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Robert Young (I) (1907–1998)

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Quiet, soft-spoken Robert grew up in California and had some stage experience with the Pasadena Playhouse before entering films in 1931. His movie career consisted of playing characters who were charming, good-looking--and bland. In fact, his screen image was such that he usually never got the girl... See full bio »

Born:

Robert George Young
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Westlake Village, California, USA
Still of Robert Young in Lady Be Good 602-3 Robert Young Hair stylist Dotha Hippe looks on during a filming of 9446-2 Robert Young in Father Knows Best
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1988 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (TV movie)
Dr. Marcus Welby
 
1987 A Conspiracy of Love (TV movie)
Joe Woldarski
 
1987 Mercy or Murder? (TV movie)
Roswell Gilbert
 
1984 The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV movie)
Dr. Marcus Welby
 
1978 Little Women (TV series)
Grandpa James Lawrence
– Pilot (1978) … Grandpa James Lawrence
 
1977 Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (TV movie)
Jim Anderson
 
1977 The Father Knows Best Reunion (TV movie)
James Anderson
 
1969-1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Marcus Welby
– Vanity Case (1976) … Dr. Marcus Welby
– Aspects of Love (1976) … Dr. Marcus Welby
– All Passions Spent (1976) … Dr. Marcus Welby
– To Trump an Ace (1976) … Dr. Marcus Welby
– The Highest Mountain (1976) … Dr. Marcus Welby
See all 172 episodes »
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Dr. Marcus Welby
– I've Promised You a Father: Part 2 (1974) … Dr. Marcus Welby
 
1973 My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (TV movie)
Judge Charles Raleigh
 
1972 All My Darling Daughters (TV movie)
Judge Charles Raleigh
 
1971 Vanished (TV movie)
Senator Earl Gannon
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Herman Allison
– The Protector (1968) … Herman Allison
 
1965-1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Admiral Matt Callahan / Nick Holloway
– Holloway's Daughters (1966) … Nick Holloway
– The Admiral (1965) … Admiral Matt Callahan
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Gilbert Winfield
– Lullaby for an Indian Summer (1965) … Dr. Gilbert Winfield
 
1964 The Christophers (TV series)
– Let Freedom Ring (1964)
 
1961-1962 Window on Main Street (TV series)
Cameron Garrett Brooks / Cam Brooks
– A Job for Summer (1962) … Cameron Garrett Brooks
– The Magic Lamp (1962) … Cameron Garrett Brooks
– A Classroom Romance (1962) … Cameron Garrett Brooks
– The Fast Shuffle (1962) … Cameron Garrett Brooks
– It's Blessed to Receive (1962) … Cameron Garrett Brooks
See all 32 episodes »
 
1954-1960 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Jim Anderson / James 'Jim' Anderson / Tate Ibsen
– Not His Type (1960) … Jim Anderson
– Bud Lives It Up (1960) … Jim Anderson
– Betty's Career Problem (1960) … Jim Anderson
– Blind Date (1960) … Jim Anderson
– Love and Learn (1960) … Jim Anderson
See all 197 episodes »
 
1954 Secret of the Incas
Stanley Moorehead
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Tom Warren
– Keep It in the Family (1954) … Tom Warren
 
1952 The Half-Breed
Dan Craig
 
1951 Goodbye, My Fancy
Doctor James Merrill
 
1950 The Second Woman
Jeff Cohalan
 
1949 And Baby Makes Three
Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
 
1949 Bride for Sale
Steve Adams
 
1949 That Forsyte Woman
Philip Bosinney
 
1949 Adventure in Baltimore
Pastor Andrew Sheldon
 
1948 Sitting Pretty
Harry King
 
1948 Relentless
Nick Buckley
 
1947 Crossfire
Finlay
 
1947 They Won't Believe Me
Larry Ballentine
 
1946 Lady Luck
Larry Scott
 
1946 The Searching Wind
Alex Hazen
 
1946 Claudia and David
David Naughton
 
1945 Those Endearing Young Charms
Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
 
1945 The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bradford
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost
Cuffy Williams
 
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Samuel A. Magee
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
Bob Stuart
 
1943 Claudia
David Naughton
 
1942 Journey for Margaret
John Davis
 
1942 Cairo
Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
 
1942 Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith
 
1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Harry Moulton Pulham
 
1941 Married Bachelor
Randolph 'Randy' Haven
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Edward 'Eddie' Crane
 
1941 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Jimmy Blake
 
1941 Western Union
Richard Blake
 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Douglas 'Doug' Lamont
 
1940 Sporting Blood
Myles Vanders
 
1940 The Mortal Storm
Fritz Marberg
 
1940 Florian
Anton Erban
 
1940 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
Langdon Towne
 
1939 Miracles for Sale
Michael Morgan
 
1939 Maisie
Charles 'Slim' Martin
 
1939 Bridal Suite
Neil McGill
 
1939 Honolulu
Brooks Mason/George Smith
 
1938 The Shining Hour
David Linden
 
1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl
Bill Harrison
 
1938 The Toy Wife
Andre Vallaire
 
1938 Josette
Pierre Brassard
 
1938 Three Comrades
Gottfried Lenz
 
1938 Paradise for Three
Fritz Hagedorn
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
Roger 'Rog' Ash
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red
Rudi Pal
 
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
Grand Duke Peter
 
1937 Married Before Breakfast
Tom Wakefield
 
1937 I Met Him in Paris
Gene Anders
 
1937 Dangerous Number
Hank
 
1936 Stowaway
Tommy Randall
 
1936 The Longest Night
Charley Phelps
 
1936 Sworn Enemy
Henry 'Hank' Sherman
 
1936 The Bride Walks Out
M. Hugh McKenzie
 
1936 Secret Agent
Robert Marvin
 
1936 The Three Wise Guys
Joe Hatcher
 
1936 It's Love Again
Peter Carlton
 
1935 The Bride Comes Home
Jack Bristow
 
1935 Remember Last Night?
Tony Milburn
 
1935 Red Salute
Jeff
 
1935 Calm Yourself
Preston 'Pat' Patton
 
1935 Vagabond Lady
Tony Spear
 
1935 West Point of the Air
Little Mike Stone
 
1934 The Band Plays On
Tony
 
1934 Death on the Diamond
Larry
 
1934 Paris Interlude
Pat
 
1934 Whom the Gods Destroy
Jack Forrester
 
1934 Lazy River
William 'Bill' Drexel
 
1934 The House of Rothschild
Capt. Fitzroy
 
1934 Spitfire
John Stafford
 
1934 Carolina
Will Connelly
 
1933 The Right to Romance
Bobby Preble
 
1933 Saturday's Millions
Jim Fowler
 
1933 Tugboat Annie
Alexander 'Alec' Brennan
 
1933 Hell Below
Lieut. (JG) 'Brick' Walters
 
1933 Today We Live
Claude
 
1933 Men Must Fight
Geoffrey Aiken
 
1932 Strange Interlude
Gordon as a Young Man
 
1932 The Kid from Spain
Ricardo
 
1932 Unashamed
Dick Ogden
 
1932 New Morals for Old
Ralph Thomas
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Kip Tarleton
 
1931 The Guilty Generation
Marco Ricca - aka John Smith
 
1931 Hell Divers
Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr. Lawrence Claudet
 
1931 The Black Camel
Jimmy Bradshaw
 
1928 The Campus Vamp (short)
Student at Dance/at Beach (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (18 titles)
1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
– Innocence (1998) (performer: "Goodnight My Love" - uncredited)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Oh, Lady Be Good" 1924 - uncredited)
 
1954-1960 Father Knows Best (TV series)
– Time to Retire (1960) (performer: "Happy Birthday To You" - uncredited)
– The Spirit of Youth (1955) (performer: "Juanita" - uncredited)
– Margaret Goes Dancing (1954) (performer: "Juanita" - uncredited)
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost ("Gertie from Bizerte" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1942 Journey for Margaret (performer: "Loch Lomond" pub. 1841 - uncredited, "Loch Lomand" pub. 1841 - uncredited)
 
1942 Cairo (performer: "Avalon" 1920, "There's No Place Like Home Home, Sweet Home" 1823)
 
1941 Lady Be Good (performer: "Your Words and My Music" 1941, "Oh ! Lady Be Good" 1924)
 
1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq. (lyrics: "Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" - uncredited / performer: "Three O'Clock in the Morning" 1922 - uncredited / "Where Do We Go From Here" 1917 - uncredited)
 
1940 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (performer: "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" 1780? - uncredited)
 
1939 Bridal Suite ("When I Gave My Smile to You" 1939, "Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1938 Three Comrades (performer: "The Comrade Song" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Shining Hour ("Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64, No. 2" 1846-47 - uncredited)
 
1937 Married Before Breakfast (performer: "Fit as a Fiddle" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1936 Stowaway (performer: "Goodnight, My Love" 1936)
 
1935 Vagabond Lady (performer: "The Man On the Flying Trapeze" 1934, "Merrily We Roll Along")
 
1935 West Point of the Air ("You're in the Army Now" - uncredited)
 
1933 Hell Below (performer: "Show Me the Way To Go Home" 1925 - uncredited)
 
1932 New Morals for Old ("Good Night Sweetheart" 1931 - uncredited, "La Marseillaise" 1792 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1961-1962 Window on Main Street (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
– Rumor on Campus (1962) (producer)
– The Charity Drive (1961) (producer)
– The Letter (1961) (producer)
– College (1961) (producer)
– The Woman Behind Chapter Four (1961) (producer)
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Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977-1978 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (1978) … Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1977) … Himself
 
1978 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1971-1973 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 December 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1973 Robert Young with the Young (TV special)
Himself
 
1972 Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1972 The ABC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Robert Young and the Family (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Kraft Presents Robert Young (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The 12th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.62 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #4.16 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Trilogy: The American Boy - Skaterdater/The River Boy/Reflections) (1967) … Himself - Host
 
1964-1965 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host
– A Family Thanksgiving (1965) … Himself - Host
– Thanksgiving Celebration (1964) … Himself - Host
 
1963 Highball Highway (documentary short)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1961 What About Linda? (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Charles Coburn (1960) … Himself
 
1957-1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself - Recipient
– 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) … Himself - Recipient
– Episode #2.47 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1958) … Himself
 
1954-1958 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest #1 / …
– Episode dated 21 September 1958 (1958) … Himself - Mystery Guest Duo
– Episode dated 8 September 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 21 April 1957 (1957) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 19 September 1954 (1954) … Himself - Mystery Guest #1
 
1956-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #12.2 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #9.34 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1951 The Ken Murray Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1947 Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Northward, Ho! (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 3: Outdoor Parties (documentary short)
Himself, Party Guest
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (documentary short)
Himself, Horse Owner
 
1939 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1934 Hollywood Party
Himself - Radio Announcer - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
1934 La ciudad de cartón
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Doctor James Merrill
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Party' (uncredited)
 
1991 Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Kisses (TV documentary)
Edited from archival footage (uncredited)
 
1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Lady Be Good'
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 

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(7/13/42) Radio: Appeared in a "Lux Radio Theater" production of "H.M. Pulham, Esq." See more »

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Personal Quote:

[on his favorite role: 'The Enchanted Cottage'] The role symbolized my own life, though I wasn't a veteran who returned from war tragically disfigured. It demonstrated my theory that we are all, somehow, handicapped. Shyness and fear of people were my invisible scars. These were finally overcome, just as in the movie... See more »

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Had 4 daughters with Betty Henderson. He was 17 and she was 14 when they met in high school. See more »

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