Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. Dies at 85

Actor Robert Downey Jr. (L) and his father Robert Downey Sr. arrive at Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala in New York City on May 8, 2008. Evan Agostini/AP Photo

Filmmaker and actor Robert Downey Sr., father of actor Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85.

Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than five years.