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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
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1992 · nominated
Filmography20 titles

Michael Cimino, God Bless America
2022as Self
2022as Self

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005Original Story
2005Original Story

P.O.V.
1988Director
1988Director

Tyson
2008Director, Producer, Writer
2008Director, Producer, Writer

The Gambler
1974Writer
1974Writer

A Fuller Life
2013as Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")
2013as Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")

Bugsy
1991Writer
1991Writer

Alice
1990as Professor
1990as Professor

Fingers
1978Director, Writer
1978Director, Writer

Seduced and Abandoned
2013as Self
2013as Self

Death of a Dynasty
2003as Lyor Cohen
2003as Lyor Cohen

Mississippi Grind
2015as Tony Roundtree
2015as Tony Roundtree

The Gambler
2014Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
2014Executive Producer, Original Film Writer

Two Girls and a Guy
1997Director, Writer
1997Director, Writer

Love & Money
1981Director, Screenplay
1981Director, Screenplay

Black & White
1999as Arnie Tishman
1999as Arnie Tishman

Giving It Up
1999as Dr. Hubbins
1999as Dr. Hubbins

When Will I Be Loved
2004as Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz
2004as Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz

An Imperfect Murder
2017as Franklin (uncredited)
2017as Franklin (uncredited)

Never Down
2007as Self
2007as Self