Robert Townsend

Born February 6, 1957· Chicago, Illinois, USA

19Roles★ 6.8Average rating

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 especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The… Read more

Known for

The Warriors1979The Bear2022Black Lightning2018M*A*S*H1972

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8.2

The Bear2022

Emmanuel Adamu

Series★ 7.9

M*A*S*H1972

Patient

★ 7.7

The Warriors1979

Baseball Fury (uncredited)

★ 7.6

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire2012

Vampire Actor #1 (voice)

Series★ 7.5

Amazing Stories1985

Billy Burliss

★ 7.3

The Five Heartbeats1991

Duck

★ 7

Cooley High1975

Basketball Player in Gym Class

Series★ 6.9

Black Lightning2018

Dr. Napier Frank

★ 6.9

Streets of Fire1984

The Sorels - Lester

★ 6.8

A Soldier's Story1984

Corporal Ellis

★ 6.5

Hollywood Shuffle1987

Bobby Taylor

Series★ 6.4

Before2024

Jackson

★ 6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988

Minor Role (uncredited)

★ 6.2

American Flyers1985

Jerome

★ 6

The Mighty Quinn1989

Maubee

★ 5.9

Undercover Brother2002

Mr. UB

★ 5.9

Mahogany1975

Extra (uncredited)

★ 5.8

The Meteor Man1993

Jefferson Reed

★ 5.5

Up, Up, and Away2000

Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 5.5

Poppa's House2024

★ 6.8

Kaleidoscope2023

★ 8.2

Power Book IV: Force2022

★ 6.7

Colin in Black and White2021

★ 7

The Wonder Years2021

★ 6.9

Black Lightning2018

★ 7.2

South of Nowhere2005

★ 6.5

Carmen: A Hip Hopera2001

★ 5.5

Up, Up, and Away2000

★ 7.1

Holiday Heart2000

★ 5.4

B.A.P.S1997

★ 5.8

The Meteor Man1993