The answers are to be found in a final song-filled showdown in the swamp in which our heroes unmask one of their most macabre monsters yet.

Release Date: 2012-03-07

Character: Vampire Actor #1 (voice)

Vote Count: 199

Directors on Directing

A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

Release Date: 2009-09-24

Character: Self

Diary of a Single Mom

Ocean (Monica Calhoun), a 27-year-old highly-motivated mother has found her calling in managing a neighborhood apartment building along with the residents and the problems found within. As she struggles with a new job, a new home, her own children, a difficult niece, and the issues of other tenants, all within learn something about taking action and using compassion in their own lives.

Release Date: 2009-01-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.

Release Date: 2009-01-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

Of Boys and Men

Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.

Release Date: 2008-10-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Holden Cole

Vote Count: 6

Phantom Punch

From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.

Release Date: 2008-09-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 14

Tao of The Golden Mask

In the 70's, Langston Faizon Santisima, barely 18, left his native Cuba on an impossible quest- to direct a film starring Bruce Lee. Against all odds, and with no background in film making, the aspiring young director made it to Thailand where created a legendary but lost martial arts classic- thus becoming a founding father of the martial arts movie genre. Or not...

Release Date: 2007-06-23

Edge of Outside

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.

Release Date: 2006-06-11

Character: Bobby Taylor (archive footage)

Vote Count: 4

South of Nowhere

The Carlin family moves from small town Ohio to Los Angeles to find life's not the same. And neither are they.

Release Date: 2005-11-04

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 27

Black in the 80s

Release Date: 2005-02-01

Character: Self

Episode Count: 3

Black Listed

Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first, until it turns sour and innocent people start dying, and Alan is the only one left standing.

Release Date: 2003-01-21

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Alan Chambers

Vote Count: 2

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance and greatness of Pryor. Different themes are reviewed this way. Among others, they are the use of the word nigger, the way Pryor talked about racism, the fact Pryor talked openly about his own faults on-stage and the fact he didn't mince matters.

Release Date: 2003-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 4

I Was a Teenage Faust

15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Enter Mr. Five, a no good tempter from hell, which in his last attempt to ensnare a soul before being fried for eternity, transforms Brendan into the coolest kid in Indiana, only to find out that this contract isn't going to be easy at all.

Release Date: 2002-06-01

Character: Mr. Five

Vote Count: 2

Undercover Brother

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.

Release Date: 2002-05-31

Character: Mr. UB

Vote Count: 380

10,000 Black Men Named George

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.

Release Date: 2002-02-24

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 6

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men living, dating and loving in Los Angeles in the 90's. They struggle with heartbreak and insecurity as a result of failed relationships. The three characters’ stories unfold through sessions with their therapist – sessions that are often as comedic as they are insightful.

Release Date: 2002-02-14

Vote Count: 1

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

An engaged Philadelphia policeman falls in love with a beautiful woman while dealing with a corrupt superior.

Release Date: 2001-05-08

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 38

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.

Release Date: 2000-12-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 4

Holiday Heart

After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.

Release Date: 2000-12-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 18

Little Richard

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.

Release Date: 2000-02-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 13

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Friends and acquaintances, as well as other performers, give their insights about what makes him so special.

Release Date: 2000-02-02

Vote Count: 2

Up, Up, and Away

A boy is the only family member without superpowers in this Disney Film. The world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers. Will he realize that it doesn't take superpowers to be a hero in time to help them defeat the villains?

Release Date: 2000-01-22

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle

Vote Count: 49

Taxman

After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are stealing millions in gasoline tax money. Only one rookie cop is willing to believe him and together they must get the evidence they need or die trying.

Release Date: 1999-09-16

Character: Peyton Cody

Vote Count: 3

Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...

Release Date: 1999-07-20

Character: Charlie Love

Vote Count: 3

From Behind Closed Doors

Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the second of the six films, "From Behind Closed Doors," filmmaker Robert Townsend delves into America's fraught relationship with sex and sexuality, using New York's Times Square as the focal point as he traces 100 years of sexual mores and practices.

Release Date: 1999-07-19

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Jackie's Back!

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

Release Date: 1999-06-14

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Robert Townsend

Vote Count: 6

Love Songs

Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.

Release Date: 1999-04-25

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Champ

Vote Count: 2

Joseph's Gift

Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding the fact that Joseph is his favorite son, resulting in the constant envy and resentment of his brothers. Eventually, in their bitterness, they plot revenge against this favored son. When Joseph accompanies his brothers on a trip to New York, they commit the ultimate betrayal, stranding him there, a virtual prisoner in a corrupt, modern-day sweat shop.

Release Date: 1999-01-01

Character: James Saunders

Hollywood Squares

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.

Release Date: 1998-09-14

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 4

B.A.P.S

Two clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a dying millionaire to eventually become B*A*P*S (Black American Princesses).

Release Date: 1997-03-28

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 73

Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations, Hall argues that the process of representation itself constitutes the very world it aims to represent, and explores how the shared language of a culture, its signs and images, provides a conceptual roadmap that gives meaning to the world rather than simply reflecting it. Hall's concern throughout is the centrality of culture to the shaping of our collective perceptions, and how the dynamics of media representation reproduce forms of symbolic power.

Release Date: 1997-01-01

Character: Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)

Vote Count: 1

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

Release Date: 1995-03-12

Character: Rumpelstiltskin (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 10

The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.

Release Date: 1995-01-18

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Robert Peterson

Episode Count: 20

Vote Count: 10

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the Party Records," Rudy Ray guides us through his struggles and triumphs in the film and music industries.

Release Date: 1994-01-01

Character: Self

The Meteor Man

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.

Release Date: 1993-08-06

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Jefferson Reed

Vote Count: 176

The Carol Burnett Show

Release Date: 1991-11-01

Episode Count: 9

Vote Count: 2

The Five Heartbeats

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.

Release Date: 1991-03-29

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Duck

Vote Count: 67

Robin Harris: One Night Stand

American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.

Release Date: 1990-03-03

Character: Bum #3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This fourth and final volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Franklin Ajaye, Reynaldo Rey, John Witherspoon and musical guest M.C. Hammer also star.

Release Date: 1989-09-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character:

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This third riotous volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more ribald moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Robin Harris, Tommy Davidson, Shawn Wayans and musical guest Bobby Brown also star.

Release Date: 1989-05-20

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character:

The Mighty Quinn

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.

Release Date: 1989-02-17

Character: Maubee

Vote Count: 119

That's Adequate

This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.

Release Date: 1989-01-20

Character: Standup Comic

Vote Count: 5

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

Release Date: 1988-11-10

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

Vote Count: 190

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more ribald moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Sinbad, David Allen Grier and Damon Wayans also star.

Release Date: 1988-09-24

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character:

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

From comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy sketches starring some of the biggest names in show business. Featuring Keenan Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, and Paul Mooney among others Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime, Vol. 1 sends up such pop-culture staples as Dynasty and Michael Jackson.

Release Date: 1987-12-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character:

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

Release Date: 1987-11-25

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 334

Uptown Comedy Express

TV Special with a variety of comedians

Release Date: 1987-05-09

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character:

Hollywood Shuffle

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.

Release Date: 1987-03-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Bobby Taylor

Vote Count: 84

Ratboy

A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.

Release Date: 1986-10-17

Character: Manny

Vote Count: 9

Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

Rodney Dangerfield hosted this HBO special which includes fantastic performances by some of the best new talent of 1986. Comedians include Jeff Altman, Roseanne Barr, Sam Kinison, Bob Nelson, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Townsend, and, of course, Rodney Dangerfield.

Release Date: 1986-09-06

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: himself

Vote Count: 3

Odd Jobs

Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.

Release Date: 1986-03-01

Character: Dwight

Vote Count: 6

Amazing Stories

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

Release Date: 1985-09-29

Character: Billy Burliss

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 198

American Flyers

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

Release Date: 1985-08-16

Character: Jerome

Vote Count: 117

A Soldier's Story

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.

Release Date: 1984-09-14

Character: Corporal Ellis

Vote Count: 188

Streets of Fire

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.

Release Date: 1984-06-01

Character: The Sorels - Lester

Vote Count: 501

In Love with an Older Woman

A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.

Release Date: 1982-11-24

Character: James

Vote Count: 1

Senior Trip

A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students include: Roger Ellis, an ambitious teen aiming for success in big business; David, an aspiring rock star; Judy Matheson, a stagestruck coed actress wannabe; Denise, a free-spirited girl hoping to obtain a degree of sophistication; Fred, a lotharo looking for any Big City woman to be with; and Jon Lipton, a would-be artist hoping to make it big. Mickey Rooney also appears briefly as himself during the backstage scene at the musical "Sugar Babies."

Release Date: 1981-12-30

Character: Randy

Vote Count: 5

Willie and Phil

Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.

Release Date: 1980-08-15

Character: Thin Boy

Vote Count: 8

Women at West Point

A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.

Release Date: 1979-02-27

Character: Russell Baker

The Warriors

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

Release Date: 1979-02-01

Character: Baseball Fury (uncredited)

Vote Count: 2181

The Monkey Hustle

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.

Release Date: 1976-12-24

Character: Musician

Vote Count: 6

Cooley High

In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.

Release Date: 1975-06-25

Character: Basketball Player in Gym Class

Vote Count: 58

Townsend Television

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 1

M*A*S*H

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

Release Date: 1972-09-17

Character: Patient

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 667