Director and actor Robert Downey Sr. dies

Director and actor Robert Downey Sr. has died in the United States. He was 85 years old.

The director died at home in New York. In recent years he had Parkinson's disease.

• Robert Downey Sr. is known as an underground film director. His most famous films are Putney Swope (1969) and Griser's Palace (1972). He also played in the films Magnolia, Boogie Nights, and To Live and Die in Los Angeles.
• Robert Downey Sr. is the father of the famous actor, two-time Golden Globe winner Robert Downey Jr.