Robert Towers

Acting

Robert Towers

Born August 19, 1936 · Long Island, New York, USA (age 90)

Born Robert L. Towers, he is an actor known for Masters of the Universe (1987), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was previously married to Patricia Kathryn Johnston.

Known For

The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button · 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
★ 7.62008
MovieDramaFantasy
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
The Wedding RingerThe Wedding Ringer · 2015
The Wedding Ringer
★ 6.52015
MovieComedy
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
Masters of the UniverseMasters of the Universe · 1987
Masters of the Universe
★ 5.91987
MovieActionFamily
When He-Man is driven from Eternia after Skeletor seizes Castle Grayskull, a stolen portal device strands the fight on Earth, where a pair of teenagers become entangled in a war that spans worlds.
Don't Look UpDon't Look Up · 2009
Don't Look Up
★ 3.62009
MovieHorror
While filming in Transylvania, a crew unearths celluloid images of a woman’s murder and unleashes the wrath of evil spirits.
SwitchSwitch · 1991
Switch
★ 5.91991
MovieFantasyComedy
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
Let It RideLet It Ride · 1989
Let It Ride
★ 6.31989
MovieComedy
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.
A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream · 2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
★ 4.12017
MovieComedy
A modern-day movie adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". The new version takes place in present-day Hollywood where fantasy and reality collide. It’s set in a world where glamorous stars, commanding moguls, starving artists and vaulting pretenders all vie to get ahead.
SmartassSmartass · 2017
Smartass
★ 5.22017
MovieComedyDrama
Based on true events (mostly), Freddie, a 15-year-old runaway becomes intimately acquainted with California’s “Murder City” after being released from jail, just shy of midnight. Absurdly self-reliant, completely broke and 120 miles away from her friends she has nothing to depend on but her wit and youthful charm.

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Alex & the ListAlex & the List · 2018
Alex & the List
★ 5.42018
MovieRomanceComedy
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.

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