Roland Young
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1887-11-10
- Died
- 1953-06-05
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
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 Mille's The Squaw Man, and played opposite Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Guardsman (both 1931). He appeared with Evelyn Brent in Columbia's The Pagan Lady (1932) and Pola Negri in RKO's A Woman Commands (1932). His final film under his MGM contract was Lovers Courageous (1932), opposite Robert Montgomery. In 1933 he had a starring role in the risqué comedy for Fox Film called Pleasure Cruise along side Genevieve Tobin.
Young began to work as a freelance performer and found himself in constant demand. He appeared with Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Maurice Chevalier in One Hour With You (1932) and with Kay Francis in Street of Women (1932). Alexander Korda invited him to return to Britain to make his British film debut in Wedding Rehearsal (1932). He returned to Hollywood and appeared in a diverse group of films that included comedies, murder mysteries, and dramas, and also worked on Broadway. Among his films of this period were Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), David Copperfield (1935) (playing Uriah Heep), and the H.G. Wells fantasy The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936).
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (68)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Uncle Willie
Topper
1937
as Cosmo Topper
And Then There Were None
1945
as William Blore
Topper Returns
1941
as Cosmo Topper
Madam Satan
1930
as Jimmy Wade
King Solomon's Mines
1937
as Cmdr. John Good
David Copperfield
1935
as Uriah Heep
The Squaw Man
1931
as Sir John Applegate
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926
as Lord Kyne
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Edgar
St. Benny the Dip
1951
as Matthew
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Earl of Burnstead
The Young in Heart
1938
as Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton
Forever and a Day
1943
as Henry Barringer
Two-Faced Woman
1941
as Oscar 'O.O.' Miller
Star Dust
1940
as Thomas Brooke
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Sultan
Irene
1940
as Mr. Smith
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Ralph Tutwiler
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Charles Giraud
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
A Woman Commands
1932
as King Alexander
He Married His Wife
1940
as Bill Carter
Dulcy
1940
as Roger Forbes
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Mr. 'Happy' Jimmy Smith
The Lady Has Plans
1942
as Ronald Dean
Here Is My Heart
1934
as Nicki
Sherlock Holmes
1922
as Dr. Watson
Blind Adventure
1933
as Holmes
One Hour with You
1932
as Professor Olivier
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Titus Jaywood
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Marsh
Grit
1924
as Houdini Hart
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as Reggie Buckley Candysshe - Marquis of Buckminster
Let's Dance
1950
as Edmund Pohlwhistle
The Unholy Night
1929
as Lord Montague
Private Affairs
1940
as Amos Bullerton
Don't Bet on Women
1931
as Herbert Drake
Lovers Courageous
1932
as Jeffrey
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as George McWhirter Fotheringay
Gypsy
1936
as Alan Brooks
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Edward 'Tubbs' Barrow
Call It a Day
1937
as Frank Haines
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Cosmo Topper
Pleasure Cruise
1933
as Andrew Poole
New Moon
1930
as Count Strogoff
The Guardsman
1931
as The Critic
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Hillary Hume
Bond Street
1948
as George Chester-Barrett
The Great Lover
1949
as C.J. Dabney
Street of Women
1932
as Linkhorne 'Link' Gibson
Standing Room Only
1944
as Ira Cromwell
The Prodigal
1931
as Doc
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
as Sigurd 'Erik' Arnesson
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Maillot
The Night of Nights
1939
as Barry Keith-Trimble
This Is the Night
1932
as Gerald Gray
The Unguarded Hour
1936
as William "Bunny" Jeffers
That Man from Tangier
1953
as George
His Double Life
1933
as Priam Farrel
Wise Girls
1929
as Duke Merrill
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Lord Reginald Withers
Her Private Life
1929
as Charteris
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932
as Self
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Professor Daniels
Annabelle's Affairs
1931
as Roland Wimbleton
Sailing Along
1938
as Anthony Gulliver
The Pagan Lady
1931
as Dr. Heath
About 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… With 72 credits spanning from 1922 to 1994, Roland Young has appeared in 68 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roland Young Movies
- The Philadelphia Story (1940) — as Uncle Willie
- Topper (1937) — as Cosmo Topper
- And Then There Were None (1945) — as William Blore
- Topper Returns (1941) — as Cosmo Topper
- Madam Satan (1930) — as Jimmy Wade
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