Robert M. Young
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 22, 1924
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 6, 2024
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).
Movies directed by Robert M. Young
- Extremities 1986 · ★ 6.2
- Triumph of the Spirit 1989 · ★ 6.5
- Dominick and Eugene 1988 · ★ 6.8
- Short Eyes 1977 · ★ 6.6
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983 · ★ 7.0
- Caught 1996 · ★ 5.7
- Alambrista! 1977 · ★ 5.9
- Rich Kids 1979 · ★ 4.9
- One Trick Pony 1980 · ★ 5.5
- Solomon & Sheba 1995 · ★ 7.0
- Saving Grace 1986 · ★ 6.4
- China: The Panda Adventure 2001 · ★ 6.0
- Talent for the Game 1991 · ★ 7.0
- Roosters 1993 · ★ 3.8
- Slave of Dreams 1995 · ★ 4.2
- Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice 1967 · ★ 6.3
- J.T. 1971 · ★ 8.0
- Cortile Cascino 1962 · ★ 6.5
- We Are the Children 1987 · ★ 7.5
- Secrets of the Reef 1956 · ★ 7.0
- Human Error 2004 · ★ 9.0
- The Eskimo: Fight for Life 1970 · ★ 7.0
- The Maze 2011
- Children of the Fields 1973
- Sit-In 1960
- Abstraction 1967
- NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War 1961