Robert M. Young
Directing
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).
Known for
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movieThe Maze
2011
Director
tvBattlestar Galactica
2004
Director
movieHuman Error
2004
Director
movieCaught
1996
Director
movieSlave of Dreams
1995
Director
movieSolomon & Sheba
1995
Director
movieRoosters
1993
Director
movieTalent for the Game
1991
Director
movieTriumph of the Spirit
1989
Director
movieDominick and Eugene
1988
Director
movieWe Are the Children
1987
Director
movieExtremities
1986
Director
movieSaving Grace
1986
Director
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Director
movieOne Trick Pony
1980
Director
movieRich Kids
1979
Director
movieAlambrista!
1977
Director
movieShort Eyes
1977
Director
movieJ.T.
1971
Director
Abstraction
1967
Director
movieCortile Cascino
1962
Director
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
Director
movieSit-In
1960
Director
Camera11
movieBerkeley
2005
Additional Director of Photography
movieChildren of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
1993
Director of Photography
movieAmerican Me
1992
Camera Operator
movieThe Plot Against Harry
1990
Director of Photography
movieAlambrista!
1977
Director of Photography
movieThe Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970
Director of Photography
movieFaces of Israel 1966
1967
Director of Photography
movieNothing But a Man
1964
Director of Photography
movieCortile Cascino
1962
Director of Photography
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
Camera Operator
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Director of Photography
Writing10
movieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Screenplay
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Writer
movieAlambrista!
1977
Writer
movieTo Fly!
1976
Writer
movieCortile Cascino
1962
Writer
Crew9
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
1967
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
1967
Cinematography
movieNetsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
1967
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
1967
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
1967
Cinematography
Production4
movieAmerican Me
1992
Producer
movieThe Plot Against Harry
1990
Producer
Abstraction
1967
Producer
movieNothing But a Man
1964
Producer