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Robert Milton Young
American film director (1924-2024) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 99
Robert Milton Young was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. Young was considered a trailblazer in the independent filmmaking sector and for frequently casting Edward James Olmos in his movies, directing him in Alambrista!
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Battlestar GalacticaSeries, Director
Human ErrorFilm, 2004Director1996
CaughtFilm, Director1993
RoostersFilm, Director1991
Talent for the GameFilm, Director1988
Dominick and EugeneFilm, Director1986
ExtremitiesFilm, Director1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Director, Writer1980
One Trick PonyFilm, Director1977
Alambrista!Film, Director, Writer1973Children of the FieldsFilm, Director1970
The Eskimo: Fight for LifeFilm, Director, Writer1964
Nothing But a ManFilm, Writer, Producer1961George Polk AwardAwardNBC White Paper: Angola - Journey to a WarFilm, 1961Director, Writer1960George Polk AwardAward1956Secrets of the ReefFilm, Director, Writer1924Born22 November 1924People around Robert
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Edward James Olmos Robert directed Alambrista! (1977)
Mary McDonnell Robert directed Final Cut (2005)
Michael Hausman Produced Alambrista! and Rich Kids
Michael Roemer Also in Cortile Cascino and Abstraction- Julius Harris Robert directed Alambrista! (1977)
Katee Sackhoff Robert directed Final Cut (2005)
Grace Park Robert directed Final Cut and Deadlock
Jamie Bamber Robert directed Unfinished Business (2006)
María Conchita Alonso Robert directed Caught and Roosters
James Callis Robert directed The Son Also Rises and Deadlock
Michael Hogan Robert directed Unfinished Business and Deadlock
Martha De Laurentiis Produced Slave of Dreams and Solomon & Sheba
Paul Simon Robert directed One-Trick Pony (1980)
Blair Brown Robert directed One-Trick Pony (1980)
Pepe Serna Robert produced American Me (1992)
Shawn Elliott Robert directed Caught (1996)
Nadia Sawalha Robert directed Slave of Dreams (1995)
Halle Berry Robert directed Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Willem Dafoe Robert directed Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Lucy Lawless Robert directed Final Cut (2005)
John Lithgow Robert directed Rich Kids (1979)
Ray Liotta Robert directed Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Robert Loggia Robert directed Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Danny Nucci Robert directed Roosters (1993)
Known for
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American Me 1992
Dominick and Eugene 1988
Triumph of the Spirit 1989
Extremities 1986
Also in Français
Filmography 32
65 credits on file
Television 2
Awards
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(1977), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Saving Grace (1986), Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Talent for the Game (1991), Roosters (1993), Slave of Dreams (1995), and Caught (1996). He produced Olmos's directorial debut, American Me (1992).
