Acting
Robert Young
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, most of his assignments consisted of B movies, also known as "programmers," which required two to three weeks of shooting (considered very brief shooting periods at the time). Actors who were relegated to such a hectic schedule appeared, as Young did, in some six to eight movies per year. As an MGM contract player, Young was resigned to the fate of most of his colleagues—to accept any film assigned to him or risk being placed on suspension—and many actors on suspension were prohibited from earning a salary from any endeavor at all (even those unrelated to the film industry). In 1936, MGM summarily loaned Young to Gaumont British for two films; the first was directed by Alfred Hitchcock with the other co-starring Jessie Matthews. While there he surmised that his employers intended to terminate his contract, but he was mistaken. He unexpectedly received one of his most rewarding roles late in his MGM career, in H.M. Pulham, Esq., featuring one of Hedy Lamarr's most effective performances. He once remarked that he was assigned only those roles which Robert Montgomery and other A-list actors had rejected. After his contract ended at MGM, Young starred in light comedies as well as in trenchant dramas for studios such as 20th Century Fox, United Artists, and RKO Radio Pictures. From 1943, Young assayed more challenging roles in films like Claudia, The Enchanted Cottage, They Won't Believe Me, The Second Woman, and Crossfire. His portrayal of unsympathetic characters in several of these later films—which was seldom the case in his MGM pictures—was applauded by numerous reviewers. Young's career began an incremental and imperceptible decline, despite a propitious beginning as a freelance actor without the nurturing of a major studio. He continued starring as a leading man in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but only in mediocre films, then he subsequently disappeared from the silver screen - only to reappear several years later on a much smaller one. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Young (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Film · 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Film · 1990
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Film · 1988
A Conspiracy of Love
Film · 1987
Mercy or Murder?
Film · 1987
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Film · 1984
Hollywood’s Children
Film · 1982
Little Women
Series · 1978
The Father Knows Best Reunion
Film · 1977
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Film · 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
Donny & Marie
Series · 1976
That's Entertainment!
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Film · 1973
All My Darling Daughters
Film · 1972
Vanished
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Film · 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Series · 1969
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
ABC Stage 67
Series · 1966
Highball Highway
Film · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Window on Main Street
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Secret of the Incas
Film · 1954
The Big Moment
Film · 1954
Father Knows Best
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Half-Breed
Film · 1952
This Is Your Life
Series · 1952
Goodbye, My Fancy
Film · 1951
The Second Woman
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
That Forsyte Woman
Film · 1949
And Baby Makes Three
Film · 1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Film · 1949
Bride for Sale
Film · 1949
Sitting Pretty
Film · 1948
Relentless
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
They Won't Believe Me
Film · 1947
Crossfire
Film · 1947
Claudia and David
Film · 1946
Lady Luck
Film · 1946
The Searching Wind
Film · 1946
The Enchanted Cottage
Film · 1945
Those Endearing Young Charms
Film · 1945
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1944
Twenty Years After
Film · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Slightly Dangerous
Film · 1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Film · 1943
Claudia
Film · 1943
Cairo
Film · 1942
Journey for Margaret
Film · 1942
Joe Smith, American
Film · 1942
Lady Be Good
Film · 1941
Western Union
Film · 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Film · 1941
Married Bachelor
Film · 1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Film · 1941
The Mortal Storm
Film · 1940
Northwest Passage
Film · 1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Film · 1940
Florian
Film · 1940
Sporting Blood
Film · 1940
Northward, Ho!
Film · 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Film · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Film · 1940
Honolulu
Film · 1939
Maisie
Film · 1939
Miracles for Sale
Film · 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Film · 1939
Bridal Suite
Film · 1939
Three Comrades
Film · 1938
The Shining Hour
Film · 1938
The Toy Wife
Film · 1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Film · 1938
Paradise for Three
Film · 1938
Josette
Film · 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Film · 1938
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Film · 1937
The Bride Wore Red
Film · 1937
I Met Him in Paris
Film · 1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Film · 1937
Married Before Breakfast
Film · 1937
Dangerous Number
Film · 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1937
Secret Agent
Film · 1936
Stowaway
Film · 1936
It's Love Again
Film · 1936
The Bride Walks Out
Film · 1936
The Longest Night
Film · 1936
Sworn Enemy
Film · 1936
The Three Wise Guys
Film · 1936
Remember Last Night?
Film · 1935
West Point of the Air
Film · 1935
Red Salute
Film · 1935
The Bride Comes Home
Film · 1935
Calm Yourself
Film · 1935
Vagabond Lady
Film · 1935
Spitfire
Film · 1934
Death on the Diamond
Film · 1934
Lazy River
Film · 1934
The House of Rothschild
Film · 1934
Carolina
Film · 1934
The Band Plays On
Film · 1934
Paris Interlude
Film · 1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
Film · 1934
Hollywood Party
Film · 1934
Tugboat Annie
Film · 1933
Today We Live
Film · 1933
Men Must Fight
Film · 1933
The Right To Romance
Film · 1933
Hell Below
Film · 1933
Saturday's Millions
Film · 1933
The Kid from Spain
Film · 1932
Strange Interlude
Film · 1932
The Wet Parade
Film · 1932
New Morals for Old
Film · 1932
Unashamed
Film · 1932
Hell Divers
Film · 1932
The Black Camel
Film · 1931
The Guilty Generation
Film · 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Film · 1931
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Film · 1929
The Campus Vamp
Film · 1928