Robert J. Thompson

Robert J. Thompson

Known for

Acting

Born

August 3, 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, U.S

Biography

Robert James Thompson is an American media scholar. He's been a professor at Syracuse University since 1990 and is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture. He has written multiple books and has been interviewed on many documentaries, radio and television shows for his expansive knowledge in television history.

Best known work

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Four Falls of Buffalo

Four Falls of Buffalo

2015

American Greed

American Greed

2007

Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

2021

American Cannibal

American Cannibal

2006

Dark Side of the 2000s

Dark Side of the 2000s

2023

The Story of Late Night

The Story of Late Night

2021

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

2009

The Unexplained

The Unexplained

1996

The Real Mad Men of Advertising

The Real Mad Men of Advertising

2017

Filmography

2025
TV We LoveTV
as Self (8 episodes)
2024
Menendez Brothers: Victims or VillainsTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2023
Dark Side of the 2000sTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2021
Dark Side of the 90'sTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2021
The Story of Late NightTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2020
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
as Self
2019
NotoriousTV
as Self (10 episodes)
2018
Mr. SOUL!
as Self
2017
The Real Mad Men of AdvertisingTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2015
Four Falls of Buffalo
as Self
2015
Driving America
as Self
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
2009
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
as Self
2007
American GreedTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
Generation BoomTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2006
American Cannibal
as Self - Bob Thompson
1996
The UnexplainedTV
as Self - Bob Thompson (1 episode)
1988
American ExperienceTV
as Self (3 episodes)