Robert Young
Known for: 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
Filmography
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Father Knows Best
Jim Anderson
1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Nick Holloway
1963
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Gilbert Winfield
1961
Series
Climax!
Lieutenant Commander Knowles
1954
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Name of the Game
Herman Allison
1968
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
1969
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Partridge Family
1970
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Marcus Welby
1971
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
ABC Stage 67
Self - Host
1966
Series
Vanished
Sen. Earl Gannon
1971
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Film
Western Union
Richard Blake
1941
Series
Little Women
Mr. Laurence
1978
Film
Carolina
Will Connelly
1934
Film
The Father Knows Best Reunion
James Anderson
1977
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
The Mortal Storm
Fritz Marberg
1940
Film
Crossfire
Finlay
1947
Film
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Grand Duke Peter
1937
Film
Secret of the Incas
Stanley Moorehead
1954
Film
Secret Agent
Robert Marvin
1936
Film
Northwest Passage
Langdon Towne
1940
Film
The House of Rothschild
Capt. Fitzroy
1934
Film
The Toy Wife
Andre Vallaire
1938
Film
Goodbye, My Fancy
Doctor James Merrill
1951
Film
Honolulu
Brooks Mason / George Smith
1939
Film
Hell Below
Lieut. (JG) 'Brick' Walters
1933
Film
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Film
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1937
Window on Main Street
1961
Film
Claudia and David
David Naughton
1946
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Larry Ballentine
1947
Film
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Samuel Magee
1943
Film
Stowaway
Tommy Randall
1936
Film
The Half-Breed
Dan Craig
1952
Film
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Film
Lady Luck
Larry Scott
1946
Film
The Wet Parade
Kip Tarleton
1932
Film
Slightly Dangerous
Bob Stuart
1943
Film
The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bradford
1945
Film
Navy Blue and Gold
Roger 'Rog' Ash
1937
Film
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1990
Film
Sitting Pretty
Harry King
1948
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Cuffy Williams
1944
Film
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
1984
Film
The Second Woman
Jeff Cohalan
1950
Film
I Met Him in Paris
Gene Anders
1937
Film
Lady Be Good
Edward 'Eddie' Crane
1941
Film
Relentless
Nick Buckley
1948
Film
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Judge Charles Raleigh
1973
Film
Three Comrades
Gottfried Lenz
1938
Film
Sporting Blood
Myles Vanders
1940
Film
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938
Film
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Douglas Lamont
1940
Film
Strange Interlude
Gordon Evans as a young man
1932
Film
Adventure in Baltimore
Dr. Andrew Sheldon
1949
Film
Whom the Gods Destroy
Jack Forrester
1934
Film
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr.Claudet
1931
Film
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Harry Moulton Pulham
1941
Film
The Shining Hour
David Linden
1938
Film
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
Film
Tugboat Annie
Alec (Son)
1933
Film
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
Spitfire
John Stafford
1934
Film
Mercy or Murder?
Roswell Gilbert
1987
Film
Hollywood Party
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1934
Film
Florian
Anton Erban
1940
Film
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Jimmy Blake
1941
Film
West Point of the Air
Little Mike Stone
1935
Film
Dangerous Number
Hank
1937
Film
A Conspiracy of Love
Joe Woldarski
1987
Film
Today We Live
Claude William Hope
1933
Film
Married Bachelor
Randolph Haven
1941
Film
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
1939
Film
Cairo
Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
1942
Film
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith
1942
Film
Vagabond Lady
Tony Spear
1935
Film
The Bride Wore Red
Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal
1937
Film
And Baby Makes Three
Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
1949
Film
That Forsyte Woman
Philip Bosinney
1949
Film
Death on the Diamond
Larry Kelly
1934
Film
Red Salute
Jeff
1935
Film
The Bride Walks Out
Hugh McKenzie
1936
Film
The Black Camel
Jimmy Bradshaw
1931
Film
Bride for Sale
Steve Adams
1949
Film
Calm Yourself
Preston Patton
1935
Film
Lazy River
William 'Bill' Drexel
1934
Film
Bridal Suite
Neil McGill
1939
Film
Remember Last Night?
Tony Milburn
1935
Film
All My Darling Daughters
Judge Charles Raleigh
1972
Film
Journey for Margaret
John Davis
1942
Film
The Guilty Generation
Marco Ricca, also known as Marco Smith
1931
Film
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Bill Harrison
1938
Film
The Right To Romance
Bobby Preble
1933
Film
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Film
Those Endearing Young Charms
Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
1945
Film
The Searching Wind
Alex Hazen
1946
Film
The Bride Comes Home
Jack Bristow
1935
Film
Saturday's Millions
Jim Fowler
1933
Film
Miracles for Sale
Michael Morgan
1939
Film
Sworn Enemy
Henry 'Hank' Sherman
1936
Film
New Morals for Old
Ralph Thomas
1932
Film
The Band Plays On
Tony Ferrera
1934
Film
The Big Moment
Narrator
1954
Film
Highball Highway
Himself
1963
Film
Paris Interlude
Pat
1934
Film
Josette
Pierre Brassard
1938
Film
The Kid from Spain
Ricardo
1932
Film
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Jim Anderson
1977
Film
Married Before Breakfast
Tom Wakefield
1937
Film
Maisie
Charles 'Slim' Martin
1939
Film
Men Must Fight
Geoffrey Aiken
1933
Film
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Dr. Marcus Welby
1988
Film
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Marcus Welby
1969
Film
Unashamed
Dick Ogden
1932
Film
It's Love Again
Peter Carlton
1936
Film
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Party Guest (uncredited)
1929
Film
Claudia
David Naughton
1943
Film
The Longest Night
Charley Phelps
1936
Film
The Campus Vamp
Student at Dance / at Beach (uncredited)
1928
Film
Hell Divers
Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
1932
Film
Paradise for Three
Fritz Hagedorn
1938
Film
Northward, Ho!
Himself
1940
Film
The Three Wise Guys
Joe Hatcher
1936