00:00Actor and filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., the father of Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85.
00:06Downey Jr. confirmed his father's death on Wednesday. He wrote on Instagram,
00:10Last night, Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson's.
00:16He was a true maverick filmmaker and remained remarkably optimistic throughout.
00:20According to my stepmom's calculations, they were happily married for just over 2,000 years.
00:25Rosemary Rogers Downey, you are a saint and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
00:30Downey was born in 1936 in New York City, and he served in the Army before launching his entertainment career.
00:36Downey began acting in the early 1960s with Boogie Nights, To Live and Die in L.A., The Family Man, and Tower Heist, among his robust credit list.
00:44He also appeared in the TV series First in 10 and On Saturday Night Live, which was his last television credit in 2015.
00:51As a director, Downey made films such as Rented Lips and Hugo Poole, in which Downey Jr. starred.
00:57Can you give me a lift?
00:58I have 19 more Poole.
00:59Help me get done, and I guarantee you'll make a big dent, and you're dead.
01:02I accept the gig.
01:04The filmmaker became well-known for low-budget underground projects such as the 1969 satire Putney Swope.
01:10And in the 70s, he made irreverent films such as Pound, which saw humans behaving like dogs,
01:15and Greaser's Palace, a parable based on the life of Christ.
01:19For more on the life and career of Robert Downey Sr., go to THR.com.
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