Robert Young
Acting
Born February 22, 1907 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Golden Globe Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Father Knows Best
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Partridge Family
Climax!
Dr. Kildare
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Dinah!
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Name of the Game
This Is Your Life
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Donny & Marie
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
ABC Stage 67
Vanished
Window on Main Street
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Little Women
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Toy Wife
They Won't Believe Me
The Romance of Celluloid
Twenty Years After
Western Union
Crossfire
Lady Luck
Claudia and David
The Mortal Storm
Secret Agent
Slightly Dangerous
Carolina
The Half-Breed
Relentless