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- Robert Young (Jim Anderson) Jim Anderson is the patriarch of the family and works as an insurance agent. But his most important work comes at home, where he does all in his power to give his family a good life, because, after all, Father Knows Best.
- Jane Wyatt (Margaret Anderson) Margaret Anderson is the homemaker and matriarch of the family, who brought realism, devotion, and strength to the household.
- Elinor Donahue (Betty Anderson) Betty Anderson, known as “Princess,” is your typical teenager, but since it was the ’50s, it was all rosy and she was radiant, if sometimes a little too perfect.
- Billy Gray (James Anderson) James Anderson, also known as Bud, is the archetypal wisecracking teen who often went to Dad with some misguided notion, only for father to guide Bud back on track.
- Father Knows Best cast: Robert Young as Jim Anderson. By the time he came to star in Father Knows Best, Robert Young was very familiar with the character of Jim Anderson and the family dynamic, given that he had portrayed the patriarch on the radio version from 1949 to 1954, surrounded by an entirely different cast.
- Father Knows Best cast: Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson. Early success on the Broadway stage led to Jane Wyatt being cast in films, beginning with 1934’s One More River and efforts such as Lost Horizon (directed by It’s a Wonderful Life‘s Frank Capra), Gentleman’s Agreement, House by the River, Task Force and Boomerang.
- Father Knows Best cast: Elinor Donahue as Betty ‘Princess’ Anderson. What many people may not realize, is that in some ways actress Elinor Donahue is the face of classic TV.
- Father Knows Best cast: Billy Gray as Bud Anderson. Born on January 13, 1938 in Los Angeles, Billy Gray made his debut, at the age of 10, in the 1948 film Fighter Father Dunne.
Dec 17, 2023 · While Elizabeth Young passed away in 1994, Robert Young joined her, at age 91, on July 21, 1998 of respiratory failure. The cast of Marcus Welby, M.D., including James Brolin and Robert Young ...
Spread the loveFather Knows Best was an iconic American radio and television sitcom that first hit the airwaves in the 1950s. The show, which centered around the Anderson family and their daily escapades, became a staple of American culture, offering an idyllic portrait of post-war family life. Now, we take a nostalgic journey to see where the beloved cast members are today—or where they ...
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Jun 15, 2019 · Robert Young. Marcus Welby, M.D., Father Knows Best. Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998) was an American film, television, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character in Father Knows Best (CBS, then NBC, then CBS again), and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC).
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Jul 27, 2023 · FATHER KNOWS BEST, Lauren Chapin, 1954-60 / Everett Collection. In that interview, Chapin revealed that she had been sexually abused by both her father and a friend of his she referred to only as “Uncle.”. She discussed this further in her autobiography Father Does Know Best: The Lauren Chapin Story. The beloved series gave her a fast ...
Nov 29, 2019 · By Ed Gross. Comment. If you were to come up with a Classic TV sitcom that embodied 1950s American family values — not necessarily life as it was, but as many imagined it — you could probably ...
