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 16 September 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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- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Patient
- The Bear (2022) as Emmanuel Adamu
- Black Lightning (2018) as Dr. Napier Frank
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Billy Burliss
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
- Power Book IV: Force (2022) Director
- 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
- Love Is___ (2018) Director
- South of Nowhere (2005) Director
- Colin in Black and White (2021) Director
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026) as Self - Comedian & Filmmaker
- Streets of Fire (1984) as The Sorels - Lester
- Poppa's House (2024) Director
- Undercover Brother (2002) as Mr. UB
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
- Great Drives (1996) as Self - Host
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Meteor Man (1993) as Jefferson Reed
- Black in the 80s (2005) as Self
- The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Maubee
- Hollywood Shuffle (1987) as Bobby Taylor
- A Soldier's Story (1984) as Corporal Ellis
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (2026) as Self
- Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) Director
- Motown Live (1998) as Self - Host
- The Carol Burnett Show (1991) Cast
- B.A.P.S (1997) Director
- Love Songs (1999) as Champ
- Jackie's Back! (1999) as Robert Townsend
- Holiday Heart (2000) Director
- American Flyers (1985) as Jerome
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) as Self
- Willie & Phil (1980) as Thin Boy
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) as Duck
- Cooley High (1975) as Basketball Player in Gym Class
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Most-watched Robert Townsend films currently: The Warriors (1979), Streets of Fire (1984), Undercover Brother (2002), Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).
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Selected TV credits: Hollywood Squares (1998), M*A*S*H (1972), The Bear (2022), Black Lightning (2018), Amazing Stories (1985).
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