He made such movies as “Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” as well as acted in “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia.”
Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. He made such movies as “Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” as well as acting in “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia”Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than five years. “He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout,” Downey Jr. wrote. “According to my stepmom’s calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years.
