James Toback

Biography

James Lee Toback  (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Toback, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career Overview

James Toback has 53 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Signature works include The Gambler, Bugsy, The Pick-up Artist. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

53

Birth Date

1944-11-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  The Gambler
• 

  Bugsy
• 

  The Pick-up Artist
• 

  Love & Money
• 

  The Beat That My Heart Skipped
• 

  Black and White

Frequent Collaborators

• Harvey Keitel (2 collaborations)
• Robert Downey Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Tony Sirico (2 collaborations)
• Mark Wahlberg (1 collaborations)
• John Goodman (1 collaborations)
• Brie Larson (1 collaborations)
• Michael Kenneth Williams (1 collaborations)
• George Kennedy (1 collaborations)
• Jessica Lange (1 collaborations)
• Richard Schiff (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (21 credits)

  • Michael Cimino, God Bless America

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • We Blew It

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • An Imperfect Murder

    Franklin (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Mississippi Grind

    Tony Roundtree

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • River of Fundament

    Wake Guest

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • A Fuller Life

    Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Seduced and Abandoned

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Never Down

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Outsider

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • When Will I Be Loved

    Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Death of a Dynasty

    Lyor Cohen

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Jim Brown: All-American

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Black and White

    Arnie Tishman

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Giving It Up

    Dr. Hubbins

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Alice

    Professor

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Big Bang

    Interviewer / Narrataor

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Exposed

    Leo Boscovitch

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968

• writing (15 credits)

  • An Imperfect Murder

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • The Gambler

    original film writer

    writing
    2014
  • Seduced and Abandoned

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Tyson

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped

    original story

    writing
    2005
  • When Will I Be Loved

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • Harvard Man

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Black and White

    writer

    writing
    1999
  • Two Girls and a Guy

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Bugsy

    writer

    writing
    1991
  • The Pick-up Artist

    writer

    writing
    1987
  • Exposed

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • Love & Money

    screenplay

    writing
    1981
  • Fingers

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • The Gambler

    writer

    writing
    1974

• directing (13 credits)

  • An Imperfect Murder

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Seduced and Abandoned

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Tyson

    director

    directing
    2008
  • When Will I Be Loved

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Harvard Man

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Black and White

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Two Girls and a Guy

    director

    directing
    1998
  • The Big Bang

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Point of View

    - The Big Bang (1991) ... director directing
    1988
  • The Pick-up Artist

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Exposed

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Love & Money

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Fingers

    director

    directing
    1978

• production (4 credits)

  • The Gambler

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Seduced and Abandoned

    producer

    production
    2013
  • Tyson

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Exposed

    producer

    production
    1983