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Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English-born actor. He began his acting career on the London stage, but later found success in America and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film Topper (1937).
Roland Young. Actor: Topper. Fondly remembered for his many deceptively meek, erudite characters played on film -- think Cosmo Topper, of the screwball classic Topper (1937) -- this short (5'6"), balding, highly distinguished actor was born in London, England on November 11,1887, to an architect and his wife.
Fondly remembered for his many deceptively meek, erudite characters played on film -- think Cosmo Topper, of the screwball classic Topper (1937) -- this short (5'6"), balding, highly distinguished actor was born in London, England on November 11,1887, to an architect and his wife.
Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English actor. Young made his first stage appearance in London's West End in Find the Woman in 1908, and in 1912 he made his Broadway debut in Hindle Wakes. He appeared in two comedies written for him by Clare Kummer, Good Gracious Annabelle!
Slight, mild-mannered British character actor who played a host of lower-middle-class types, from the unctuous Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield" (1934) to the meek sales clerk...
Roland Young. Jump to. 2 wins & 1 nomination. Academy Awards, USA. 1938 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Topper. Walk of Fame. 1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame. Motion Picture. On 8 February 1960. At 6523 Hollywood Blvd. 1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame. Television. On 8 February 1960. At 6315 Hollywood Blvd.
S tage and screen veteran Roland Young appeared in more than 100 films, principally in urbane man-of-the-world roles, and was best known for his roles in the "Topper" movies. Before...
Slight, mild-mannered British character actor who played a host of lower-middle-class types, from the unctuous Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield" (1934) to the meek sales clerk invested with God-like powers in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1936).
Young played Cosmo Topper, a conservative, put-upon banker, bullied by everyone (even his butler) and tasked with overseeing the finances of the extravagantly wealthy George and Marion Kerby, played by Cary Grant and Constance Bennett.
Nov 20, 2015 · Roland Young almost became Cosmo Topper. Not in the movies—he did that in spades, all rubber limbs and befuddlement—but in real life. The manor-born, well-educated young man came thisclose to toiling out his days soberly and sensibly in some handsome, wood-paneled office.
