
Robert Young
Known for: Acting
Born: February 22, 1907
Died: July 21, 1998
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 actress…
Known for

They Won't Believe Me
1947

Crossfire
1947

Journey for Margaret
1942

Western Union
1941

The Second Woman
1950

Maisie
1939

Sitting Pretty
1948

Death on the Diamond
1934

Navy Blue and Gold
1937

Married Before Breakfast
1937

And Baby Makes Three
1949

The Half-Breed
1952

Relentless
1948

The Longest Night
1936

Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938

Sworn Enemy
1936

Florian
1940

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973

Miracles for Sale
1939

Lady Luck
1946

The Searching Wind
1946

New Morals for Old
1932

Paradise for Three
1938

Married Bachelor
1941

The Band Plays On
1934

Calm Yourself
1935

Bridal Suite
1939

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

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

Vagabond Lady
1935

Dangerous Number
1937

Those Endearing Young Charms
1945

Sporting Blood
1940

Highball Highway
1963

The Father Knows Best Reunion
1977

Joe Smith, American
1942

The Three Wise Guys
1936

Saturday's Millions
1933

All My Darling Daughters
1972

Mercy or Murder?
1987

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984

Stowaway
1936

Secret of the Incas
1954

Cairo
1942

The Enchanted Cottage
1945

Northwest Passage
1940

Honolulu
1939

Spitfire
1934

The Canterville Ghost
1944

Remember Last Night?
1935

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941

It's Love Again
1936

West Point of the Air
1935

Goodbye, My Fancy
1951

Red Salute
1935

Slightly Dangerous
1943

The Right To Romance
1933

Lazy River
1934

Claudia and David
1946

Adventure in Baltimore
1949

Unashamed
1932

The Big Moment
1954

Bride for Sale
1949

A Conspiracy of Love
1987

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943

Northward, Ho!
1940

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941

The Mortal Storm
1940

Lady Be Good
1941

The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937

Tugboat Annie
1933

Today We Live
1933

The Shining Hour
1938

The Bride Walks Out
1936

The Bride Wore Red
1937

The Kid from Spain
1932

I Met Him in Paris
1937

The Toy Wife
1938

The Guilty Generation
1931

The Bride Comes Home
1935

Carolina
1934

Paris Interlude
1934

Josette
1938

Whom the Gods Destroy
1934

Secret Agent
1936

That Forsyte Woman
1949

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940

Three Comrades
1938

Strange Interlude
1932

The House of Rothschild
1934

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931

Claudia
1943

Men Must Fight
1933

Hell Below
1933

The Black Camel
1931

The Wet Parade
1932

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940

Hell Divers
1932

The Campus Vamp
1928

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990

Hollywood Hobbies
1939

The Romance of Celluloid
1937

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929

Hollywood Party
1934

Hollywood’s Children
1982

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940

Twenty Years After
1944

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

That's Entertainment!
1974

That's Entertainment! III
1994

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Donny & Marie
1976

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Window on Main Street
1961

Father Knows Best
1954

This Is Your Life
1952

Climax!
1954

ABC Stage 67
1966

Vanished
1971

The Steve Allen Show
1956

Dr. Kildare
1961

Little Women
1978

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Name of the Game
1968

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

What's My Line?
1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Dinah!
1974

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Partridge Family
1970