- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1887
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- June 5, 1953
Roland Young
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 Privat…
Filmography
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage)
movieThat Man from Tangier
1953 · George
movieSt. Benny the Dip
1951 · Matthew
movieLet's Dance
1950 · Edmund Pohlwhistle
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Sumner
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieThe Great Lover
1949 · C.J. Dabney
tvStudio One
1948 · Harold. Mummery
movieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Ralph Tutwiler
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieBond Street
1948 · George Chester-Barrett
movieAnd Then There Were None
1945 · William Blore
movieStanding Room Only
1944 · Ira Cromwell
movieForever and a Day
1943 · Henry Barringer
movieTales of Manhattan
1942 · Edgar
movieThey All Kissed the Bride
1942 · Marsh
movieThe Lady Has Plans
1942 · Ronald Dean
movieTwo-Faced Woman
1941 · Oscar 'O.O.' Miller
movieThe Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Charles Giraud
movieTopper Returns
1941 · Cosmo Topper
movieNo, No, Nanette
1940 · Mr. 'Happy' Jimmy Smith
movieThe Philadelphia Story
1940 · Uncle Willie
movieDulcy
1940 · Roger Forbes
moviePrivate Affairs
1940 · Amos Bullerton
movieIrene
1940 · Mr. Smith
movieStar Dust
1940 · Thomas Brooke
movieHe Married His Wife
1940 · Bill Carter
movieThe Night of Nights
1939 · Barry Keith-Trimble
movieHere I Am a Stranger
1939 · Professor Daniels
movieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939 · Titus Jaywood
movieTopper Takes a Trip
1938 · Cosmo Topper
movieThe Young in Heart
1938 · Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton
movieSailing Along
1938 · Anthony Gulliver
movieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Sultan
movieTopper
1937 · Cosmo Topper
movieKing Solomon's Mines
1937 · Cmdr. John Good
movieCall It a Day
1937 · Frank Haines
Gypsy
movieGypsy
1936 · Alan Brooks
movieGive Me Your Heart
1936 · Edward 'Tubbs' Barrow
movieThe Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · George McWhirter Fotheringay
movieOne Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Maillot
movieThe Unguarded Hour
1936 · William "Bunny" Jeffers
movieRuggles of Red Gap
1935 · Earl of Burnstead
movieDavid Copperfield
1935 · Uriah Heep
movieHere Is My Heart
1934 · Nicki
movieHis Double Life
1933 · Priam Farrel
movieBlind Adventure
1933 · Holmes
moviePleasure Cruise
1933 · Andrew Poole
movieA Lady's Profession
1933 · Lord Reginald Withers
movieThey Just Had to Get Married
1933 · Hillary Hume
movieHollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932 · Self
movieWedding Rehearsal
1932 · Reggie Buckley Candysshe - Marquis of Buckminster
movieStreet of Women
1932 · Linkhorne 'Link' Gibson
movieThis Is the Night
1932 · Gerald Gray
movieOne Hour with You
1932 · Professor Olivier
movieA Woman Commands
1932 · King Alexander
movieLovers Courageous
1932 · Jeffrey
movieThe Guardsman
1931 · The Critic
movieThe Pagan Lady
1931 · Dr. Heath
movieThe Squaw Man
1931 · Sir John Applegate
movieAnnabelle's Affairs
1931 · Roland Wimbleton
movieThe Prodigal
1931 · Doc
movieDon't Bet on Women
1931 · Herbert Drake
movieNew Moon
1930 · Count Strogoff
movieMadam Satan
1930 · Jimmy Wade
movieThe Bishop Murder Case
1929 · Sigurd 'Erik' Arnesson
movieWise Girls
1929 · Duke Merrill
movieThe Unholy Night
1929 · Lord Montague
movieHer Private Life
1929 · Charteris
movieCamille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 · Lord Kyne
movieGrit
1924 · Houdini Hart
movieSherlock Holmes
1922 · Dr. Watson