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Robert Young

1907 - 1998

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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). In 1978, Young produced a documentary that "stressed the importance of motorcycle training for teenagers." This film earned him the 1979 BAFTA Award for Best Specialised Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Young is the 5,486th most popular actor (down from 5,472nd in 2019), the 8,541st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,986th in 2019) and the 2,515th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Young ranks 5,486 out of 13,578. Before him are Betsy Brandt, Anthony Anderson, Choi Myung-gil, Park Hae-jin, Mickey Kuhn, and Trisha. After him are Dolly de Leon, Michael Flatley, Erwin Geschonneck, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lubna Azabal, and Patrick St. Esprit.

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Among people born in 1907, Robert Young ranks 323. Before him are Manoelzinho, Alfredo Devincenzi, Giovanni Delise, Eric Brook, Iryna Vilde, and Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich. After him are Toni Frissell, Leslie Charteris, George W. Romney, Hilario López, Klaes Karppinen, and Ilias Tsirimokos. Among people deceased in 1998, Robert Young ranks 248. Before him are Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Jeanette Nolan, Alberto Calderón, Alain Bosquet, Bruno Rodzik, and Lamberto Gardelli. After him are Viljo Heino, Jopie Selbach, Erling Evensen, Anna Maria Ortese, Tadeusz Ślusarski, and Bella Abzug.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Young ranks 8,543 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Blue (1974), Kayden Kross (1985), Mickey Kuhn (1932), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), Anne Sewell Young (1871), and Robert Coover (1932). After him are Michael Flatley (1958), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Lewis Sheldon (1874), Robert Blust (1940), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), and Cliff Martinez (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Young ranks 2,516. Before him are Haley Lu Richardson (1995), Ginnifer Goodwin (1978), Sofia Carson (1993), Betsy Brandt (1976), Anthony Anderson (1970), and Mickey Kuhn (1932). After him are Michael Flatley (1958), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), Kevin Gage (1959), William Mapother (1965), Saoirse Ronan (1994), and Vera-Ellen (1921).

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