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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 ).
- 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.
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).
Father Knows Best: Created by Ed James. With Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray. The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
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Nov 29, 2019 · Robert Young (Jim Anderson) Born February 22, 1907, in Chicago, Robert actually got his start on the big screen, appearing in more than 100 films between 1931 and 1962, largely in “B” movies...
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Father Knows Best started in 1949 as a radio show on NBC Radio. Young played Anderson in that show before coming over to CBS Television. It then moved over to NBC Television, where it was...
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.
