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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).
29 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Human Error | Director | Film |
| 2001 | China: The Panda Adventure | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Caught | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Caught | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Solomon & Sheba | Director | Film |
| 1992 | American Me | Producer | Film |
| 1991 | Talent for the Game | Director | Film |
| 1990 | The Plot Against Harry | Producer | Film |
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Dominick and Eugene | Director | Film |
| 1986 | Extremities | Director | Film |
| 1986 | Saving Grace | Director | Film |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Director | Film |
| 1980 | One Trick Pony | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker | Writer | Film |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Director | Film |
| 1977 | Alambrista! | Director | Film |
| 1977 | Alambrista! | Writer | Film |
| 1976 | To Fly! | Writer | Film |
| 1971 | J.T. | Director | Film |
| 1970 | The Eskimo: Fight for Life | Director | Film |
| 1970 | The Eskimo: Fight for Life | Writer | Film |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Writer | Film |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Producer | Film |
| 1962 | Cortile Cascino | Director | Film |
| 1962 | Trauma | Director | Film |
| 1962 | Cortile Cascino | Writer | Film |
| 1962 | Trauma | Writer | Film |
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