Robert M. Young
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday22 November 1924
Died6 February 2024 (age 99)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits45
Biography
Robert Milton Young (November 22, 1924 – February 6, 2024) 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! (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).
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
2025 · Writer
The Maze
2011 · Director
Berkeley
2005 · Additional Director of Photography
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · Director
Human Error
2004 · Director
China: The Panda Adventure
2001 · Director
Caught
1996 · Director
Slave of Dreams
1995 · Director
Solomon & Sheba
1995 · Director
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
1993 · Director of Photography
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
1993 · Editor
Roosters
1993 · Director
American Me
1992 · Producer
American Me
1992 · Camera Operator
Talent for the Game
1991 · Director
Triumph of the Spirit
1989 · Director
Dominick and Eugene
1988 · Director
We Are the Children
1987 · Director
Extremities
1986 · Director
Saving Grace
1986 · Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Screenplay
American Playhouse
1982 · Director
American Playhouse
1982 · Writer
One Trick Pony
1980 · Director
Rich Kids
1979 · Director
Alambrista!
1977 · Writer
Alambrista!
1977 · Director
Alambrista!
1977 · Director of Photography
Short Eyes
1977 · Director
To Fly!
1976 · Writer
Children of the Fields
1973 · Director
J.T.
1971 · Director
The Plot Against Harry
1971 · Producer
The Plot Against Harry
1971 · Director of Photography
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Writer
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Director of Photography
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967 · Director
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
1967 · Cinematography
Faces of Israel 1966
1967 · Director of Photography
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
1967 · Cinematography
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