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Robert Young
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Birthday
1907-02-22,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
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Biography
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

Filmography

The Mortal Storm

7.2

The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20

6.1

Secret Agent
1936-05-31

They Won't Believe Me

6.6

They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16

6.7

Stowaway
1936-12-25

6.612

Crossfire
1947-08-15

Secret of the Incas

5.7

Secret of the Incas
1954-06-06

5.8

Cairo
1942-08-17

That Forsyte Woman

5.7

That Forsyte Woman
1949-11-03

The Enchanted Cottage

7.4

The Enchanted Cottage
1945-04-28

Journey for Margaret

6.6

Journey for Margaret
1942-12-17

5.4

Lady Be Good
1941-09-18

Northwest Passage

6.3

Northwest Passage
1940-02-23

5.96

Western Union
1941-02-21

The Second Woman

5.5

The Second Woman
1950-07-07

6.1

Honolulu
1939-02-03

The Black Camel

6

The Black Camel
1931-06-21

5.4

Spitfire
1934-03-08

The Canterville Ghost

6.615

The Canterville Ghost
1944-07-20

4.7

Maisie
1939-06-22

The Emperor's Candlesticks

5.2

The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937-07-02

Remember Last Night?

4.6

Remember Last Night?
1935-10-28

6.5

Tugboat Annie
1933-08-04

7.1

Sitting Pretty
1948-03-10

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

6.8

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

6

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940-11-29

It's Love Again

6.2

It's Love Again
1936-05-06

Death on the Diamond

7

Death on the Diamond
1934-09-14

6.5

Today We Live
1933-03-03

West Point of the Air

6

West Point of the Air
1935-03-23

7.2

Three Comrades
1938-06-02

The Shining Hour

6.6

The Shining Hour
1938-11-18

The Bride Walks Out

5.3

The Bride Walks Out
1936-07-10

The Bride Wore Red

6.7

The Bride Wore Red
1937-10-08

The Kid from Spain

6.6

The Kid from Spain
1932-11-17

Strange Interlude

5.7

Strange Interlude
1932-12-30

Goodbye, My Fancy

5.9

Goodbye, My Fancy
1951-05-19

I Met Him in Paris

5

I Met Him in Paris
1937-05-28

5.8

The Wet Parade
1932-03-26

Navy Blue and Gold

5.9

Navy Blue and Gold
1937-11-19

Married Before Breakfast

5

Married Before Breakfast
1937-06-18

4.8

The Toy Wife
1938-06-10

5.7

Men Must Fight
1933-02-17

5.8

Red Salute
1935-09-12

And Baby Makes Three

4.875

And Baby Makes Three
1949-12-02

5

The Half-Breed
1952-05-03

6.2

Relentless
1948-06-15

The Longest Night

5.7

The Longest Night
1936-10-02

Slightly Dangerous

5.8

Slightly Dangerous
1943-04-01

The Right To Romance

4.5

The Right To Romance
1933-11-17

7

Lazy River
1934-03-16

Rich Man, Poor Girl

5.9

Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938-08-12

6.3

Hell Below
1933-06-08

The Guilty Generation

6

The Guilty Generation
1931-11-19

5.3

Sworn Enemy
1936-09-11

1

Florian
1940-06-05

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

6

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973-11-08

Claudia and David

6

Claudia and David
1946-02-25

Adventure in Baltimore

4.9

Adventure in Baltimore
1949-04-19

5.4

Lady Luck
1946-10-30

Miracles for Sale

6.4

Miracles for Sale
1939-08-10

The Searching Wind

0

The Searching Wind
1946-08-09

New Morals for Old

4.2

New Morals for Old
1932-06-04

Paradise for Three

6.8

Paradise for Three
1938-06-04

6.3

Unashamed
1932-07-02

The House of Rothschild

6.125

The House of Rothschild
1934-04-07

The Bride Comes Home

4.8

The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25

6

Carolina
1934-02-02

Married Bachelor

5.8

Married Bachelor
1941-10-16

Hollywood Hobbies

5.6

Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03

The Bands Plays On

8.5

The Bands Plays On
1934-12-21

4.5

Calm Yourself
1935-06-28

0

The Big Moment
1954-03-07

5.1

Bridal Suite
1939-05-26

6

Bride for Sale
1949-11-12

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

0

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969-03-26

Paris Interlude

3.5

Paris Interlude
1934-07-27

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

0

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988-12-19

6.7

Josette
1938-06-03

7.3

Vagabond Lady
1935-05-03

Dangerous Number

5

Dangerous Number
1937-01-22

The Campus Vamp

5

The Campus Vamp
1928-11-25

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

5.9

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931-10-23

That's Entertainment!

7.2

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

Those Endearing Young Charms

0

Those Endearing Young Charms
1945-06-19

4.3

Sporting Blood
1940-07-11

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

6

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943-10-01

A Conspiracy of Love

0

A Conspiracy of Love
1987-10-18

5

Northward, Ho!
1940-02-10

Highball Highway

4.7

Highball Highway
1963-08-04

The Trial of Mary Dugan

5

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941-02-14

The Father Knows Best Reunion

5.5

The Father Knows Best Reunion
1977-05-15

Whom the Gods Destroy

5.5

Whom the Gods Destroy
1934-07-12

Joe Smith, American

5.7

Joe Smith, American
1942-02-01

6.5

Claudia
1943-11-04

The Three Wise Guys

0

The Three Wise Guys
1936-05-15

Hollywood Party

5.8

Hollywood Party
1934-05-24

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.7

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24

6.6

Hell Divers
1932-01-16

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

Hollywood Goes to Town

7

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07

Saturday's Millions

0

Saturday's Millions
1933-09-30

That's Entertainment, Part II

6.8

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

All My Darling Daughters

6

All My Darling Daughters
1972-11-22

The Romance of Celluloid

7

The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

9

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990-06-04

Twenty Years After

6

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

Mercy or Murder?

0

Mercy or Murder?
1987-01-11

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

7.3

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977-12-18

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

8.3

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990-02-20

Hollywood’s Children

0

Hollywood’s Children
1982-02-24

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

0

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984-05-16

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

6.5

Donny & Marie
1976-01-23

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Window on Main Street

5

Window on Main Street
1961-10-02

Father Knows Best

6.6

Father Knows Best
1954-10-03

This Is Your Life

6.4

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

5.667

ABC Stage 67
1966-09-14

5

Vanished
1971-03-08

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

5.4

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

5.2

Little Women
1978-10-02

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

5.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969-01-22

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Name of the Game

6.8

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.2

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02