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Roland Young

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  • 1887 - 1953

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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). In 1937, he achieved one of the most important successes of his career in Topper, as a bank president haunted by the ghosts of his clients, played by Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. It was one of the most successful films of the year, and Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Topper's wife was played by Billie Burke, who wrote in her memoir that Young "was dry and always fun to work with". They also appeared together in The Young in Heart (1938), and both of the Topper sequels, Topper Takes a Trip (1938) and Topper Returns (1941). He continued working steadily through the 1940s, playing small roles opposite some of Hollywood's leading actresses, such as Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Paulette Goddard and Greta Garbo in her final film, Two-Faced Woman (1941). In the 1950s, Young appeared on several episodic television series, including Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre.

Birthday: 1887-11-11

Born At: London, England, United Kingdom

Casted In:

And Then There Were None
4886
Topper
23101
Tales of Manhattan
27655
You Gotta Stay Happy
33122
Ruggles of Red Gap
36006
The Young in Heart
38023
One Hour with You
43145
Forever and a Day
43509
King Solomon's Mines
43860
David Copperfield
43899
Topper Returns
44875
Camille
53431
Sherlock Holmes
53800
Topper Takes a Trip
54430
The Flame of New Orleans
61109
They All Kissed the Bride
61434
The Bishop Murder Case
61546
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
68849
That's Entertainment! III
77448
Star Dust
80769
This Is the Night
81038
Madam Satan
83817
A Lady's Profession
93128
The Guardsman
95004
Two-Faced Woman
95874
The Lady Has Plans
97578
Pleasure Cruise
99319
Aquel hombre de Tánger
100170
Ali Baba Goes to Town
106515
Wedding Rehearsal
108270
Irene
109481
The Great Lover
136694
Let's Dance
147810
Street of Women
159441
His Double Life
164418
Here Is My Heart
169355
Lovers Courageous
170246
The Unguarded Hour
179177
Blind Adventure
183397
Give Me Your Heart
188609
Call It a Day
190084
The Unholy Night
190089
Dulcy
190413
The Pagan Lady
200463
The Squaw Man
206039
One Rainy Afternoon
206119
Sailing Along
210718
He Married His Wife
211932
Standing Room Only
238736
Yes, My Darling Daughter
244201
Bond Street
253027
Here I Am a Stranger
256482
Don't Bet on Women
262234
St. Benny the Dip
270225
New Moon
275481
Wise Girls
283618
Annabelle's Affairs
322625
The Prodigal
342706
A Woman Commands
395729
No, No, Nanette
413232
The Night of Nights
570793
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