Robert M. Young

Robert M. Young

Directing
Born 1924-11-22 Died 2024-02-06 New York City, New York, USA 45 credits George Polk Award 2 Guggenheim Fellowship 1 Peabody Awards 1 Emmy Award 1

Awards

Won 2 George Polk Award Awards

George Polk Award 2 won

  • 1961 George Polk Award Won
  • 1960 George Polk Award Won

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • — Guggenheim Fellowship Won

Peabody Awards 1 won

  • — Peabody Awards Won

Emmy Award 1 won

  • — Emmy Award Won

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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).
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Filmography
Directing 29 credits
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · ★ 8.2 · Director
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
Caught
Caught
1996 · Director
Extremities
Extremities
1986 · ★ 6.2 · Director
Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit
1989 · ★ 6.5 · Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Director, Screenplay
Short Eyes
Short Eyes
1977 · Director
J.T.
J.T.
1971 · Director
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
1980 · Director
Rich Kids
Rich Kids
1979 · Director
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene
1988 · ★ 6.8 · Director
Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game
1991 · Director
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
1986 · Director
China: The Panda Adventure
China: The Panda Adventure
2001 · Director
Solomon & Sheba
Solomon & Sheba
1995 · Director
Roosters
Roosters
1993 · Director
Abstraction
Abstraction
1967 · Director, Producer
Alambrista!
Alambrista!
1977 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
We Are the Children
We Are the Children
1987 · Director
Human Error
Human Error
2004 · Director
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino
1962 · Director, Writer, Editor
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967 · Director, Cinematography
Children of the Fields
Children of the Fields
1973 · Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Maze
The Maze
2011 · Director
Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams
1995 · Director
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Sit-In
Sit-In
1960 · Director
Acting 12 credits
American Me
American Me
1992 · ★ 7.4 · Producer, Camera Operator
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
1967 · Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
1967 · Cinematography
Berkeley
Berkeley
2005 · Additional Director of Photography
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967 · Director, Cinematography
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
1967 · Cinematography
Writing 10 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Director, Screenplay
To Fly!
To Fly!
1976 · Writer
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man
1964 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Alambrista!
Alambrista!
1977 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
2025 · Writer
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino
1962 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Other credits 8 credits
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man
1964 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Alambrista!
Alambrista!
1977 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino
1962 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry
1971 · Producer, Director of Photography
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
1993 · Director of Photography, Editor
Faces of Israel 1966
Faces of Israel 1966
1967 · Director of Photography
Producing 4 credits
American Me
American Me
1992 · ★ 7.4 · Producer, Camera Operator
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man
1964 · Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Abstraction
Abstraction
1967 · Director, Producer
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry
1971 · Producer, Director of Photography
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