1984
Robert was
19
years old
Firstborn
as Lee
Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way…
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1985
Robert was
20
years old
Weird Science
as Ian
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via…
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1985
Robert was
20
years old
Tuff Turf
as Jimmy Parker
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.
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1985
Robert was
20
years old
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance…
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1986
Robert was
21
years old
Back to School
as Derek
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow…
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1987
Robert was
22
years old
Less Than Zero
as Julian
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug…
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1987
Robert was
22
years old
The Pick-up Artist
as Jack Jericho
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.
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1988
Robert was
23
years old
Johnny Be Good
as Leo Wiggins
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the…
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1988
Robert was
23
years old
1969
as Ralph Carr
Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott battles…
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1989
Robert was
24
years old
Chances Are
as Alex Finch
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty…
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1989
Robert was
24
years old
True Believer
as Roger Baron
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed…
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1990
Robert was
25
years old
Air America
as Billy Covington
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local…
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1991
Robert was
26
years old
Soapdish
as David Seton Barnes
Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana…
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1992
Robert was
27
years old
Chaplin
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal…
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1993
Robert was
28
years old
Short Cuts
as Bill Bush
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with…
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1993
Robert was
28
years old
Heart and Souls
as Thomas Reilly
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a…
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1994
Robert was
29
years old
Natural Born Killers
as Wayne Gale
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
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1994
Robert was
29
years old
Only You
as Peter Wright
Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but she has yet to meet him.…
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1995
Robert was
30
years old
Richard III
as Earl Rivers
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself.…
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1995
Robert was
30
years old
Home for the Holidays
as Tommy Larson
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia…
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1995
Robert was
30
years old
Restoration
as Robert Merivel
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the…
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1997
Robert was
32
years old
Hugo Pool
as Franz Mazur
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
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1997
Robert was
32
years old
One Night Stand
as Charlie
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to…
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1998
Robert was
33
years old
U.S. Marshals
as Royce
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when…
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1998
Robert was
33
years old
The Gingerbread Man
as Clyde Pell
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.
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1998
Robert was
33
years old
Two Girls and a Guy
as Blake
Two women confront their boyfriend, a two-timing actor who professed eternal love to each.
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1999
Robert was
34
years old
Bowfinger
as Jerry Renfro
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying…
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1999
Robert was
34
years old
In Dreams
as Vivian Thompson
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.
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1999
Robert was
34
years old
Black and White
as Terry Donager
Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school…
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2000
Robert was
35
years old
Wonder Boys
as Terry Crabtree
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This…
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2003
Robert was
38
years old
The Singing Detective
as Dan Dark
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.
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2003
Robert was
38
years old
Gothika
as Pete Graham
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently…
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2003
Robert was
38
years old
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Unknown role
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and…
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2004
Robert was
39
years old
Eros
as Nick Penrose
A three-part anthology about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under…
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2005
Robert was
40
years old
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Joe Wershba
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
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2005
Robert was
40
years old
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Harry Lockhart
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his…
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2006
Robert was
41
years old
The Shaggy Dog
as Dr. Kozak
The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.
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2006
Robert was
41
years old
A Scanner Darkly
as James Barris
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
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2006
Robert was
41
years old
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Dito
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his…
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2006
Robert was
41
years old
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
as Lionel Sweeney
In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable…
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2007
Robert was
42
years old
Zodiac
as Paul Avery
Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course,…
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2007
Robert was
42
years old
Lucky You
as Telephone Jack
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while…
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2008
Robert was
43
years old
The Incredible Hulk
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of…
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2008
Robert was
43
years old
Iron Man
as Tony Stark
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
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2008
Robert was
43
years old
Tropic Thunder
as Kirk Lazarus
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated…
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2008
Robert was
43
years old
Charlie Bartlett
as Nathan Gardner
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is…
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2008
Robert was
43
years old
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Kirk Lazarus
A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.
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2009
Robert was
44
years old
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
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2009
Robert was
44
years old
The Soloist
as Steve Lopez
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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2010
Robert was
45
years old
Iron Man 2
as Tony Stark
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and…
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2010
Robert was
45
years old
Due Date
as Peter Highman
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage…
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2010
Robert was
45
years old
2011
Robert was
46
years old
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Agent Coulson informs Agent Sitwell that the World Security Council wishes Emil Blonsky to be released from prison to join the Avengers Initiative. As Nick…
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2011
Robert was
46
years old
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Sherlock Holmes
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of…
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2012
Robert was
47
years old
The Avengers
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D.,…
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2013
Robert was
48
years old
Iron Man 3
as Tony Stark
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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2014
Robert was
49
years old
The Judge
as Hank Palmer
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
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2014
Robert was
49
years old
Chef
as Marvin
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling…
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2014
Robert was
49
years old
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films,…
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2014
Robert was
49
years old
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
as Self
In celebration of the publisher's 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company's journey from fledgling comics publisher to…
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2015
Robert was
50
years old
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the…
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2016
Robert was
51
years old
Captain America: Civil War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion…
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2016
Robert was
51
years old
The Nice Guys
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
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2017
Robert was
52
years old
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school…
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2018
Robert was
53
years old
Avengers: Infinity War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the…
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2019
Robert was
54
years old
Avengers: Endgame
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining…
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2020
Robert was
55
years old
Dolittle
as Dr. John Dolittle
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away…
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2022
Robert was
57
years old
"Sr."
as Self
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the…
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2023
Robert was
58
years old
Oppenheimer
as Lewis Strauss
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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2025
Robert was
60
years old
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of…
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