Young, Robert

Young, Robert
▪ 1999

      American actor (b. Feb. 22, 1907, Chicago, Ill.—d. July 21, 1998, Westlake Village, Calif.), was best remembered for his portrayal of benevolent authority figures, starring in the title roles of such television classics as "Father Knows Best" and "Marcus Welby, M.D." When he was 10 years old, his family moved to Los Angeles, where he later performed in high school plays and community theatre. Signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931, Young was loaned out to Fox Film Corp. for his debut in The Black Camel, a Charlie Chan mystery. During the 1930s and '40s he built a solid, prolific movie career, playing both comic and dramatic roles, usually as the leading man opposite such stars as Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford. His more than 100 films included Northwest Passage (1940), Journey for Margaret (1942), and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). In 1949 Young landed the role of Jim Anderson, the kind, understanding father in the radio series "Father Knows Best," a role he reprised on TV from 1954 to 1960. He won two Emmy awards for the series and a third for his depiction of Marcus Welby (1969-76), the compassionate doctor who became personally involved in his patients' lives. Young's idealized TV roles were in sharp contrast to his life off the screen. He suffered for years from depression and alcoholism and attempted suicide in 1991. Despite these difficulties, he was respected in Hollywood for his professionalism, working consistently in television movies until his retirement in 1988. He was married for over 60 years.

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