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Last Woman on Earth (1960) -- Ev; her husband, Harold; and their lawyer friend, Martin, are skindiving while on vacation in Puerto Rico...
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 31 -- The Army suspects the defection of an agent (Robert Duvall) sent to infiltrate the crew of a crippled alien ship.
Mission: Impossible (1996) -- An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) -- A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
The Outsider (2005) -- Warning: Adult Content – A very inside look at what it means to be a filmmaker

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Overview

Contact:
View agent, publicist and legal contact info on IMDbPro.
Mini Biography:
Writer, director, producer, actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, USA... more
Trivia:
According to one book ("Easy Riders and Raging Bulls" by Peter Biskind)... more
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Up 132% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
 (From MovieWeb. 24 November 2009, 5:51 AM, PST)

Movie Review: The Box
 (From Huffington Post. 6 November 2009, 7:52 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Robert Tubin | P.H. Vazak | Edward Wain

Filmography

Writer:
  1. The 39 Steps (2011) (announced) (screenplay)

  2. Roads of Asgard (2009) (V) (story)
  3. Ask the Dust (2006) (screenplay)
  4. Mission: Impossible II (2000) (screenplay)
    ... aka M:I-2 (USA: DVD box title (promotional abbreviation))
    ... aka Mission: Impossible II (Germany)

  5. Without Limits (1998) (written by)
  6. Mission: Impossible (1996) (screenplay)
    ... aka Mission Impossible
  7. Love Affair (1994) (screenplay)
  8. The Firm (1993) (screenplay)
  9. The Two Jakes (1990) (characters) (written by)
  10. Days of Thunder (1990) (screenplay) (story)

  11. Tequila Sunrise (1988) (written by)
  12. Frantic (1988) (uncredited)
    ... aka Frantic (France)
  13. Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) (uncredited)
  14. 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) (uncredited)
  15. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) (writer) (as P.H. Vazak)
  16. Deal of the Century (1983) (uncredited)
  17. Personal Best (1982) (writer)

  18. Heaven Can Wait (1978) (uncredited)
  19. Orca (1977) (uncredited)
    ... aka Orca: Killer Whale
    ... aka The Killer Whale
  20. The Missouri Breaks (1976) (uncredited)
  21. Shampoo (1975) (written by)
  22. The Yakuza (1974) (screenplay)
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
  23. Chinatown (1974) (written by)
  24. The Parallax View (1974) (uncredited)
  25. The Last Detail (1973) (screenplay)
  26. The New Centurions (1972) (uncredited)
    ... aka Precinct 45: Los Angeles Police
  27. Cisco Pike (1972) (uncredited)
  28. Drive, He Said (1971) (uncredited)

  29. Villa Rides (1968) (screenplay)
  30. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (uncredited)
  31. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Dove Affair (1964) TV episode (written by)
  32. The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) (screenplay)
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's The Tomb of Ligeia (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Last Tomb of Ligeia
    ... aka Ligeia
    ... aka Tomb of the Cat
  33. "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Chameleon (1964) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
  34. "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1964)
        - So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time (1964) TV episode (writer)
  35. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (2 episodes, 1963)
        - A Personal Matter (1963) TV episode (teleplay)
        - My Daddy Can Beat Your Daddy (1963) TV episode (writer)
  36. Last Woman on Earth (1960) (screenplay)
Actor:
  1. Suspect Zero (2004) (uncredited) .... Professor Dates
    ... aka Suspect 0 (Philippines: English title)

  2. The Pick-up Artist (1987) .... Stan

  3. Shampoo (1975) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
  4. Drive, He Said (1971) .... Richard
  5. The Zodiac Killer (1971) (as Robert Tubin) .... Man in Bar #3
    ... aka The Zodiak Killer (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Zodiac (USA: promotional title)

  6. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) (as Edward Wain) .... Sparks Moran/Agent XK150/Narrator
  7. Last Woman on Earth (1960) (as Edward Wain) .... Martin Joyce
Producer:
  1. The Bedroom Window (1987) (producer)
  2. Personal Best (1982) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) (story consultant)
    ... aka Little Nemo (Japan: English title)

  2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (special consultant)
Thanks:
  1. "Independent Lens" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2006)
        - A Sad Flower in the Sand (2006) TV episode (special thanks)
  2. Wonderland (2003) (the producers and director wish to thank)
  3. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (special thanks)

  4. Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) (thanks)
Self:
  1. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
  3. Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008) (V) .... Himself
  4. Chinatown: The Legacy (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. Chinatown: The Beginning and the End (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Chinatown: Filming (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Film4's 50 Films to See Before You Die (UK: complete title)
  8. Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V) .... Himself
  9. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... Interviewee
  10. The Outsider (2005) .... Himself
  11. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title)
  12. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
  13. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  14. Rescued from the Closet (2001) (V) .... Himself
  15. Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000) (TV) .... Himself (Film Director)
  16. Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (2000) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Behind the Mission: The Making of 'Mission: Impossible II' (USA: DVD title)

  17. Chinatown Revisited with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne (1999) (V) .... Himself
  18. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  20. "CBS This Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode dated 20 July 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself

  21. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay

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