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Robert Young

Cast, Host, Narrator

Robert Young

Born February 22, 1907. (Wikidata)

111 episodes in 12 shows · 1940–1954

Robert Young (1907-1998) was an American actor of film, radio and television. Signed by MGM, he appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1952, working opposite stars such as Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford in pictures including Northwest Passage and Crossfire. He found his most lasting role as Jim Anderson in Father Knows Best, which began on radio in 1949 and moved to television in 1954, winning him two Emmy Awards. A third Emmy came for Marcus Welby, M.D. Beyond his own series, Radio Days also finds him on Cavalcade of America and Lux Radio Theatre.

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Father Knows Best57 · Cast

About Father Knows Best

1949 1

New Year's Eve December 29, 1949

1950 10

Safety Campaign January 5, 1950
A Week-End in the Country February 16, 1950
Jim's Birthday February 23, 1950
Income Tax March 9, 1950
Father's Day Trip June 15, 1950
Vacation Arrives July 6, 1950
A Spooky Cemetery October 26, 1950
A Modern Thanksgiving November 23, 1950
A Hans Christian Andersen Christmas December 21, 1950
Party Preparations December 28, 1950

1951 8

Orchid for a Lady February 15, 1951
Anniversary Secret April 19, 1951
Father's Day Picnic June 14, 1951
Meaning of Freedoms July 5, 1951
The Circus September 13, 1951
The Rug October 11, 1951
Father of the Year November 8, 1951
Thanksgiving Prayer November 22, 1951

1952 12

The Chaperone January 3, 1952
The Family Behind the Man January 10, 1952
The Fashion Expert January 17, 1952
Secrets of the Attic February 21, 1952
Keeping Up with the Joneses February 28, 1952
No Partiality March 6, 1952
New Washing Machine April 17, 1952
Home Management May 15, 1952
Treasure Hunt July 3, 1952
Kathy's Engagement Ring September 4, 1952
Weekend Away From Home September 18, 1952
Bud Quits School October 16, 1952

1953 23

Southern Manners January 1, 1953
Second Family Car January 8, 1953
The Boy Next Door January 15, 1953
Bud Dislikes Girls January 29, 1953
Aunt Thelma Visits February 5, 1953
Babysitting Miseries February 12, 1953
Modernizing the Home February 19, 1953
Banged Up Fender February 26, 1953
Overdue Vacation March 5, 1953
To Build a Brick Wall March 12, 1953
The Missing Wedding Ring March 19, 1953
The Uninsured Robin March 26, 1953
Bud's Panama Cat Business Venture April 2, 1953
How to Face Problems April 9, 1953
Family Getaway to Beaver Falls April 16, 1953
Old Father Time April 23, 1953
A Date Mix-Up with Leonard and Ralph and Betty October 1, 1953
The Life of the Party October 15, 1953
Missing Uncle November 19, 1953
Thanksgiving November 26, 1953
Too Many Rabbits December 3, 1953
An Old Fashioned Christmas December 24, 1953
New Year's Sitter December 31, 1953

1954 3

Taking Pictures January 7, 1954
An Unusual Bet January 14, 1954
The Mink Coat Woes January 21, 1954

Cavalcade of America13 · Cast, Narrator

About Cavalcade of America

Take Her Down (1943) October 25, 1943
How to Build Paradise May 21, 1945
The Battle to Stay Alive September 24, 1945 · narrator
That They Might Live (1946) October 7, 1946
An Honorable Titan November 4, 1946
Mr. Pullman's Palace Car March 3, 1947
Under the Big Top May 26, 1947
The Iron Horse August 18, 1947
Mr. Lincoln Goes to the Play February 9, 1948
The Sword of Kentucky May 16, 1950
Six Men of Wood October 3, 1950
Top Secret May 22, 1951
The River Finds a Master March 17, 1953

Lux Radio Theatre11 · Cast

About Lux Radio Theatre

H.M. Pulham, Esquire July 13, 1942
A Night to Remember April 19, 1943
The Philadelphia Story (1943) June 14, 1943
The Fallen Sparrow February 14, 1944
In Old Chicago October 9, 1944
Only Yesterday (1945) April 16, 1945
Sitting Pretty February 14, 1949
Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay October 24, 1949
Goodbye, My Fancy (1952) January 14, 1952
The Physician in Spite of Himself July 13, 1953
Goodbye, My Fancy (1954) June 28, 1954

The Screen Guild Theater9 · Cast

About The Screen Guild Theater

I Met Him in Paris February 4, 1940
The Awful Truth March 17, 1940
My Love Came Back March 16, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (December 1942) December 14, 1942
Journey for Margaret April 5, 1943
Design for Scandal February 21, 1944
Ninotchka (1944) October 23, 1944
Joy of Living May 28, 1945
Those Endearing Young Charms October 1, 1945

Family Theater7 · Cast, Host

About Family Theater

Let Us Remember March 11, 1947 · host
The Tin Whistle (1947) August 21, 1947
A Day to Remember September 16, 1948
World Without End (1949) January 19, 1949 · host
Cyrano de Bergerac June 14, 1950 · host
Stopwatch Finale (1951) June 13, 1951 · host
The Unknown September 16, 1953 · host

Suspense7 · Cast

A Friend to Alexander (1943) August 3, 1943
The Night Reveals December 9, 1943
The High Wall June 6, 1946
You'll Never See Me Again (1946) September 5, 1946
Crossfire April 10, 1948
Celebration September 23, 1948
A Murder of Necessity March 24, 1952

Command Performance2 · Host

About Command Performance

Program 88: Robert Young, Tex Ritter October 9, 1943 · m.c.
Program 209: Chico Marx, Jack Benny, Lina Romay January 31, 1946 · m. c.

Encore Theatre1 · Cast

About Encore Theatre

Green Light June 25, 1946

Fibber McGee and Molly1 · Cast

About Fibber McGee and Molly

Fifteenth Anniversary Show September 13, 1949

Studio One1 · Cast

About Studio One

King's Row February 24, 1948

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre1 · Cast

About The Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre

The Palm Beach Story October 29, 1944

Theatre of Romance1 · Cast

About Theatre of Romance

The Enchanted Cottage February 26, 1946

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