
Directing
Born November 22, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
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).

The Maze
2011

Human Error
2004

China: The Panda Adventure
2001

Caught
1996

Solomon & Sheba
1995

Slave of Dreams
1995

Roosters
1993

Talent for the Game
1991

Triumph of the Spirit
1989

Dominick and Eugene
1988

We Are the Children
1987

Extremities
1986

Saving Grace
1986

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983

One Trick Pony
1980

Rich Kids
1979

Alambrista!
1977

Short Eyes
1977
Children of the Fields
1973

J.T.
1971
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967
Abstraction
1967

Cortile Cascino
1962
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961

Sit-In
1960
Secrets of the Reef
1956