Robert M. Young

Biography

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).

Directed

1. Battlestar Galactica (2004) — Director
2. Extremities (1986) — Director
3. Triumph of the Spirit (1989) — Director
4. Dominick and Eugene (1988) — Director
5. Short Eyes (1977) — Director
6. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) — Director
7. Caught (1996) — Director
8. Alambrista! (1977) — Director
9. Rich Kids (1979) — Director
10. One Trick Pony (1980) — Director
11. Solomon & Sheba (1995) — Director
12. Saving Grace (1986) — Director
13. American Playhouse (1982) — Director
14. China: The Panda Adventure (2001) — Director
15. Talent for the Game (1991) — Director
16. Roosters (1993) — Director
17. Slave of Dreams (1995) — Director
18. Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice (1967) — Director
19. Cortile Cascino (1962) — Director
20. We Are the Children (1987) — Director
21. Secrets of the Reef (1956) — Director
22. J.T. (1971) — Director
23. Human Error (2004) — Director
24. The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970) — Director
25. The Maze (2011) — Director
26. Children of the Fields (1973) — Director
27. Sit-In (1960) — Director
28. Abstraction (1967) — Director
29. NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War (1961) — Director