He will be remembered in the cinema for being the masterpiece of the excellent film
Hot Day in LA
which brought together Malcolm McDowell and Sean Penn.
Actor and director Robert Downey Sr., the father of the famous
Sherlock Holmes
and
Iron Man performer
, died on July 7 in New York City where he lived.
He had just celebrated his 85th birthday on June 24th.
Read also: Robert Downey Jr. thinks he's Iron Man and wants to save the world from disaster
His son, Robert Downey Jr. hero of
Iron-Man
and the
Avengers
, immediately paid him poignant tribute: “
Rest in peace Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021.
Last night Papa died peacefully in his sleep after years of suffering from Parkinson's disease.
He was a genuine filmmaker, always flirting with a maverick outlook.
He has also always displayed great optimism.
According to my mother-in-law's calculations, they were married for just over 2,000 years.
Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
"
Read also: Robert Downey Jr., the man who was worth 80 million dollars
A man of many talents, Robert Downey Sr. has worked all his life in front of and behind the camera. As a director, he directed
Sticks and Bones
(1973),
Up the Academy
(1980) and of course
Chaude jour à LA
(1997). And in the skin of the actor that he will never cease to be, he will have played around thirty characters in comedies, thrillers, genre films from 1961 until 2011, where he held the role of Judge Ramos in
The Heist of Central Park
, his latest film.
Proud of the success of his son, Robert Downey Sr. left his reserve in 2001, when the latter, who rose to fame after receiving the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his formidable composition in the comedy
Ally McBeal
, was accused of consuming cocaine. Knowing the grandeur and the pangs of cinema, he will say in defense of his son's acrobat: “
Life is too easy when you become a star. Suddenly people are doing whatever you want and leading you down the wrong path. From that point of view, Hollywood is horrible.
A truly anti-conformist and paradoxical vision of the cinema world observed by a man, who however, will have devoted almost all his life to it.
Hot day in LA
(
Hugo Pool
or
Pool Girl
) by Robert Downey Sr., in 1997, with Alyssa Milano, Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Dempsey, Robert Downey Jr., Sean Penn ...