Actor Robert Downey, Sr. has died at the age of 85, according to reports.
The actor and filmmaker, who appeared in movies like “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights” and directed films including “Putney Swope” and the 2005 documentary “Rittenhouse Square,” died early Wednesday morning in his sleep, reports the New York Daily News.
The father of actor Robert Downey, Jr. reportedly had been battling Parkinson’s disease for more than five years and succumbed to the illness.
Downey died at his home in New York City according to his wife Rosemary Rogers, report multiple outlets including The Sun and The Daily Mail.
The New York Post reports that the filmmaker largely stayed away from the press in an effort to protect his children, but in a 2001 interview with the outlet, said that “life is too easy when you’re a movie star. People will do anything you want and get you anything you want. Hollywood is a horrible place.”
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