
Born
February 22, 1907
Died
July 21, 1998
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…

That's Entertainment! III
1994

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988

A Conspiracy of Love
1987

Mercy or Murder?
1987

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984

Hollywood’s Children
1982

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977

The Father Knows Best Reunion
1977

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

That's Entertainment!
1974

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973

All My Darling Daughters
1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969

Highball Highway
1963

Secret of the Incas
1954

The Big Moment
1954

The Half-Breed
1952

Goodbye, My Fancy
1951

The Second Woman
1950

And Baby Makes Three
1949

Bride for Sale
1949

That Forsyte Woman
1949

Adventure in Baltimore
1949

Relentless
1948

Sitting Pretty
1948

Crossfire
1947

They Won't Believe Me
1947

Lady Luck
1946

The Searching Wind
1946

Claudia and David
1946

Those Endearing Young Charms
1945

The Enchanted Cottage
1945

The Canterville Ghost
1944

Twenty Years After
1944

Claudia
1943

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943

Slightly Dangerous
1943

Journey for Margaret
1942

Cairo
1942

Joe Smith, American
1942

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941

Married Bachelor
1941

Lady Be Good
1941

Western Union
1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940

Sporting Blood
1940

The Mortal Storm
1940

Florian
1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940

Northwest Passage
1940

Northward, Ho!
1940

Miracles for Sale
1939

Maisie
1939

Bridal Suite
1939

Hollywood Hobbies
1939

Honolulu
1939

The Shining Hour
1938

Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

The Toy Wife
1938

Paradise for Three
1938

Josette
1938

Three Comrades
1938

Navy Blue and Gold
1937

The Bride Wore Red
1937

The Romance of Celluloid
1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937

Married Before Breakfast
1937

I Met Him in Paris
1937

Dangerous Number
1937

Stowaway
1936

The Longest Night
1936

Sworn Enemy
1936

The Bride Walks Out
1936

The Three Wise Guys
1936

Secret Agent
1936

It's Love Again
1936

The Bride Comes Home
1935

Remember Last Night?
1935

Red Salute
1935

Calm Yourself
1935

Vagabond Lady
1935

West Point of the Air
1935

The Band Plays On
1934

Death on the Diamond
1934

Paris Interlude
1934

Whom the Gods Destroy
1934

Hollywood Party
1934

The House of Rothschild
1934

Lazy River
1934

Spitfire
1934

Carolina
1934

The Right To Romance
1933

Saturday's Millions
1933

Tugboat Annie
1933

Hell Below
1933

Today We Live
1933

Men Must Fight
1933

Strange Interlude
1932

The Kid from Spain
1932

Unashamed
1932

New Morals for Old
1932

The Wet Parade
1932

Hell Divers
1932

The Guilty Generation
1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931

The Black Camel
1931

Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929

The Campus Vamp
1928

Little Women
1978

Donny & Marie
1976

Dinah!
1974

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

Vanished
1971

The Partridge Family
1970

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969

The Name of the Game
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

ABC Stage 67
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Window on Main Street
1961

Dr. Kildare
1961

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The Steve Allen Show
1956

Climax!
1954

Father Knows Best
1954

This Is Your Life
1952

What's My Line?
1950

What's My Line?
1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Golden Globe Awards
1944