Actor and filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. addresses the audience during the 25th American Cinematheque Award benefit gala honoring his son, actor Robert Downey Jr., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Beverly ...

Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.” Downey Sr. was born Robert Elias Jr. in 1936.

Downey Sr. was born Robert Elias Jr. in 1936. When enlisting in the U.S. Army while underage, he took his stepfather James Downey’s surname.

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans.

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans. “The key point ...

Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.” Downey Sr. was born Robert Elias Jr. in 1936.