Actor
Robert Benton
September 29, 1932 · Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 - May 11, 2025) was an American screenwriter and film director.
Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. In 2006, he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust, as did a number of other well-known people.
Notable work
Often works with
Margo Martindale
4 titles together
The Human Stain, Nobody's Fool, Feast of Love
Jay Patterson
3 titles together
Nobody's Fool, Places in the Heart, Nadine
Dustin Hoffman
2 titles together
Kramer vs. Kramer, Billy Bathgate
Meryl Streep
2 titles together
Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night
Jane Alexander
2 titles together
Kramer vs. Kramer, Feast of Love
Howard Duff
2 titles together
Kramer vs. Kramer, The Late Show
Full filmography · 16
Feast of Love
Director
20076.2
The Human Stain
Director
20036
Twilight
Director and Writer
19986.1
Nobody's Fool
Director
19946.9
Billy Bathgate
Director
19915.8
Nadine
Director and Writer
19875.4
Places in the Heart
Director and Writer
19847.2
Still of the Night
Director
19825.7
Kramer vs. Kramer
Director
19797.6
The Late Show
Director and Writer
19776.3
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
Writer
1975
Bad Company
Director and Writer
19726.4