Robert Osborne

Personal Info

Birthday

May 3, 1932

Day of Death

2017-03-06

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Colfax, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Robert Jolin Osborne

Bob Osborne

Robert Osborne

Biography

Robert Osborne was longtime (and the original) primary host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable television channel. He was also an actor, film historian, author, columnist, presenter, and general TCM representative.

Known For

The Beverly Hillbillies

Psycho

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Filmography

2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self
2018
Making Montgomery Clift
as Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
as Self
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
as Self
2015
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self - Guest
2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
as Self
2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
as Self
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
as Self - Host
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
as Self
Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
as Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Self
Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self
2007
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
as Self - Host
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
as Self - Host
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
as Self
2006
Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
as Self
Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
as Self - Host
2005
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
as Self - Host
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
as Self - Film Historian
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
as Self
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
as Self
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
as Self
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
as Self
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
as Self
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
as Self - Host
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
as Self
2003
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as Self
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as Self
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
as Self - Host
Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self
Private Screenings: Betty Hutton
as Self - Host
1999
Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn
as Self - Host
1998
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
as Self - Host
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
as Self - Host
Private Screenings: June Allyson
as Self - Host
1997
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
as Self
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Host
1996
Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
as Self - Host
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
as Self / Host
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
as Self / Host
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self
1987
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
as Self (archive footage)
1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Junior Executive (uncredited)
1960
Psycho
as Man (uncredited)