Robert Young
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-02-22 (91 years old)
Deathday
1998-07-21
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. Yet, mo...
Acting
1940
as Fritz Marberg
1936
as Robert Marvin
1947
as Larry Ballentine
1936
as Tommy Randall
1947
as Finlay
1954
as Stanley Moorehead
1942
as Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
1949
as Philip Bosinney
1945
as Oliver Bradford
1942
as John Davis
1941
as Edward 'Eddie' Crane
1941
as Richard Blake
1940
as Langdon Towne
1950
as Jeff Cohalan
1939
as Brooks Mason / George Smith
1931
as Jimmy Bradshaw
1934
as John Stafford
1944
as Cuffy Williams
1939
as Charles 'Slim' Martin
1937
as Grand Duke Peter
1935
as Tony Milburn
1933
as Alec (Son)
1948
as Harry King
1941
as Harry Moulton Pulham
1940
as Douglas Lamont
1936
as Peter Carlton
1934
as Larry Kelly
1933
as Claude William Hope
1935
as Little Mike Stone
1938
as Gottfried Lenz
1938
as David Linden
1936
as Hugh McKenzie
1937
as Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal
1932
as Ricardo
1932
as Gordon Evans as a young man
1951
as Doctor James Merrill
1937
as Gene Anders
1932
as Kip Tarleton
1937
as Roger 'Rog' Ash
1937
as Tom Wakefield
1938
as Andre Vallaire
1933
as Geoffrey Aiken
1935
as Jeff
1949
as Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
1952
as Dan Craig
1948
as Nick Buckley
1936
as Charley Phelps
1943
as Bob Stuart
1933
as Bobby Preble
1934
as William 'Bill' Drexel
1938
as Bill Harrison
1933
as Lieut. (JG) 'Brick' Walters
1931
as Marco Ricca, also known as Marco Smith
1936
as Henry 'Hank' Sherman
1940
as Anton Erban
1973
as Judge Charles Raleigh
1946
as David Naughton
1949
as Dr. Andrew Sheldon
1939
as Michael Morgan
1946
as Larry Scott
1946
as Alex Hazen
1932
as Ralph Thomas
1938
as Fritz Hagedorn
1932
as Dick Ogden
1934
as Capt. Fitzroy
1935
as Jack Bristow
1934
as Will Connelly
1941
as Randolph Haven
1939
as Self (uncredited)
1934
as Tony Ferrera
1935
as Preston Patton
1954
as Narrator
1939
as Neil McGill
1949
as Stephen Tracy Adams
1969
as Marcus Welby
1934
as Pat
1988
as Dr. Marcus Welby
1938
as Pierre Brassard
1935
as Tony Spear
1937
as Hank
1928
as Student at Dance / at Beach (uncredited)
1931
as Dr.Claudet
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
as Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
1940
as Myles Vanders
1943
as Samuel Magee
1987
as Joe Woldarski
1940
as Himself
1963
as Himself
1941
as Jimmy Blake
1977
as James Anderson
1934
as Jack Forrester
1942
as Joe Smith
1943
as David Naughton
1936
as Joe Hatcher
1934
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1932
as Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
1940
1938
as Self
1933
as Jim Fowler
1976
as (archive footage)
1994
as (archive footage)
1972
as Judge Charles Raleigh
1937
as Self (archive footage)
1944
as (archive footage)
1990
as (archive footage)
1987
as Roswell Gilbert
1977
as Jim Anderson
1982
as Self (archive footage)
1984
as Dr. Marcus Welby
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