Robbie Robertson Filmography

Born:: July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:: Actor, Composer (Music Score), Songwriter, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Music Producer, Featured Music
Birth name:: Jaime Robert Robertson

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Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

Synopsis: Plenty of young movie buffs come to Hollywood hoping to break into the movie business, but Mardik Martin traveled a bit farther than most. Born and raised in Iraq, Mardik Martin's father was an Iraqi intelligence officer, but at an early age Mardik became fascinated with the movies and dreamed of Read More

2008
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Actors: Eric Clapton

Synopsis: Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 offers footage from that edition of the annual charity event. This particular line-up includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, and Willie Nelson, as well as Clapton himself paying homage to his dear friend George Harrison. ~ Perry Seibert, All Read More

2007
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: In the spring and summer of 1972, George McGovern, a Democratic senator from South Dakota, achieved the seemingly impossible. Backed by a motley collection of Prairie populists, old-school liberals, and young people disenchanted with the war in Vietnam, McGovern overwhelmed longtime party Read More

9/16/05
Gangs of New York

Crew: Executive Music Producer

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly

Synopsis: The violent rise of gangland power in New York City at a time of massive political corruption and the city's evolution into a cultural melting pot set the stage for this lavish historical epic, which director Martin Scorsese finally brought to the screen almost 30 years after he first began to Read More

2002
American Roots Music, Episode 4: All My Children of the Sun

Crew: Commentary

Synopsis: All My Children of the Sun narrates the recognition and growth of Cajun, zydeco, Tejano, and Native American music from the 1960s to the present. Inspired by a warm reception at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, Dewey Balfa returned to Louisiana determined to revitalize Cajun music. The steady Read More

2001
The Life and Times of Robbie Robertson

2001
Sunset Strip

Crew: Executive Music Producer

Actors: Anna Friel, Simon Baker, Nick Stahl, Rory Cochrane, Adam Goldberg

Synopsis: The days when glam rock at its shaggiest ruled L.A.'s Sunset Strip come alive in this comedy set in 1972. On one day, a number of young artists, musicians, and seekers of fame and fortune find their lives intersecting in the sometimes sleazy heart of California's hipster community, including Read More

8/18/00
Any Given Sunday

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, Jamie Foxx

Synopsis: Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and delicacy are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the Miami Sharks, won back-to-back championships four years ago. But new team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) has little Read More

12/22/99
Wolves

Actors: Robbie Robertson

Synopsis: Originally an IMAX feature, this films uses its IMAX credentials to their fullest. With stunning photography and unique camera placement, the viewer is shown the life of a wolf as if they were the animal. From birth to death, Wolves captures their natural surroundings and community. ~ Ed Atkinson Read More

1999
The Crossing Guard

Actors: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright Penn, Piper Laurie

Synopsis: Sean Penn wrote and directed this tale of loss, guilt, and revenge. The daughter of Freddy and Mary Gale (Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston) was killed by a drunk driver, John Booth (David Morse). The death of their child took a heavy toll on the Gales; their marriage broke up, and, while Mary Read More

1995
Jimmy Hollywood

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril, Jason Beghe, John Cothran, Jr.

Synopsis: Clad in a blonde wig, Joe Pesci stars as the title character, a luckless actor. Unable to make it in the real showbiz world, Jimmy starts fantasizing about fame and fortune. His delusions eventually turn into reality when, through a fluke, Jimmy becomes known to one and all as "Jericho," a Robin Read More

1994
Saturday Night Live: Chevy Chase [6]

Actors: Chevy Chase, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Hornsby

Synopsis: This 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Chevy Chase and features musical guests Robbie Robertson and Bruce Hornsby. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Five Corners

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro, Elizabeth Berridge

Synopsis: Quirky comedy, intense drama, and warm nostalgia are all combined in this eccentric look at one night in 1964 amongst the residents of the Five Corners neighborhood of the Bronx. The bulk of the film concerns Linda (Jodie Foster), a young woman who finds herself stalked by a disturbed rapist fresh Read More

1/22/88
Saturday Night Live: Carl Weathers

Actors: Carl Weathers, Robbie Robertson

Synopsis: This 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Carl Weathers and features musical guest Robbie Robertson. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1988
The Color of Money

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro

Synopsis: Oscar-nominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, Paul Newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role in The Color of Money. At the end of The Hustler, Felson was banned for life from playing the game professionally. In the Read More

10/17/86
The King of Comedy

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision

Actors: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's satirical comedy/drama caustically explores the lengths to which a nobody will go to be as famous as his idol. Practicing his patter in his basement with cardboard cut-outs of his favorite celebrities, mediocre aspiring comedian Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) believes that one Read More

1983
Visiting Hours

Actors: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner, Harvey Atkin

Synopsis: A crazed, women-hating killer (Michael Ironside) rapes and brutalizes journalist Deborah Ballin (Lee Grant). When he discovers that his attack didn't kill Deborah, he comes to the hospital to finish what he started. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

5/28/82
Carny

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson, Elisha Cook, Jr., Meg Foster

Synopsis: In Robert Kaylor's Carny, the world of the carnival is an illusion manipulated by the carnies to fleece the suckers. The marks generally deserve what they get, because of their greed, corruption, or just plain stupidity. It's share and share alike for Frankie (Gary Busey) and Patch (Robbie Robertson Read More

1980
Raging Bull

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's brutal character study incisively portrays the true rise and fall and redemption of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, a violent man in and out of the ring who thrives on his ability (and desire) to take a beating. Opening with the spectacle of the over-the-hill La Motta (Robert De Niro Read More

1980
The Last Waltz

Crew: Producer

Actors: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Neil Young, Eric Clapton

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's documentary of the 1976 final performance of the legendary Sixties rock group The Band is at once a show featuring some of the greatest rock performers of their generation and a bittersweet look back at an era that was just beginning to fade. As Scorsese guides the group through Read More

1978