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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 ).
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (TV Movie 1977) Robert Young as Jim Anderson.
In 1949, Robert started a radio show called "Father Knows Best" wherein he played Jim Anderson, an average father with average situations--a role which was tailor-made for him. Basically retiring from films, he starred in this program for five years on radio before it went to television in 1954.
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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.
Jim Anderson arrives home to find Margaret in the attic sorting through the Christmas decorations. They reminisce about past holidays, including the quarrel between Kathy and Aunt Neva that nearly ruined Christmas.
Overview. The original cast of "Father Knows Best" returns for the second reunion movie. After learning that none of the children will be home for Christmas, Jim and Margaret decide to sell their house. Norman Abbott.
After learning that none of the children will be home for Christmas, Jim and M... The original cast of "Father Knows Best" returns for the second reunion movie.
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