translated from Spanish: Actor-director Robert Downey Sr died: “He was a true filmmaker”

Actor and filmmaker Robert Downey Sr, aged 85, passed away on Wednesday. He had an outstanding career in audiovisual art, where he stood out for starring in “Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Place”; as well as writing and directing “Pound”, “Hugo Pool”, and the documentary “Rittenhouse Square”. It was his son, renowned actor Robert Downey Jr. who broke the news of his passing through a heartfelt post to bid him farewell. “Last night, Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s. He was a true maverick filmmaker and remained remarkably optimistic at all times,” wrote Iron-Man/Tony Stark performer for Marvel Studios, Sherlock Holmes and star of well-known films like “Zodiac.”

“According to my stepmother’s calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years. Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you,” he concluded.

Actor and director Robert Downey Sr.

Downey Jr.’s acting debut was at the age of five and precisely in the comedy “Pound” that his father directed. Trajectory that with the passage of time reached a dimensionless popularity, so it ran from that of his father.

Message from Robert Downey Jr. to bid farewell to his father | Photo: Instagram @robertdowneyjr

Downey Sr. worked as a photographer and also among his outstanding works is “Magnolia”, a film starring Tom Cruise, where he coincided with the director, producer and screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson. His most recent film was “Tower Heist” in 2011, with Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller and Casey Affleck. 

Original source in Spanish