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Roland Young

Roland Young

Actor · Born 1887-11-10 · London, England, UK

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English actor. Young made his first stage appearance in London's West End in Find the Woman in 1908, and in 1912 he made his Broadway debut in Hindle Wakes. He appeared in two comedies written for him by Clare Kummer, Good Gracious Annabelle! (1916) and A Successful Calamity (1917) before he served with the United States Army during World War I. He returned to New York when the war ended, and married Kummer's daughter, Frances. For the next few years he alternated between New York and London. He made his film debut in the 1922 silent film Sherlock Holmes, in which he played Watson opposite John Barrymore as Holmes. He signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made his talkie debut in The Unholy Night (1929), directed by Lionel Barrymore. He was loaned to Warner Bros. to appear in Her Private Life, with Billie Dove and Fox Film Corporation, winning critical approval for his comedic performance as Jeanette MacDonald's husband in Don't Bet on a Woman. He was again paired with MacDonald in the film version of Good Gracious Annabelle!, titled Annabelle's Affairs. He appeared in Cecil B. de…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Philadelphia Story (1940) — Uncle Willie
  2. And Then There Were None (1945) — William Blore
  3. Topper (1937) — Cosmo Topper
  4. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) — Earl of Burnstead
  5. One Hour with You (1932) — Professor Olivier
  6. David Copperfield (1935) — Uriah Heep
  7. Topper Returns (1941) — Cosmo Topper
  8. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
  9. Tales of Manhattan (1942) — Edgar
  10. The Young in Heart (1938) — Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton
  11. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) — George McWhirter Fotheringay
  12. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  13. King Solomon's Mines (1937) — Cmdr. John Good
  14. Topper Takes a Trip (1938) — Cosmo Topper
  15. Two-Faced Woman (1941) — Oscar 'O.O.' Miller
  16. Madam Satan (1930) — Jimmy Wade
  17. The Flame of New Orleans (1941) — Charles Giraud
  18. Sherlock Holmes (1922) — Dr. Watson
  19. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  20. Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) — Sultan
  21. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) — Ralph Tutwiler
  22. The Bishop Murder Case (1929) — Sigurd 'Erik' Arnesson
  23. This Is the Night (1932) — Gerald Gray
  24. The Guardsman (1931) — The Critic
  25. His Double Life (1933) — Priam Farrel
  26. Studio One (1948) — Harold. Mummery
  27. The Squaw Man (1931) — Sir John Applegate
  28. One Rainy Afternoon (1936) — Maillot
  29. Forever and a Day (1943) — Henry Barringer
  30. The Unholy Night (1929) — Lord Montague
  31. They All Kissed the Bride (1942) — Marsh
  32. He Married His Wife (1940) — Bill Carter
  33. Irene (1940) — Mr. Smith
  34. Let's Dance (1950) — Edmund Pohlwhistle
  35. Street of Women (1932) — Linkhorne 'Link' Gibson
  36. Give Me Your Heart (1936) — Edward 'Tubbs' Barrow
  37. Don't Bet on Women (1931) — Herbert Drake
  38. Here Is My Heart (1934) — Nicki
  39. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Sumner
  40. Star Dust (1940) — Thomas Brooke