Acting

Robert Young

Born February 22, 1907 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died July 21, 1998 · aged 91

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…

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Western Union

Western Union · 1941

When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II · 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas · 1954

Secret of the Incas

MovieActionAdventure

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty · 1948

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

Three Comrades

Three Comrades · 1938

MovieDramaRomance

A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis.

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me · 1947

They Won't Believe Me

MovieDramaRomance

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour · 1938

The Shining Hour

MovieDramaRomance

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

Secret Agent

Secret Agent · 1936

MovieThrillerMystery

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

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Western Union

Western Union · 1941

When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.

Richard Blake

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II · 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

(archive footage)

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas · 1954

Secret of the Incas

MovieActionAdventure

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

Stanley Moorehead

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty · 1948

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

Harry King

Three Comrades

Three Comrades · 1938

MovieDramaRomance

A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis.

Gottfried Lenz

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me · 1947

They Won't Believe Me

MovieDramaRomance

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Larry Ballentine

The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour · 1938

The Shining Hour

MovieDramaRomance

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

David Linden

Secret Agent

Secret Agent · 1936

MovieThrillerMystery

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

Robert Marvin

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet · 1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

Dr.Claudet

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! · 1974

That's Entertainment!

MovieDocumentaryFamily

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red · 1937

The Bride Wore Red

MovieRomanceComedy

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal

Crossfire

Crossfire · 1947

MovieCrimeMystery

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?

Finlay

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III · 1994

That's Entertainment! III

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage · 1945

The Enchanted Cottage

MovieDramaFantasy

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

Oliver Bradford

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost · 1944

The Canterville Ghost

MovieComedyFantasy

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Cuffy Williams

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm · 1940

The Mortal Storm

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Fritz Marberg

Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold · 1937

Navy Blue and Gold

Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.

Roger 'Rog' Ash

Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy · 1936

MovieRomanceCrime

A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.

Henry 'Hank' Sherman

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage · 1940

Northwest Passage

MovieAdventureHistory

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

Langdon Towne

The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild · 1934

The House of Rothschild

MovieDramaHistory

The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.

Capt. Fitzroy

Carolina

Carolina · 1934

MovieComedyRomance

During Civil War Reconstruction, the Connelly family is romantically restored to their former glory when Will Connelly marries a Yankee farm girl, Joanna Tate, despite the objects of his temperamental father Bob Connelly.

Will Connelly

The Second Woman

The Second Woman · 1950

The Second Woman

MovieDramaMystery

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

Jeff Cohalan

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq. · 1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

MovieDramaRomance

A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman who once brought him out of his shell.

Harry Moulton Pulham

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade · 1932

MovieDramaHistory

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.

Kip Tarleton

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare · 1961

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.

Dr. Gilbert Winfield

Climax!

Climax! · 1954

SeriesDramaMystery

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.

Lieutenant Commander Knowles

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. · 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.

Dr. Marcus Welby

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game · 1968

The Name of the Game

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

Herman Allison

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best · 1954

Father Knows Best

SeriesComedyFamily

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

Jim Anderson

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family · 1970

The Partridge Family

SeriesComedyFamily

The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law · 1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Dr. Marcus Welby

Vanished

Vanished · 1971

SeriesDramaCrime

Government agencies investigate the mysterious disappearance of a powerful presidential adviser.

Sen. Earl Gannon

Window on Main Street

Window on Main Street · 1961

Window on Main Street

SeriesDramaComedy

Window on Main Street is an American half-hour comedy-drama television series starring Robert Young, which aired on CBS during the 1961-1962 season. Created by Roswell Rogers, Window on Main Street was produced by its star, Robert Young.

Little Women

Little Women · 1978

SeriesDramaFamily

The two part miniseries chronicles the lives and loves of the four March sisters – Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth – growing up during the American Civil War. While their father leaves for battle, the sisters must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small.

Mr. Laurence