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James Toback

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1944 (81) • Writing

Born: 11/23/1944 (81) in New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Writing

James Toback

★ Writing #1,404

James Lee Toback (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director.

Known For

The Gambler

60%

Executive Producer

2014

Mississippi Grind

60%

Tony Roundtree

2015

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

69%

Original Story

2005

Bugsy

63%

Writer

1991

The Pick-up Artist

57%

Director

1987

The Gambler

67%

Writer

1974

Tyson

68%

Director

2008

Two Girls and a Guy

52%

Writer

1998

Michael Cimino, God Bless America

74%

Self

2022

We Blew It

52%

Self

2017

An Imperfect Murder

34%

Franklin (uncredited)

2017

An Imperfect Murder

34%

Director

2017

An Imperfect Murder

34%

Writer

2017

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

Self (voice)

2016

Mississippi Grind

60%

Tony Roundtree

2015

The Gambler

60%

Executive Producer

2014

The Gambler

60%

Original Film Writer

2014

River of Fundament

61%

Wake Guest

2014

A Fuller Life

66%

Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")

2013

Seduced and Abandoned

62%

Self

2013

Seduced and Abandoned

62%

Director

2013

Seduced and Abandoned

62%

Writer

2013

Seduced and Abandoned

62%

Producer

2013

Tyson

68%

Director

2008

Tyson

68%

Producer

2008

Tyson

68%

Writer

2008

Never Down

Self

2007

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

Self

2006

The Outsider

68%

Self

2005

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

69%

Original Story

2005

When Will I Be Loved

41%

Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz

2004

When Will I Be Loved

41%

Writer

2004

When Will I Be Loved

41%

Director

2004

Death of a Dynasty

64%

Lyor Cohen

2003

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

Self

2002

Jim Brown: All-American

50%

Self

2002