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Roland Young
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Acting
Birthday
1887-11-10,London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English actor. Young made his first stage appearance in London's West End in Find the Woman in 1908, and in 1912 he made his Broadway debut in Hindle Wakes. He appeared in two comedies written for him by Clare Kummer, Good Gracious Annabelle! (1916) and A Successful Calamity (1917) before he served with the United States Army during World War I. He returned to New York when the war ended, and married Kummer's daughter, Frances. For the next few years he alternated between New York and London. He made his film debut in the 1922 silent film Sherlock Holmes, in which he played Watson opposite John Barrymore as Holmes. He signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made his talkie debut in The Unholy Night (1929), directed by Lionel Barrymore. He was loaned to Warner Bros. to appear in Her Private Life, with Billie Dove and Fox Film Corporation, winning critical approval for his comedic performance as Jeanette MacDonald's husband in Don't Bet on a Woman. He was again paired with MacDonald in the film version of Good Gracious Annabelle!, titled Annabelle's Affairs. He appeared in Cecil B. de Mille's The Squaw Man, and played opposite Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Guardsman (both 1931). He appeared with Evelyn Brent in Columbia's The Pagan Lady (1932) and Pola Negri in RKO's A Woman Commands (1932). His final film under his MGM contract was Lovers Courageous (1932), opposite Robert Montgomery. In 1933 he had a starring role in the risqué comedy for Fox Film called Pleasure Cruise along side Genevieve Tobin. Young began to work as a freelance performer and found himself in constant demand. He appeared with Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Maurice Chevalier in One Hour With You (1932) and with Kay Francis in Street of Women (1932). Alexander Korda invited him to return to Britain to make his British film debut in Wedding Rehearsal (1932). He returned to Hollywood and appeared in a diverse group of films that included comedies, murder mysteries, and dramas, and also worked on Broadway. Among his films of this period were Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), David Copperfield (1935) (playing Uriah Heep), and the H.G. Wells fantasy The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936). In 1937, he achieved one of the most important successes of his career in Topper, as a bank president haunted by the ghosts of his clients, played by Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. It was one of the most successful films of the year, and Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Topper's wife was played by Billie Burke, who wrote in her memoir that Young "was dry and always fun to work with". They also appeared together in The Young in Heart (1938), and both of the Topper sequels, Topper Takes a Trip (1938) and Topper Returns (1941). He continued working steadily through the 1940s, playing small roles opposite some of Hollywood's leading actresses, such as Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Paulette Goddard and Greta Garbo in her final film, Two-Faced Woman (1941). In the 1950s, Young appeared on several episodic television series, including Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre.

Filmography

The Philadelphia Story

7.6

The Philadelphia Story
1940-12-05

And Then There Were None

7

And Then There Were None
1945-10-31

6.8

Topper
1937-07-16

You Gotta Stay Happy

6.4

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948-10-28

Tales of Manhattan

6.2

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

Ruggles of Red Gap

7

Ruggles of Red Gap
1935-03-08

One Hour with You

6.447

One Hour with You
1932-03-23

The Flame of New Orleans

6

The Flame of New Orleans
1941-07-07

They All Kissed the Bride

5.8

They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11

King Solomon's Mines

5.3

King Solomon's Mines
1937-06-17

The Bishop Murder Case

5.2

The Bishop Murder Case
1929-12-31

The Young in Heart

6.5

The Young in Heart
1938-07-06

David Copperfield

6.516

David Copperfield
1935-01-18

6.4

Topper Returns
1941-03-21

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

5.685

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936-07-23

4.7

Star Dust
1940-04-06

This Is the Night

5.6

This Is the Night
1932-04-08

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

4

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926-01-01

Topper Takes a Trip

6.4

Topper Takes a Trip
1938-12-29

Sherlock Holmes

5.5

Sherlock Holmes
1922-03-07

5.8

Madam Satan
1930-09-20

A Lady's Profession

0

A Lady's Profession
1933-03-03

Two-Faced Woman

6.4

Two-Faced Woman
1941-12-31

5.2

The Guardsman
1931-10-20

That Man from Tangier

1

That Man from Tangier
1953-05-08

The Lady Has Plans

5.3

The Lady Has Plans
1942-01-20

Ali Baba Goes to Town

6.1

Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937-10-29

Wedding Rehearsal

4.6

Wedding Rehearsal
1932-10-01

6

Irene
1940-04-23

5.8

Let's Dance
1950-11-29

Street of Women

4.8

Street of Women
1932-06-04

5

Call It a Day
1937-04-17

The Unholy Night

5.4

The Unholy Night
1929-09-13

The Great Lover

6.8

The Great Lover
1949-11-23

5.8

Dulcy
1940-10-04

His Double Life

6.091

His Double Life
1933-12-14

2.5

The Pagan Lady
1931-09-07

Blind Adventure

5.5

Blind Adventure
1933-08-18

Here Is My Heart

7

Here Is My Heart
1934-12-28

5.4

The Squaw Man
1931-07-21

One Rainy Afternoon

4.6

One Rainy Afternoon
1936-05-13

Lovers Courageous

5.8

Lovers Courageous
1932-01-23

Give Me Your Heart

6

Give Me Your Heart
1936-09-17

7

Sailing Along
1938-04-15

He Married His Wife

5.1

He Married His Wife
1940-01-19

The Unguarded Hour

6.2

The Unguarded Hour
1936-04-10

Standing Room Only

5

Standing Room Only
1944-01-07

6.8

Bond Street
1948-05-12

Yes, My Darling Daughter

4

Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939-02-25

Here I Am a Stranger

7

Here I Am a Stranger
1939-09-29

Don't Bet on Women

4.2

Don't Bet on Women
1931-02-15

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

0

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932-12-16

Pleasure Cruise

5.7

Pleasure Cruise
1933-04-01

St. Benny the Dip

5

St. Benny the Dip
1951-08-24

4.3

New Moon
1930-12-23

4.7

Wise Girls
1929-09-21

Annabelle's Affairs

0

Annabelle's Affairs
1931-06-14

3

The Prodigal
1931-02-21

A Woman Commands

8

A Woman Commands
1932-02-12

No, No, Nanette

6

No, No, Nanette
1940-12-19

Forever and a Day

7.2

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

The Night of Nights

0

The Night of Nights
1939-12-01

They Just Had to Get Married

0

They Just Had to Get Married
1933-01-05

Private Affairs

0

Private Affairs
1940-07-05

Her Private Life

1

Her Private Life
1929-08-25

0

Grit
1924-01-07

0

Gypsy
1936-12-29

4.4

Studio One
1948-11-07

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02