Portrait of Robert Young

Acting

Robert Young

Career

Active from 1931 to 1988, busiest in 1934 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
86
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 83
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1980s

4 titles
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)

as Dr. Marcus Welby

A Conspiracy of Love
A Conspiracy of Love (1987)

as Joe Woldarski

Mercy or Murder?
Mercy or Murder? (1987)

as Roswell Gilbert

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)

as Dr. Marcus Welby

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Little Women
Little Women (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mr. Laurence

The Father Knows Best Reunion
The Father Knows Best Reunion (1977)

as James Anderson

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977)

as Jim Anderson

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)

as Judge Charles Raleigh

All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters (1972)

as Judge Charles Raleigh

Vanished
Vanished (1971)

TV show ยท as Sen. Earl Gannon

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Marcus Welby

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dr. Marcus Welby

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities (1969)

as Marcus Welby

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Herman Allison

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Nick Holloway

Window on Main Street
Window on Main Street (1961)

TV show

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Dr. Gilbert Winfield

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 53
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Jim Anderson

Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stanley Moorehead

The Big Moment
The Big Moment (1954)

as Narrator

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Lieutenant Commander Knowles

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dan Craig

Goodbye, My Fancy
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Doctor James Merrill

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jeff Cohalan

1940s

31 titles ยท average score 67
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

as Harry King

Crossfire
Crossfire (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as Finlay

They Won't Believe Me
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Larry Ballentine

Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Larry Scott

Claudia and David
Claudia and David (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

as David Naughton

The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
GoodWatch score 88

as Oliver Bradford

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cuffy Williams

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bob Stuart

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Richard Blake

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Harry Moulton Pulham

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Fritz Marberg

Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Langdon Towne

1930s

53 titles ยท average score 59
Honolulu
Honolulu (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Brooks Mason / George Smith

The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as David Linden

The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Andre Vallaire

The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Grand Duke Peter

The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal

Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Roger 'Rog' Ash

I Met Him in Paris
I Met Him in Paris (1937)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gene Anders

Stowaway
Stowaway (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tommy Randall

The Bride Walks Out
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hugh McKenzie

It's Love Again
It's Love Again (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Peter Carlton

Carolina
Carolina (1934)

as Will Connelly

Today We Live
Today We Live (1933)
GoodWatch score 34

as Claude William Hope

1920s

2 titles
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Calling Hubby's Bluff (1929)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Campus Vamp
The Campus Vamp (1928)

as Student at Dance / at Beach (uncredited)