Life and work
Robert Downey Sr. was an American filmmaker and actor. Born: 24 June 1936. Died: 7 July 2021. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1936–2021
Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr. was an American filmmaker and actor. Born on 24 June 1936, this profile follows Robert Downey Sr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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To Live and Die in L.A. · Union Station
Robert Downey Sr. is credited as cast member on To Live and Die in L.A.. The work’s existing location story leads to Union Station. Union Station is documented as a location associated with To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
To Live and Die in L.A. — credits ↗︎Union Station (Los Angeles) ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Union Station ↗︎
A screen location
Union Station is documented as a location associated with To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
800 N Alameda Street
Open street map ↗︎Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site ↗︎
The former location
The original Sixth Street Viaduct is listed among the locations for To Live and Die in L.A. That bridge was demolished in 2016; today’s bridge is a replacement at the same crossing.
6th Street over the Los Angeles River
Open street map ↗︎Vincent Thomas Bridge ↗︎
A screen location
Vincent Thomas Bridge is documented as a location associated with To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
State Route 47 over Los Angeles Harbor
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1936-06-24 2021-07-07
Born 24 June 1936
Died 7 July 2021
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
To Live and Die in L.A.
William Friedkin
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Willem Dafoe ↗︎
Willem Dafoe is an American actor. Born on 22 July 1955, this profile follows Willem Dafoe through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Spider-Man (2002) and The Aviator (2004). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Turturro ↗︎
John Turturro is an American actor. Born on 28 February 1957, this profile follows John Turturro through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Big Lebowski (1998), Transformers (2007) and Do the Right Thing. The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Dean Stockwell ↗︎
Dean Stockwell was an American actor. Born on 5 March 1936, this profile follows Dean Stockwell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
William Petersen ↗︎
William Petersen is an American actor. Born on 21 February 1953, this profile follows William Petersen through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Gary Cole ↗︎
Gary Cole is an American actor. Born on 20 September 1956, this profile follows Gary Cole through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) and In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jane Leeves ↗︎
Jane Leeves is a British actress. Born on 18 April 1961, this profile follows Jane Leeves through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.