Robert Young

Personal Info

Birthday

February 22, 1907

Day of Death

1998-07-21

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Robert George Young

Robert Young

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.

Known For

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Climax!

Dr. Kildare

The Name of the Game

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Father Knows Best

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

The Second Woman

Filmography

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