Todd Robinson (film director)

Todd Robinson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1996, Robinson wrote and produced White Squall, for director Ridley Scott, starring Jeff Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, Jeremy Sisto, and Scott Wolf.[1]

Todd Robinson
Todd Robinson on the set of Phantom
Born
Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAdelphi University
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, producer

Early life and Education

Robinson was born in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Adelphi University on Long Island, New York.

Career

Robinson wrote, directed and produced The Legend of Billy the Kid for The Disney Channel, for which he won a Prime Time Emmy Award. He wrote and directed Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick, a feature documentary on legendary studio director, William A. Wellman. The film was awarded Best Documentary Film by the National Board of Review and was featured at the Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and many other festivals.

In 2006 Robinson wrote and directed Lonely Hearts which starred Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, and Laura Dern.[2] In 2009 he directed the feature documentary Amy Cook: The Spaces in Between (released by The Documentary Channel) which he produced with Julian Adams.

Robinson wrote and directed the submarine thriller Phantom from RCR Media Group, Trilogy Entertainment Group and Solar Filmworks. Phantom stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner and Jason Beghe.[3][4]

He is also writer and director of The Last Full Measure, from Roadside Attractions and Foresight LTD. It is scheduled for release on October 25, 2019. The film stars Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda (which is also his last film), John Savage and Jeremy Irvine.

Other ventures

When time permits, Robinson is a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[5] He sits on the board of directors of Save A Warrior, a program that equips returning veterans, active duty service members, and first responders with a community of support and techniques to overcome symptoms associated with Post-Traumatic Stress and suicidal ideations.[6]

Personal life

Robinson is an experienced pilot and is married to entertainment manager, Elizabeth Robinson. They have two children.

Credits
  • Angel Fire (1992) – also director.
  • The Legend of Billy the Kid (1994) – also director.
  • The Four Diamonds (1995)
  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) – also director.
  • White Squall (1996) – also Co-Producer.
  • Amargosa (documentary) (2000) – also director and producer.
  • Go Tigers! (documentary) (2001) – executive producer.
  • Lonely Hearts (2006) – also director.
  • Amy Cook: The Spaces in Between (2009) – director and producer.
  • Phantom (2013) – also director and executive producer.
  • The Last Full Measure (2019) – also director and producer.

References
  1. Review of White Squall at Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times website
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/movies/13hear.html
  3. http://www.phantomthefilm.com
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306141024/http:/www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/Mar/08/phantom-movie-maritime-museum/2/
  5. https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/profile.cfm?id=38347&first=&last=&title=&did=50&referer=facultydirectory.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=241
  6. https://www.saveawarrior.org
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