Robert Benton

Born September 29, 1932· Waxahachie, Texas, USA

† Died May 11, 2025

12Filmography★ 6.3Average rating

Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 - May 11, 2025) was an American screenwriter and film director. Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both w… Read more

Known for

Kramer vs. Kramer1979The Human Stain2003Nobody's Fool1994Feast of Love2007

Filmography

YearRating

Features 11

★ 6.2

Feast of Love2007

★ 6

The Human Stain2003

★ 6.1

Twilight1998

★ 6.9

Nobody's Fool1994

★ 5.8

Billy Bathgate1991

★ 5.4

Nadine1987

★ 7.2

Places in the Heart1984

★ 5.7

Still of the Night1982

★ 7.6

Kramer vs. Kramer1979

★ 6.3

The Late Show1977

★ 6.4

Bad Company1972

Short films 1

A Texas Romance, 19091964