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Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998) was an American actor. He was best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character in Father Knows Best ( NBC and then CBS ), and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. ( ABC ).
Jul 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 character in Father Knows Best ( NBC and then CBS ), and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. ( ABC ). Early life. Born in Chicago, Young was the son of an Irish ...
Robert George Young was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American mother. When Young was a child, the family moved ...
Jul 21, 1998 · Actor. In a career that lasted over fifty years, Robert Young performed on stage, screen, and radio, appearing in some 100 movies before making a successful transition to television. He was born in Chicago, coming west when his family relocated to Los Angeles at age seven. Introduced to acting while attending Abraham...
Jul 21, 1998 · Young is not to be confused with a substantial number of other Robert Youngs, including at least two other actors, one of whom worked in silent films in the U.S. This Robert Young never made any silent movies.There are also several filmmakers also named Robert Young; the best-known is most often credited as Robert M. Young, much of whose most ...
Jul 21, 1998 · Robert George Young was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welb
Robert Young. Actor: Father Knows Best. Quiet, soft-spoken Robert grew up in California and had some stage experience with the Pasadena Playhouse before entering films in 1931. His movie career consisted of playing characters who were charming, good-looking--and bland. In fact, his screen image was such that he usually never got the girl. Louis B. Mayer would say, "He has no sex appeal," but ...
