Robert Young
Acting
Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998) was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best (NBC and then CBS) and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC). Young appeared in over 100 films between 1931 and 1952. After appearing on stage, Young was signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and, in spite of having a "tier B" status, he co-starred with some of the studio's most illustrious actresses, such as Katharine Hepburn, Margaret Sullavan, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Helen Hayes, Luise Rainer, Hedy Lamarr, and Helen Twelvetrees. Yet, most of his assignments consisted of B movies, also known as "programmers," which required two to three weeks of shooting (considered very brief shooting periods at the time). Actors who were relegated to such a hectic schedule appeared, as Young did, in some six to eight movies per year. As an MGM contract player, Young was resigned to the fate of most of his colleagues—to accept any film assigned to him or risk being placed on suspension—and many actors on suspension were prohibited from earning a salary from any endeavor at all (even those unrelated to the film industry). In 1936, MGM summarily loaned Young to Gaumont British for two films; the first was directed by Alfred Hitchcock with the other co-starring Jessie Matthews. While there he surmised that his employers intended to terminate his contract, but he was mistaken. He unexpectedly received one of his most rewarding roles late in his MGM career, in H.M. Pulham, Esq., featuring one of Hedy Lamarr's most effective performances. He once remarked that he was assigned only those roles which Robert Montgomery and other A-list actors had rejected. After his contract ended at MGM, Young starred in light comedies as well as in trenchant dramas for studios such as 20th Century Fox, United Artists, and RKO Radio Pictures. From 1943, Young assayed more challenging roles in films like Claudia, The Enchanted Cottage, They Won't Believe Me, The Second Woman, and Crossfire. His portrayal of unsympathetic characters in several of these later films—which was seldom the case in his MGM pictures—was applauded by numerous reviewers. Young's career began an incremental and imperceptible decline, despite a propitious beginning as a freelance actor without the nurturing of a major studio. He continued starring as a leading man in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but only in mediocre films, then he subsequently disappeared from the silver screen - only to reappear several years later on a much smaller one. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Young (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
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movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
movieMarcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988
Dr. Marcus Welby
movieA Conspiracy of Love
1987
Joe Woldarski
movieMercy or Murder?
1987
Roswell Gilbert
movieThe Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
Dr. Marcus Welby
movieHollywood’s Children
1982
Self (archive footage)
tvLittle Women
1978
Mr. Laurence
movieFather Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977
Jim Anderson
movieThe Father Knows Best Reunion
1977
James Anderson
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMy Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
Judge Charles Raleigh
movieAll My Darling Daughters
1972
Judge Charles Raleigh
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Dr. Marcus Welby
tvVanished
1971
Sen. Earl Gannon
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Dr. Marcus Welby
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Herman Allison
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvABC Stage 67
1966
Self - Host
movieHighball Highway
1963
Himself
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Gilbert Winfield
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Guest / Self
tvClimax!
1954
Lieutenant Commander Knowles
tvFather Knows Best
1954
Jim Anderson
movieSecret of the Incas
1954
Stanley Moorehead
movieThe Big Moment
1954
Narrator
movieThe Half-Breed
1952
Dan Craig
movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
Doctor James Merrill
movieThe Second Woman
1950
Jeff Cohalan
movieAnd Baby Makes Three
1949
Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
movieBride for Sale
1949
Steve Adams
movieThat Forsyte Woman
1949
Philip Bosinney
movieAdventure in Baltimore
1949
Dr. Andrew Sheldon
movieRelentless
1948
Nick Buckley
movieSitting Pretty
1948
Harry King
movieCrossfire
1947
Finlay
movieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
Larry Ballentine
movieLady Luck
1946
Larry Scott
movieThe Searching Wind
1946
Alex Hazen
movieClaudia and David
1946
David Naughton
movieThose Endearing Young Charms
1945
Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
movieThe Enchanted Cottage
1945
Oliver Bradford
movieThe Canterville Ghost
1944
Cuffy Williams
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieClaudia
1943
David Naughton
movieSweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
Samuel Magee
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Bob Stuart
movieJourney for Margaret
1942
John Davis
movieCairo
1942
Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
movieJoe Smith, American
1942
Joe Smith
movieH.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Harry Moulton Pulham
movieMarried Bachelor
1941
Randolph Haven
movieLady Be Good
1941
Edward 'Eddie' Crane
movieWestern Union
1941
Richard Blake
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
Jimmy Blake
movieDr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
Douglas Lamont
movieSporting Blood
1940
Myles Vanders
movieThe Mortal Storm
1940
Fritz Marberg
movieFlorian
1940
Anton Erban
movieNorthwest Passage
1940
Langdon Towne
movieNorthward, Ho!
1940
Himself
movieMiracles for Sale
1939
Michael Morgan
movieMaisie
1939
Charles 'Slim' Martin
movieBridal Suite
1939
Neil McGill
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939
Self (uncredited)
movieHonolulu
1939
Brooks Mason / George Smith
movieThe Shining Hour
1938
David Linden
movieRich Man, Poor Girl
1938
Bill Harrison
movieThe Toy Wife
1938
Andre Vallaire
movieParadise for Three
1938
Fritz Hagedorn
movieJosette
1938
Pierre Brassard
movieThree Comrades
1938
Gottfried Lenz
movieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
Roger 'Rog' Ash
movieThe Bride Wore Red
1937
Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal
movieThe Romance of Celluloid
1937
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Grand Duke Peter
movieMarried Before Breakfast
1937
Tom Wakefield
movieI Met Him in Paris
1937
Gene Anders
movieStowaway
1936
Tommy Randall
movieThe Longest Night
1936
Charley Phelps
movieSworn Enemy
1936
Henry 'Hank' Sherman
movieThe Bride Walks Out
1936
Hugh McKenzie
movieThe Three Wise Guys
1936
Joe Hatcher
movieSecret Agent
1936
Robert Marvin
movieIt's Love Again
1936
Peter Carlton
movieThe Bride Comes Home
1935
Jack Bristow
movieRemember Last Night?
1935
Tony Milburn
movieCalm Yourself
1935
Preston Patton
movieVagabond Lady
1935
Tony Spear
movieWest Point of the Air
1935
Little Mike Stone
movieThe Band Plays On
1934
Tony Ferrera
movieDeath on the Diamond
1934
Larry Kelly
movieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934
Jack Forrester
movieHollywood Party
1934
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieThe House of Rothschild
1934
Capt. Fitzroy
movieLazy River
1934
William 'Bill' Drexel
movieSpitfire
1934
John Stafford
movieCarolina
1934
Will Connelly
movieThe Right To Romance
1933
Bobby Preble
movieSaturday's Millions
1933
Jim Fowler
movieTugboat Annie
1933
Alec (Son)
movieHell Below
1933
Lieut. (JG) 'Brick' Walters
movieToday We Live
1933
Claude William Hope
movieMen Must Fight
1933
Geoffrey Aiken
movieStrange Interlude
1932
Gordon Evans as a young man
movieThe Kid from Spain
1932
Ricardo
movieUnashamed
1932
Dick Ogden
movieNew Morals for Old
1932
Ralph Thomas
movieThe Wet Parade
1932
Kip Tarleton
movieHell Divers
1932
Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
movieThe Guilty Generation
1931
Marco Ricca, also known as Marco Smith
movieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Dr.Claudet
movieThe Black Camel
1931
Jimmy Bradshaw
movieCalling Hubby's Bluff
1929
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Campus Vamp
1928
Student at Dance / at Beach (uncredited)