Robert Young
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 February 1907
Died21 July 1998 (age 91)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
Known credits135
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 R…
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · Self
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988 · Dr. Marcus Welby
A Conspiracy of Love
1987 · Joe Woldarski
Mercy or Murder?
1987 · Roswell Gilbert
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984 · Dr. Marcus Welby
Hollywood’s Children
1982 · Self (archive footage)
Little Women
1978 · Mr. Laurence
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977 · Jim Anderson
The Father Knows Best Reunion
1977 · James Anderson
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
Dinah!
1974 · Self
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973 · Judge Charles Raleigh
All My Darling Daughters
1972 · Judge Charles Raleigh
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Dr. Marcus Welby
Vanished
1971 · Sen. Earl Gannon
The Partridge Family
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Dr. Marcus Welby
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969 · Marcus Welby
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
The Name of the Game
1968 · Herman Allison
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Self - Host
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Nick Holloway
Highball Highway
1963 · Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Window on Main Street
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. Gilbert Winfield
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self
Climax!
1954 · Lieutenant Commander Knowles
Father Knows Best
1954 · Jim Anderson
Secret of the Incas
1954 · Stanley Moorehead
The Big Moment
1954 · Narrator
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
The Half-Breed
1952 · Dan Craig
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951 · Doctor James Merrill
The Second Woman
1950 · Jeff Cohalan
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
And Baby Makes Three
1949 · Vernon 'Vern' Walsh
Bride for Sale
1949 · Steve Adams
That Forsyte Woman
1949 · Philip Bosinney
Adventure in Baltimore
1949 · Dr. Andrew Sheldon
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Relentless
1948 · Nick Buckley
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