
Robby’s Career Credits
Robby has the highest respect for the crews and talented men and women behind the camera on all these projects.
Directing – ABC
Complete Savages
- Mel Gibson [exec. prod.]
- Keith Carradine; cameo by Mel Gibson
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter
- Flody Suarez, Tracy Gamble [exec. prod.]
- John Ritter’s last two completed episodes
I’m With Her
- Marco Pennette, Chris Henchy [exec. prod.]
Ellen
- Touchstone
- 25 episodes
Two Guys and a Girl
- 20th Century Fox
Dharma & Greg
- 20th Century Fox
- Bill Prady [exec. prod.]
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Viacom
- Pilot
Baby Bob
- Viacom
- Michael Salzman [exec. prod.]
Bob Patterson
- Jason Alexander [exec. prod.]
Brother’s Keeper
- Universal Don Todd [exec. prod.]
Untitled Chris Elliot
- Mark Lawrence [exec. prod.]
- Pilot
Common Law
- Witt-Thomas (Greg Giraldo)
- Pilot
Game Night
- Witt-Thomas (Terry Bradshaw)
- Pilot
Thunder Alley
- Wind Dancer (Ed Asner, Haley Joel Osment)
- Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Carmen Finestra [exec. prod.]
- 21 episodes
Bringing Up Jack
- ABC Prods (ordered for 6 episodes)
- Pilot
Directing – NBC
Friends
- WB Bright Kauffman Crane
- 6 episodes“The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion” (Robin Williams & Billy Crystal)“The One With The Hypnosis Tape” (Giovanni Ribisi & Debra Jo Rupp)“The One With Phoebe’s Ex-Partner”“The One Where Monica and Richard are Friends” (Tom Selleck)“The One With All The Jealousy”
“The One With The Ick Factor”
Jesse
- Bright Kauffman Crane (Christina Applegate)
- 8 episodes
Jersey
- Brillstein Grey
- Pilot
The Naked Truth
- Brillstein Grey (Tea Leoni)
- 12 episodes
Lee Evans Project
- Warren Littlefield
- Pilot
Directing – CBS
Local Zeroes (1)
- Col/TriStar/CBSP (Chao/Todd/Benson)
- Pilot/Creator/Prod
Local Zeroes (2)
- Col/TriStar/CBSP (Chao/Todd/Benson)
- Pilot/Creator/Prod
Style and Substance
- Peter Tolin Touchstone (Kathleen Turner)
- Pilot
Meant For Each Other
- Disney
- Rudnick/Benvenuti [exec. prod.](Jon Faverou)
- Pilot
George Wendt Show
- Disney/Touchstone (picked up 6 episodes)
- Pilot
Pearl
- Witt-Thomas
Muddling Through
- Columbia P (JenniferAniston)
Good Advice
- (Shelly Long,Treat Williams,Teri Garr)
Family Album
- Bright Kauffman Crane (Peter Scolari)
Evening Shade
- Mozark/Burt Reynolds Prods.
Directing – HBO
Dream On
- Bright Kauffman Crane (Brian Benben, Louise Fletcher)
- 1 episode — “Try Not to Remember”
- RECEIVED CABLE ACE BEST DIRECTOR NOMINATION
Directing – OTHER NETWORKS
The Huntress
- USA(Annette O’Toole)
- Series Exec Producer
Haley Wagner, Star
- Viacom
- Pilot
Kevin’s Castle
- Nelvana/Disney Channel
- Pilot
Reunited
- UPN Castle Rock(Julie Haggerty, Cliff Bemis)
- Pilot
Life With Roger
- Pilot
Monty
- FOX Touchstone(Henry Winkler, David Schwimmer)
Kids, Incorporated
- Disney Channel(Jennifer Love Hewitt)
True Confessions
- Landsburg Prod.(Adam Arkin; Frances Conroy)
Directing – FILM
Modern Love
- Sony/SVS/Lyric Films
- Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Composer (Robby Benson, Karla DeVito, Rue McClanahan, Louise Lasser, Cliff Bemis, Kay Ballard, introducing Lyric Benson, and Burt Reynolds as Colonel Parker)
White Hot
- Academy Ent. (Danny Aiello, Robby Benson)
- Directed first full-length feature shot on High Definition Video in North America
Music
Open Heart
- Theatrical Musical
- Composer/Lyricist/Author
The Breakfast Club
- A&M/Universal
- John Hughes [w/d]
- Soundtrack
- Composer
- “We Are Not Alone” performed by Karla DeVito
- RECEIVED GOLD RECORD FOR SONGWRITING
Swept Away – Diana Ross
- RCA
“Nobody Makes Me Crazy” - Composer
- RECEIVED GOLD RECORD FOR SONGWRITING
Walk Proud
- Universal Pictures
- Soundtrack
- Composer
Modern Love
- Sony/SVS
- Soundtrack
- Composer and Producer
Die Laughing
- Orion
- Soundtrack
- Composer
Beauty and the Beast
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Feature Soundtrack
- RECEIVED GOLD RECORD FOR PERFORMANCE
Dirty Love
- Theatrical Musical
- Composer/Lyricist/Author
Robby Benson
- CD Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Wake ’em Up in Tokyo! – Karla DeVito
- A&M
- 6 tracks
- Composer
Acting – Film
One on One
- Warner Bros. (Annette O’Toole)
- Also Writer
The Chosen
- Contemporary Films (co-starring Rod Steiger)
Tribute
- 20th Century Fox (co-starring Jack Lemmon)
Ice Castles
- Columbia
- Donald Wrye [d] (Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt)
Ode to Billy Joe
- Warner Bros. (Glynnis O’Connor)
Running Brave
- ITC/Buena Vista/Filmtrust, Irminskin Band (Pat Hingle)
Jeremy
- United Artists (co-starring Glynnis O’Connor)
- FILM AWARD AT CANNE FILM FEST; ROBBY NOMINATED FOR GOLDEN GLOBE®
Just a Dream
- Showtime
- Danny Glover [d] (Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy)
Beauty and the Beast
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Voice of BEAST
- ONLY ANIMATED FEATURE EVER NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD® BEST PICTURE
Modern Love
- Sony/SVS Lyric Films
- Also Writer, Producer, Composer
White Hot
- Academy Ent.
- Robby Benson [d] (Danny Aiello)
Rent a Cop
- Kings Road/ITC (Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli)
Harry and Son
- Orion
- Paul Newman [d] (co-starring Paul Newman)
Die Laughing
- Orion, Warner Bros. (with Charles Durning) — Also Writer, Producer, Composer
Walk Proud
- Universal Pictures
- Lawrence Turman
- Also Music Co-composer
The End
- United Artists, Larry Gordon (Burt Reynolds, Dom de Luise)
Lucky Lady
- Stanley Donan [d]
- (Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman, Liza Minelli)
The Godfather Part II
- Paramount
- Francis Ford Coppola [d]
Jory
- Avco-Embassy Pictures
Acting – Television
Death Be Not Proud
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- RECEIVED GOLDEN GLOBE® BEST ACTOR NOMINATION 1975
Our Town
- George Schaeffer [d] (co-starring Hal Holbrook)
Two of a Kind
- CBS – G.E. Theatre (co-star George Burns)
- RECEIVED GOLDEN GLOBE® BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINATION
The Death of Richie
(co-starring Ben Gazzara)
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
(co-starring Julie Harris, role of Todd Lincoln)
California Girls
- ABC Pictures – Movie of the Week
Ed Sullivan Show
(performing with the Broadway cast “The Rothschilds”)
American Dreams
- NBC
- Jonathan Prince/Dick Clark [p] (recurring)
The Huntress
- USA
- Robby Benson [p] [d] (Annette O’Toole, guest star cameo)
Lefty
- CBS
- Brad Grey/Sylvester Stallone [p]
- Pilot
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- ABC Viacom
- Pilot [d] (guest star cameo)
Caroline in the City
- NBC CBS Prods.
Family Album
- CBS Lorimar; Bright/Kauffman/Crane Prods.
- Benson [d] (cameo)
Precious Victims
- CBS TV Movie (co-star Park Overall, Richard Thomas)
Road To Avonlea
- CBC Disney Channel
Evening Shade
- CBS
- Mozark, Burt Reynolds Prods. (Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning)
Hitchiker
- HBO Lewis Chesler Prods. (shot in Paris)
Tough Cookies
- CBS Witt-Thomas
- Star
American Bandstand
- Dick Clark Prod. (playing composition for film Walk Proud)
The Virginia Hill Story
(co-starring Dyan Cannon)
Remember When
(co-starring Jack Warden)
All the Kind Strangers
(co-starring John Savage)
Acting – Theater
BROADWAY:
Pirates of Penzance
- Joseph Papp [p]
- Dan Berlinghoff [c]
- (Kevin Kline, Karla DeVito)
Open Hearts, the Musical
- Book, music and lyrics by Robby Benson
- Licensed and published by Samuel French, 2006
Dude
- Rado and Ragni [w]
The Rothchilds
- Hilly Elkins [p] (Hal Linden)
Zelda
- Delbert Mann [d] (Co-Starring Ed Begley, Sr.)
OTHERS:
King Of Hearts
- A. J. Antoon [d]
- Steve Tesich [w]
Oliver
- Imperial Theatre, Japan
Love Letters
- Ted Wyiant [d]
- Canon Theatre, LA
Evita
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
- John Kenley [p]
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