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Acting

Roland Young

Career: Active from 1922 to 1953, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 39
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: The Philadelphia Story
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Roland Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.2, average 5.4
Violence
2.0, average 4.1
Psychological
4.3, average 5.5
Tension
4.8, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 8
Nostalgic 4
Screwball Comedy 4
Mistaken Identity 3
Historical Setting 3
Supernatural 3
Classic Hollywood Comedy 2
Screwball 2
Fast-Paced 2
Feel-Good Entertainment 2
Family Dynamics 2
Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 88

That's Entertainment! III

88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

4 titles · average score 58

That Man from Tangier

as George

St. Benny the Dip

56

as Matthew

Let's Dance

61

as Edmund Pohlwhistle

Lux Video Theatre

TV show · as Sumner

1940s

20 titles · average score 63

The Great Lover

66

as C.J. Dabney

Bond Street

as George Chester-Barrett

And Then There Were None

86

as William Blore

They All Kissed the Bride

54

as Marsh

The Lady Has Plans

63

as Ronald Dean

Topper Returns

79

as Cosmo Topper

The Flame of New Orleans

44

as Charles Giraud

Two-Faced Woman

40

as Oscar 'O.O.' Miller

The Philadelphia Story

88

as Uncle Willie

Irene

57

as Mr. Smith

Dulcy

62

as Roger Forbes

Star Dust

61

as Thomas Brooke

1930s

37 titles · average score 63

Yes, My Darling Daughter

54

as Titus Jaywood

Topper Takes a Trip

64

as Cosmo Topper

The Young in Heart

71

as Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton

Topper

80

as Cosmo Topper

Ali Baba Goes to Town

61

as Sultan

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

65

as George McWhirter Fotheringay

Give Me Your Heart

63

as Edward 'Tubbs' Barrow

Here Is My Heart

69

as Nicki

A Lady's Profession

as Lord Reginald Withers

His Double Life

64

as Priam Farrel

This Is the Night

60

as Gerald Gray

Don't Bet on Women

as Herbert Drake

1920s

7 titles · average score 52

The Bishop Murder Case

46

as Sigurd 'Erik' Arnesson

The Unholy Night

56

as Lord Montague

Wise Girls

as Duke Merrill

Her Private Life

as Charteris

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

43

as Lord Kyne

Grit

as Houdini Hart

Sherlock Holmes

64

as Dr. Watson