| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 Of Boys and Men Holden Cole |
2008 |
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| Black Listed Alan Chambers |
2003 |
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| Book of Love |
2002 |
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| Undercover Brother Mr. UB |
2002 |
$25M |
| I Was a Teenage Faust Mr. Five |
2002 |
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| Up, Up, and Away! Bronze Eagle |
2000 |
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| Love Songs Champ (segment "Love Song for Champ, A") |
1999 |
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| Mercenary II: Thick & Thin Charlie Love |
1999 |
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| Joseph's Gift James Saunders |
1998 |
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| "Motown Live" Host (unknown episodes, 1998-1999) |
1998 |
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| The Meteor Man Jefferson Reed |
1993 |
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| The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime Host/Various Characters |
1991 |
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| The Five Heartbeats Duck |
1991 |
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| "The Carol Burnett Show" Skit characters (unknown episodes) |
1991 |
|
| That's Adequate Stand-up Comic |
1989 |
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| The Mighty Quinn Maubee |
1989 |
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| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |
1988 |
|
| Hollywood Shuffle Bobby Taylor |
1987 |
$100K |
| Odd Jobs Dwight |
1986 |
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| Ratboy Manny |
1986 |
|
| American Flyers Jerome |
1985 |
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| Streets of Fire Lester - The Sorels |
1984 |
$14.5M |
| A Soldier's Story Corporal Ellis |
1984 |
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| In Love with an Older Woman James |
1982 |
|
| Senior Trip Randy |
1981 |
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| Willie & Phil Thin Boy |
1980 |
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| The Warriors Baseball Fury |
1979 |
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| Women at West Point Russell Baker |
1979 |
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| "Watch Your Mouth" |
1978 |
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| The Monkey Hu$tle Musician |
1976 |
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| Cooley High Basketball player in gym class |
1975 |
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| Mahogany Extra |
1975 |
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| "M*A*S*H" Patient (1 episode, 1982) |
|
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| "Amazing Stories" Billy Burliss (1 episode, 1987) |
|
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| "One Night Stand" Bum #3 (1 episode, 1990) |
|
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| Bliss Dr. Barry Sullivan |
|
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| Taxman Peyton Cody |
|
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| "The Parent 'Hood" Robert Peterson (90 episodes, 1995-1999) |
|
|
| Producer: |
| Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Producer |
2009 |
|
| Of Boys and Men Producer |
2008 |
|
| "The Envy Life" Producer |
2006 |
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| "Playhouse 22" Producer |
2006 |
|
| "Thou$and Dollar Bee on the Road" Producer |
2006 |
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| CeCe Winans Straight Up Producer |
2006 |
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| "Partners in Crime: The Next Generation Atlanta" Producer |
2006 |
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| "Partners in Crime" Producer |
2005 |
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| "Speaker's Box" Producer |
2004 |
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| "Souled Out" Producer |
2004 |
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| "Thousand Dollar Bee" Producer |
2004 |
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| "Black College Talent Hour" Producer |
2004 |
|
| "Lisa Knight and the Round Table" Producer |
2004 |
|
| "Spoken" Producer |
2004 |
|
| The Meteor Man Producer |
1993 |
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| "Townsend Television" Producer |
1993 |
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| The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime Producer |
1991 |
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| The Five Heartbeats Producer |
1991 |
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| Hollywood Shuffle Producer |
1987 |
$100K |
| "The Parent 'Hood" Producer |
|
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| "Diary of a Single Mom" Producer |
|
|
| Writer: |
| Musical Theater of Hope |
2009 |
|
| "Musical Theatre of Hope" |
2009 |
|
| Black Listed |
2003 |
|
| The Meteor Man |
1993 |
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| "Townsend Television" |
1993 |
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| The Five Heartbeats |
1991 |
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| Hollywood Shuffle |
1987 |
$100K |
| Uptown Comedy Express |
1987 |
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| "The Parent 'Hood" |
|
|
| Director: |
| Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Director |
2009 |
|
| Musical Theater of Hope Director |
2009 |
|
| "Musical Theatre of Hope" Director |
2009 |
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| Phantom Punch Director |
2008 |
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| The Story of Beyoncé Director |
2006 |
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| "Partners in Crime" Director |
2005 |
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| Black Listed Director |
2003 |
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| 10,000 Black Men Named George Director |
2002 |
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| Carmen: A Hip Hopera Director |
2001 |
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| Up, Up, and Away! Director |
2000 |
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| Little Richard Director |
2000 |
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| Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story Director |
2000 |
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| Holiday Heart Director |
2000 |
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| Fraternity Boys Director |
1999 |
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| The 20th Century: From Behind Closed Doors Director |
1999 |
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| Love Songs Director |
1999 |
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| Jackie's Back! Director |
1999 |
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| B*A*P*S Director |
1997 |
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| The Meteor Man Director |
1993 |
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| "Townsend Television" Director |
1993 |
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| The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime Director |
1991 |
|
| The Five Heartbeats Director |
1991 |
|
| Hollywood Shuffle Director |
1987 |
$100K |
| Eddie Murphy Raw Director |
1987 |
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| "The Parent 'Hood" Director |
|
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| "Soul Food" Director |
|
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| "South of Nowhere" Director |
|
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| "Unfabulous" Director |
|
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| "Diary of a Single Mom" Director |
|
|
| Self: |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots... |
2010 |
|
| Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Himself |
2009 |
|
| 11-04-08: The Day of Change Himself |
2009 |
|
| Directors on Directing Robert Townsend |
2009 |
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| Tao of the Golden Mask Lead |
2007 |
|
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder Himself |
2006 |
|
| We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story Himself |
2006 |
|
| "Black in the 80s" Himself |
2005 |
|
| The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards Himself (presenter: Best Cinematography) |
2005 |
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| The Black Movie Awards Himself |
2005 |
|
| Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! Himself |
2003 |
|
| The Script Himself |
2002 |
|
| An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence... Co-Host |
2001 |
|
| Casting for Glinda Himself |
2001 |
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| Jackie's Back! Himself |
1999 |
|
| "Great Drives" Host (volume 2: Route 66) |
1996 |
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| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame Himself/Host |
1994 |
|
| The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame Himself |
1994 |
|
| "Townsend Television" Himself/Various Characters |
1993 |
|
| Comic Relief V Himself |
1992 |
|
| A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan Himself |
1991 |
|
| The Movie Awards Himself (host) |
1991 |
|
| Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music Himself |
1991 |
|
| A Party for Richard Pryor Himself |
1991 |
|
| Motown 30: What's Goin' On! Himself |
1990 |
|
| 21st NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1989 |
|
| New Edition Past and Present Himself |
1989 |
$1M |
| All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Himself |
1989 |
|
| The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards Himself |
1988 |
|
| 20th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1988 |
|
| Uptown Comedy Express Himself |
1987 |
|
| Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me Himself |
1986 |
|
| "The Late Show" Himself (1 episode, 1987) |
|
|
| "Saturday Night Clive" Himself (1 episode, 1990) |
|
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| "MMC" Himself (1 episode, 1991) |
|
|
| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Himself (2 episodes, 1987-1991) |
|
|
| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Himself (3 episodes, 1987-1992) |
|
|
| "Soul Train" Himself - Host (1 episode, 1994) |
|
|
| "Late Show with David Letterman" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| "The Chris Rock Show" Himself (1 episode, 1997) |
|
|
| "Motown Live" Himself (8 episodes, 1998) |
|
|
| "The Daily Show" Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
|
|
| "Celebrity Profile" Himself (1 episode) |
|
|
| "Hollywood Squares" Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 1999) |
|
|
| "American Masters" Director / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2000) |
|
|
| "Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
|
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| "The Mo'Nique Show" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
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| "The Brian McKnight Show" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
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| In development: |
| Lil Homiez |
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
