Where to watch Robert Townsend in the UK
Find every Robert Townsend film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 2 August 2026.
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbe…
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- The Bear (2022) as Emmanuel Adamu
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Patient
- Black Lightning (2018) as Dr. Napier Frank
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Billy Burliss
- Power Book IV: Force (2022) Director
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
- The Parent 'Hood (1995) as Robert Peterson
- Kaleidoscope (2023) Director
- The Wonder Years (2021) Director
- The Warriors (1979) as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
- Before (2024) as Jackson
- South of Nowhere (2005) Director
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026) as Self - Comedian & Filmmaker
- Poppa's House (2024) Director
- Colin in Black and White (2021) Director
- Streets of Fire (1984) as The Sorels - Lester
- Love Is___ (2018) Director
- Undercover Brother (2002) as Mr. UB
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (2026) as Self
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
- B.A.P.S (1997) Director
- Great Drives (1996) as Self - Host
- Black in the 80s (2005) as Self
- The Meteor Man (1993) as Jefferson Reed
- A Soldier's Story (1984) as Corporal Ellis
- Motown Live (1998) as Self - Host
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Director
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) as Duck
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003) as Self
- The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Maubee
- American Flyers (1985) as Jerome
- Love Songs (1999) as Champ
- I Was a Teenage Faust (2002) as Mr. Five
- The Carol Burnett Show (1991) Cast
- Willie & Phil (1980) as Thin Boy
- Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) Director
- Cooley High (1975) as Basketball Player in Gym Class
- That's Adequate (1989) as Standup Comic
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Most-watched Robert Townsend films currently: The Warriors (1979), Streets of Fire (1984), Undercover Brother (2002), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (2026).
What TV shows has Robert Townsend appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Bear (2022), Hollywood Squares (1998), M*A*S*H (1972), Black Lightning (2018), Amazing Stories (1985).
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