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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.
- Father Knows Best cast: Robert Young as Jim Anderson. By the time he came to star in Father Knows Best, Robert Young was very familiar with the character of Jim Anderson and the family dynamic, given that he had portrayed the patriarch on the radio version from 1949 to 1954, surrounded by an entirely different cast.
- Father Knows Best cast: Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson. Early success on the Broadway stage led to Jane Wyatt being cast in films, beginning with 1934’s One More River and efforts such as Lost Horizon (directed by It’s a Wonderful Life‘s Frank Capra), Gentleman’s Agreement, House by the River, Task Force and Boomerang.
- Father Knows Best cast: Elinor Donahue as Betty ‘Princess’ Anderson. What many people may not realize, is that in some ways actress Elinor Donahue is the face of classic TV.
- Father Knows Best cast: Billy Gray as Bud Anderson. Born on January 13, 1938 in Los Angeles, Billy Gray made his debut, at the age of 10, in the 1948 film Fighter Father Dunne.
Jun 14, 2019 · Robert Young. Marcus Welby, M.D., Father Knows Best. 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).
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Nov 29, 2019 · In 1977 the show would be the subject of a pair of NBC TV movies, Father Knows Best Reunion and Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas, both of which brought back together the entire cast — life ...
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Dec 17, 2023 · Jane Wyatt, then as female lead of the Father Knows Best cast and at the 33rd Annual Celebrity Fashion Show and Auction in 2001.L-R: ©CBS/courtesy MovieStillsDB.com; Getty Images Father Knows ...
1 day ago · The radio version of Father Knows Best was much darker than the TV show. Jim Anderson acted far more rude to his family, often calling his kids names. For instance, he once said, "What a bunch of ...
Father Knows Best is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by Ed James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is ...
