David Downing

Acting

David Downing

Born July 21, 1943 · New York City, New York, USA (age 83)

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Known For

Putney SwopePutney Swope · 1969
Putney Swope
★ 6.31969
MovieComedy
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Cast a Deadly SpellCast a Deadly Spell · 1991
Cast a Deadly Spell
★ 6.11991
MovieTV MovieMystery
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Up the SandboxUp the Sandbox · 1972
Up the Sandbox
★ 5.91972
MovieComedyDrama
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
A Piano for Mrs. CiminoA Piano for Mrs. Cimino · 1982
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
★ 7.61982
MovieDramaTV Movie
An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to MeBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me · 1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
★ 3.51971
MovieDrama
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
Loose ShoesLoose Shoes · 1978
Loose Shoes
★ 3.91978
MovieComedy
Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers", Woody Allen (pre-Mia), movie trailer come-ons, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, Billy Jack. The source of the title is presented about an hour into the film.
Extreme Close-UpExtreme Close-Up · 1990
Extreme Close-Up
★ 10.01990
MovieDramaTV Movie
Innovative drama mixing film and video, with a teenager obsessed with watching his late mother, killed in an auto accident, on tapes he recorded of their daily lives. The mother is seen in extreme close-up only on tape.
Margin for MurderMargin for Murder · 1981
Margin for Murder
★ 6.01981
MovieCrimeMystery
Mickey Spillane's hard-hitting '50s private eye, Mike Hammer, returns to television in the guise of Kevin Dobson to track down the killer of his best friend who was driving Hammer's car. Joining in the hunt are the detective's Girl Friday, the ever-hopeful Velda, and his cop friend, Pat Chambers.

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