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Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nilsson).
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 ).
YearTitleRole1928Student1931Jimmy Bradshaw1931Dr. Lawrence Claudet1931Graham – Pilot Reporting Missing ...S3.E25 ∙ An Evening to Remember. Wed, Feb 27, 1957. Cornel Wilde has a car accident while traveling through Springfield. The person who hit his car just happens to be a client of Jim Anderson. Due to a mix up with Jim's secretary, Cornel Wilde shows up at the Anderson home.
Movie Actor Robert Young created and defined the role of Jim Anderson. His approach to playing Jim Anderson was perfect; he radiated affection, admitted his own shortcomings and had an uncanny ability to view life from the same perspective as his fictional children.
The Persistent Guest: Directed by William D. Russell. With Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray. Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home.
- (78)
- Comedy, Family
- William D. Russell
- 1956-03-07
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
The brainchild of producer Eugene Rodney and series star Robert Young (who played Jim Anderson, a salesman for the General Insurance Company), Father Knows Best debuted as a radio sitcom in 1949. The series was transplanted to CBS television on 3 October 1954.
