Robert Young
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Feb 22 1907• Died Jul 21 1998
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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 Shea…
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Climax!
Lieutenant Commander Knowles
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Gilbert Winfield
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
Dinah!
Self
The Name of the Game
Herman Allison
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Partridge Family
Father Knows Best
Jim Anderson
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Marcus Welby
This Is Your Life
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
ABC Stage 67
Self - Host
Vanished
Sen. Earl Gannon
The Shining Hour
David Linden
Window on Main Street
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Little Women
Mr. Laurence
Secret Agent
Robert Marvin
The Mortal Storm
Fritz Marberg
Three Comrades
Gottfried Lenz
Sitting Pretty
Harry King
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Slightly Dangerous
Bob Stuart
The Wet Parade
Kip Tarleton
The Second Woman
Jeff Cohalan
Men Must Fight
Geoffrey Aiken
Western Union
Richard Blake
Hell Below
Lieut. (JG) 'Brick' Walters
Crossfire
Finlay
Navy Blue and Gold
Roger 'Rog' Ash
Married Bachelor
Randolph Haven
Northwest Passage
Langdon Towne
Lady Luck
Larry Scott
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Florian
Anton Erban
Claudia and David
David Naughton
The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bradford
Stowaway
Tommy Randall
Hollywood Party
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Black Camel
Jimmy Bradshaw
Goodbye, My Fancy
Doctor James Merrill
The Three Wise Guys
Joe Hatcher
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Grand Duke Peter
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith
Vagabond Lady
Tony Spear
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The Half-Breed
Dan Craig
Maisie
Charles 'Slim' Martin
Carolina
Will Connelly
The Toy Wife
Andre Vallaire
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
Sporting Blood
Myles Vanders
Relentless
Nick Buckley
And Baby Makes Three
Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self
Lady Be Good
Edward 'Eddie' Crane
The Bride Comes Home
Jack Bristow
Whom the Gods Destroy
Jack Forrester
The Canterville Ghost
Cuffy Williams
The Kid from Spain
Ricardo
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr.Claudet
The Bride Walks Out
Hugh McKenzie
Red Salute
Jeff
Tugboat Annie
Alec (Son)
Josette
Pierre Brassard
Dangerous Number
Hank
Death on the Diamond
Larry Kelly
They Won't Believe Me
Larry Ballentine
Adventure in Baltimore
Dr. Andrew Sheldon
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Harry Moulton Pulham
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Marcus Welby
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Douglas Lamont
Hell Divers
Graham - Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes (uncredited)
Today We Live
Claude William Hope
Calm Yourself
Preston Patton
The Father Knows Best Reunion
James Anderson
Paradise for Three
Fritz Hagedorn
Cairo
Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
Honolulu
Brooks Mason / George Smith
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
The House of Rothschild
Capt. Fitzroy
It's Love Again
Peter Carlton
Remember Last Night?
Tony Milburn
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Saturday's Millions
Jim Fowler
A Conspiracy of Love
Joe Woldarski
Claudia
David Naughton
Northward, Ho!
Himself
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
Henry 'Hank' Sherman
Bridal Suite
Neil McGill
West Point of the Air
Little Mike Stone
Those Endearing Young Charms
Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
Lazy River
William 'Bill' Drexel
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Jim Anderson
Secret of the Incas
Stanley Moorehead
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Samuel Magee
Mercy or Murder?
Roswell Gilbert
Unashamed
Dick Ogden
Miracles for Sale
Michael Morgan
New Morals for Old
Ralph Thomas
I Met Him in Paris
Gene Anders
Spitfire
John Stafford
The Searching Wind
Alex Hazen
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
That Forsyte Woman
Philip Bosinney
The Band Plays On
Tony Ferrera
Paris Interlude
Pat
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Judge Charles Raleigh
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Jimmy Blake
All My Darling Daughters
Judge Charles Raleigh
The Right To Romance
Bobby Preble
Journey for Margaret
John Davis
Married Before Breakfast
Tom Wakefield
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Bill Harrison
The Bride Wore Red
Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal
Strange Interlude
Gordon Evans as a young man
The Big Moment
Narrator
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Dr. Marcus Welby
Bride for Sale
Steve Adams
The Campus Vamp
Student at Dance / at Beach (uncredited)
The Guilty Generation
Marco Ricca, also known as Marco Smith
The Longest Night
Charley Phelps
Highball Highway
Himself
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Party Guest (uncredited)