Editing Robert Young (actor)

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{{Short description|American actor (1907–1998)}}
{{Infobox person
| name                  = Robert Young
| image                 = Robert Young 1957.JPG
| imagesize             =
| caption               = Young in 1957
| birth_name            = Robert George Young
| birth_date            = {{Birth date|1907|2|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place           = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date            = {{Death date and age|1998|7|21|1907|2|22|mf=y}}
| death_place           = [[Westlake Village, California]], U.S.
| resting_place         = 
| occupation      = Actor
| years active    = 1927–1988
| party              = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse          = {{marriage|Betty Henderson|1933|1994|end=died}}
| children        = 4
| relatives = [[Marcia Ralston]] (sister-in-law)
}}

'''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.]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|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.

==Early life==
Born in Chicago, Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father, Thomas E. Young, and an American mother, Margaret Fyfe. While Young was a child, the family moved to various locations within the U.S., including [[Seattle]] as well as Los Angeles, where Young was a student at [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles)|Abraham Lincoln High School]]. After graduation, he studied and performed at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]] while working [[wikt:odd job|odd jobs]] and appearing in [[bit part]]s in [[silent film]]s. While touring with a [[Repertory theatre|stock company]] producing "The Ship", Young was discovered by a [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] talent scout who signed the fledgling actor to a contract. Young made his [[sound film|sound-film]] debut for [[Fox Film|Fox Film Corporation]] in the 1931 [[Charlie Chan]] film ''[[The Black Camel (film)|Black Camel]]'', starring [[Warner Oland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=Kenneth T. |author2=Markoe, Arnie |author3=Markoe, Karen |title=The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=1998|pages=645|isbn=0-684-80663-0}}</ref>

==Film career==
Young appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1952. In spite of having a "tier B" status, he co-starred with some of the studio's most illustrious actresses, such as [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Margaret Sullavan]], [[Norma Shearer]], [[Joan Crawford]], [[Susan Hayward]], [[Dorothy McGuire]], [[Helen Hayes]], [[Luise Rainer]], [[Hedy Lamarr]], [[Helen Twelvetrees]] and (unrelated) [[Loretta Young]]. Most of his assignments consisted of short [[B movie]]s, also known as "programmers," which required brief two- to three-week shooting schedules. Actors who were relegated to such hectic routines appeared, as Young did, in some six to eight movies per year.

As an MGM contract player, Young was obligated to accept any film assigned to him or risk being placed on suspension—and many actors who were placed on suspension were prohibited from earning a salary from any endeavor at all, even those unrelated to the film industry. In 1936, MGM summarily loaned Young to [[Gaumont British]] in the U.K. for two films; the first, ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)|Secret Agent]]'', was directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], while the other, ''[[It's Love Again]]'', co-starred [[Jessie Matthews]]. While in England, he was convinced that MGM intended to terminate his contract, but he was mistaken.

He unexpectedly received one of his most rewarding roles late in his MGM career, in ''[[H.M. Pulham, Esq.]]'' (1941), which also benefited from one of [[Hedy Lamarr]]'s most effective performances. He once remarked that he was assigned only those roles which [[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] and other A-list actors had rejected.

After his contract with MGM expired, Young starred in light comedies and dramas for studios such as [[20th Century Fox]], [[United Artists]], and [[RKO Radio Pictures]]. From 1943, Young had more challenging roles in films like ''[[Claudia (1943 film)|Claudia]]'', ''[[The Enchanted Cottage (1945 film)|The Enchanted Cottage]]'', ''[[They Won't Believe Me]]'', ''[[The Second Woman (1950 film)|The Second Woman]]'', and ''[[Crossfire (film)|Crossfire]]''. His portrayals of unsympathetic characters in several of these later films—which had seldom been the case in his MGM pictures—were applauded by numerous critics. In 1949, he returned to MGM briefly to appear in ''[[That Forsyte Woman]]'' with [[Errol Flynn]] and [[Greer Garson]]. He played the second lead in ''[[Secret of the Incas]]'' (1954) starring [[Charlton Heston]], the film upon which ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' was subsequently loosely based. Despite the picture's superior quality while being shot on location at [[Machu Picchu]], it was the last feature film in which he appeared. Young's career had begun an incremental and almost imperceptible decline, despite a propitious beginning as a freelance actor without the nurturing of a major studio. He had continued starring as a leading man in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but only in mediocre films, and occasionally playing supporting roles in important films. Then, he subsequently disappeared from the silver screen—only to reappear, successfully, several years later on a much smaller one.

===Television career===
Today, Young is most remembered as the affable insurance salesman in the long-running popular sitcom ''[[Father Knows Best]]'' (1949–1954 on radio, 1954–1960 on television), for which he and his co-star [[Jane Wyatt]] won several [[Emmy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Newcomb|first=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of Television|publisher=CRC Press|year=2004|edition=2|pages=856|isbn=1-57958-411-X}}</ref> [[Elinor Donahue]] ("Betty"), [[Billy Gray (actor)|Billy Gray]] ("Bud"), and [[Lauren Chapin]] ("Kathy") played the Anderson children in the television version.

Young then created, produced, and starred with [[Ford Rainey]] and [[Constance Moore]] in the [[nostalgia|nostalgic]] CBS comedy series ''[[Window on Main Street]]'' (1961–1962).

Young's final television series was ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1969–1976), co-starring a young [[James Brolin]]. This show earned an Emmy for Young, for best leading actor in a drama series.

He shared the stage on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'' with [[Jimi Hendrix]] in September 1969.

Until 1982, he made numerous television commercials for [[Sanka]] coffee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Eric |title=Advertising; Last Cup of Sanka for Dr. Welby |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/26/business/advertising-last-cup-of-sanka-for-dr-welby.html |access-date=August 7, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=August 26, 1982}}</ref>

The popular phrase "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" from a commercial for [[Vicks]] 44 cough medicine has been erroneously attributed to Young due to his ''Marcus Welby, MD'' fame. It was actually spoken by actor [[Chris Robinson (American actor)|Chris Robinson]] and then by [[Peter Bergman]] during the 1980s.{{Citation needed |date=September 2022}}

==Personal life and death==
Young was married to Betty Henderson for 61 years from 1933 until her death in 1994. They had four daughters: Carol Proffitt, Barbara Beebe, Kathy Young, and Betty Lou Gleason. They also had six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Despite his trademark portrayal of happy, well-adjusted characters, Young's bitterness toward Hollywood casting practices never diminished, and he suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] and alcoholism, culminating in a suicide attempt in January 1991.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-20-me-841-story.html|title=Robert Young, 83, Attempted Suicide, Authorities Reveal|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Kazmin|first=Amy Louise |date=January 20, 1991|access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> Later, he spoke candidly about his personal problems in an effort to encourage others to seek help. The Robert Young Community Mental Health Center is named after Young in honor of his work toward passage of the 708 Illinois Tax Referendum, which established a property tax to support mental health programs in his home state. The center started in [[Rock Island, Illinois]], and now has sites in both Iowa and Illinois, as part of the Quad-City metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unitypoint.org/quadcities/filesimages/SafetyNetinPeril_Web.pdf |title=A Safety Net in Peril: The State of Public Mental Health in the Quad-Cities|date=January 13, 2018}}</ref>

Young died of [[respiratory failure]] at his Westlake Village, California, home on July 21, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9807/22/obit.young/|title='Marcus Welby' actor Robert Young dies|date=July 22, 1998|publisher=cnn.com|access-date=July 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002061447/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9807/22/obit.young/ |archive-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

He has three stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]; the stars are in the categories of film (located at 6933 [[Hollywood Blvd.]]), television (6358 Hollywood Blvd.), and radio (1660 [[Vine Street]]).<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/robert-young/ Robert Young; Los Angeles Times Hollywood Star Walk] Retrieved July 20, 2017.</ref>

==Filmography==
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|+ Film
|-
! width="50px"| Year
! width="250px"| Title
! width="150px"| Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1928
| ''[[The Godless Girl]]''
| Student
| Uncredited
|-
| 1931
| ''{{sortname|The|Black Camel|dab=film}}''
| Jimmy Bradshaw
| A [[Warner Oland]] / [[Charlie Chan]] film
|-
| 1931
| ''{{sortname|The|Sin of Madelon Claudet}}''
| Dr. Lawrence Claudet
| Alternative title: ''The Lullaby''
|-
| 1931
| ''[[Hell Divers]]''
| Graham – Pilot Reporting Missing Airplanes
| Uncredited
|-
| 1931
| ''{{sortname|The|Guilty Generation}}''
| Marco Ricca—aka John Smith
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Wet Parade]]''
| Kip Tarleton
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[New Morals for Old]]''
| Ralph Thomas
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Unashamed (film)|Unashamed]]''
| Dick Ogden
|
|-
| 1932
| ''[[Strange Interlude (film)|Strange Interlude]]''
| Gordon Evans (as a Young Man)
| Alternative title: ''Strange Interval''
|-
| 1932
| ''[[The Kid from Spain]]''
| Ricardo
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Men Must Fight]]''
| Lt. Geoffrey Aiken
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Today We Live]]''
| Claude
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Hell Below]]''
| Lieutenant (JG) Ed "Brick" Walters
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Tugboat Annie]]''
| Alexander "Alec" Brennan
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[Saturday's Millions]]''
| Jim Fowler
|
|-
| 1933
| ''[[The Right to Romance]]''
| Bobby Preble
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Carolina (1934 film)|Carolina]]''
| Will Connelly
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Spitfire (1934 film)|Spitfire]]''
| John Stafford
|
|-
| 1934
| ''{{sortname|The|House of Rothschild}}''
| Captain Fitzroy
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Lazy River (film)|Lazy River]]''
| William "Bill" Drexel
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Hollywood Party (1934 film)|Hollywood Party]]''
| Himself, Radio Announcer
| Uncredited
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Whom the Gods Destroy (1934 film)|Whom the Gods Destroy]]''
| Jack Forrester
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Paris Interlude]]''
| Pat Wells
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[Death on the Diamond]]''
| Larry Kelly
|
|-
| 1934
| ''[[The Band Plays On (film)|The Band Plays On]]''
| Tony Ferrera
|
|-
| 1934
| ''La ciudad de cartón''
| Himself
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[West Point of the Air]]''
| Little Mike Stone
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Vagabond Lady]]''
| Tony Spear
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Calm Yourself]]''
| Preston 'Pat' Patton
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Red Salute (1935 film)|Red Salute]]''
| Uncle Sam
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[Remember Last Night?]]''
| Tony Milburn
|
|-
| 1935
| ''[[The Bride Comes Home]]''
| Jack Bristow
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[It's Love Again]]''
| Peter Carlton
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Three Wise Guys]]''
| Joe Hatcher
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)|Secret Agent]]''
| Robert Marvin
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Bride Walks Out]]''
| Hugh McKenzie
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Sworn Enemy (film)|Sworn Enemy]]''
| Henry 'Hank' Sherman
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[The Longest Night (1936 film)|The Longest Night]]''
| Charley Phelps
|
|-
| 1936
| ''[[Stowaway (1936 film)|Stowaway]]''
| Tommy Randall
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Dangerous Number]]''
| Henry 'Hank' Medhill
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[I Met Him in Paris]]''
| Gene Anders
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Married Before Breakfast]]''
| Tom Wakefield
|
|-
| 1937
| ''{{sortname|The|Emperor's Candlesticks|The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937 film)}}''
| Grand Duke Peter
|
|-
| 1937
| ''{{sortname|The|Bride Wore Red}}''
| Rudi Pal
|
|-
| 1937
| ''[[Navy Blue and Gold (film)|Navy Blue and Gold]]''
| Roger "Rog" Ash
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Paradise for Three]]''
| Fritz Hagedorn
| Alternative title: ''Romance for Three''
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Three Comrades (1938 film)|Three Comrades]]''
| Gottfried Lenz
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Josette (1938 film)|Josette]]''
| Pierre Brassard
|
|-
| 1938
| ''{{sortname|The|Toy Wife}}''
| Andre Vallaire
|
|-
| 1938
| ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]''
| Bill Harrison
|
|-
| 1938
| ''{{sortname|The|Shining Hour}}''
| David Linden
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Honolulu (film)|Honolulu]]''
| Brooks Mason / George Smith
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Bridal Suite]]''
| Neil McGill
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Maisie (film)|Maisie]]''
| Charles "Slim" Martin
|
|-
| 1939
| ''[[Miracles for Sale]]''
| Michael "Mike" Morgan
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Northwest Passage (film)|Northwest Passage]]''
| Langdon Towne
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Florian (film)|Florian]]''
| Anton Erban
|
|-
| 1940
| ''{{sortname|The|Mortal Storm}}''
| Fritz Marberg
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Sporting Blood (1940 film)|Sporting Blood]]''
| Myles Vanders
|
|-
| 1940
| ''[[Dr. Kildare's Crisis]]''
| Douglas "Doug" Lamont
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Western Union (film)|Western Union]]''
| Richard Blake
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941 film)|The Trial of Mary Dugan]]''
| Jimmy Blake
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Lady Be Good (1941 film)|Lady Be Good]]''
| Edward "Eddie" Crane
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[Married Bachelor]]''
| Randolph Haven
|
|-
| 1941
| ''[[H. M. Pulham, Esq.]]''
| Harry Moulton Pulham
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Joe Smith, American]]''
| Joe Smith
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Cairo (1942 film)|Cairo]]''
| Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
|
|-
| 1942
| ''[[Journey for Margaret]]''
| John Davis
|
|-
| 1943
| ''[[Claudia (1943 film)|Claudia]]''
| David Naughton
|
|-
| 1943
| ''[[Slightly Dangerous]]''
| Bob Stuart
|
|-
| 1943
| ''[[Sweet Rosie O'Grady]]''
| Sam MacKeever
|
|-
| 1944
| ''{{sortname|The|Canterville Ghost|dab=1944 film}}''
| Cuffy Williams
|
|-
| 1945
| ''{{sortname|The|Enchanted Cottage|dab=1945 film}}''
| Oliver Bradford
|
|-
| 1945
| ''[[Those Endearing Young Charms (film)|Those Endearing Young Charms]]''
| Lt. Hurley 'Hank' Travers
|
|-
| 1946
| ''[[Claudia and David]]''
| David Naughton
|
|-
| 1946
| ''[[The Searching Wind]]''
| Alex Hazen
|
|-
| 1946
| ''[[Lady Luck (1946 film)|Lady Luck]]''
| Larry Scott
|
|-
| 1947
| ''[[They Won't Believe Me]]''
| Larry Ballentine
|
|-
| 1947
| ''[[Crossfire (film)|Crossfire]]''
| Finlay
|
|-
| 1948
| ''[[Relentless (1948 film)|Relentless]]''
| Nick Buckley
|
|-
| 1948
| ''[[Sitting Pretty (1948 film)|Sitting Pretty]]''
| Harry King
|
|-
| 1949
| ''[[Adventure in Baltimore]]''
| Dr. Andrew Sheldon
|
|-
| 1949
| ''[[That Forsyte Woman]]''
| Philip Bosinney
| Alternative title: ''The Forsyte Saga''
|-
| 1949
| ''[[Bride for Sale]]''
| Steve Adams
|
|-
| 1949
| ''[[And Baby Makes Three]]''
| Vernon "Vern" Walsh
|
|-
| 1950
| ''[[The Second Woman (1950 film)|The Second Woman]]''
| Jeff Cohalan
|
|-
| 1951
| ''[[Goodbye, My Fancy (film)|Goodbye, My Fancy]]''
| Doctor James Merrill
|
|-
| 1952
| ''[[The Half-Breed (1952 film)|The Half-Breed]]''
| Dan Craig
|
|-
| 1954
| ''The Big Moment''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 1954
| ''[[Secret of the Incas]]''
| Stanley Moorehead
| Final film
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! width="50px"| Year
! width="250px"| Title
! width="150px"| Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1954
| ''[[Ford Theatre|Ford Television Theatre]]''
| Tom Warren
| 1 episode
|-
| 1954–1960
| ''[[Father Knows Best]]''
| Jim Anderson
| 203 episodes
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Climax!]]''
| Lieutenant Commander Knowles
| 1 episode
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Window on Main Street]]''
| Cameron Garrett Brooks
| 17 episodes
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]''
| Dr. Gilbert Winfield
| 1 episode
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'': ''The Admiral''
| Admiral Matt Callahan
| 1 episode
|-
| 1968
| ''{{sortname|The|Name of the Game|dab=TV series}}''
| Herman Allison
| 1 episode
|-
| 1969–1976
| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
| Dr. Marcus Welby
| 170 episodes
|-
| 1972
| ''All My Darling Daughters''
| Judge Charles Raleigh
| Television film
|-
| 1973
| ''My Darling Daughters' Anniversary''
| Judge Charles Raleigh
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Father Knows Best|Father Knows Best Reunion]]''
| Jim Anderson
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Father Knows Best|Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas]]''
| Jim Anderson
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Little Women (1978 film)|Little Women]]''
| Grandpa James Lawrence
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.|The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
| Dr. Marcus Welby
| Television film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[American Masters]]''
| Edward "Eddie" Crane
| 1 episode
|-
| 1987
| ''Mercy or Murder?''
| [[Gilbert v. State|Roswell Gilbert]]
| Television film
|-
| 1987
| ''{{sortname|A|Conspiracy of Love|nolink=yes}}''
| Joe Woldarski
| Television film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[List of Marcus Welby, M.D. episodes#TV films|Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair]]''
| Dr. Marcus Welby
| Television film (final appearance)
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Radio
|-
! width="50px"| Year
! width="250px"| Title
! width="150px"| Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1949–1954
| ''[[Father Knows Best]]''
| Jim Anderson
| 
|-
| 1943 
| ''[[Suspense (radio drama)|Suspense]]''
|
| Episode: "A Friend to Alexander"<ref>Blackstone Audio 'Suspense' Vol. 2 issued 2015</ref>
|-
| 1946 
| ''[[Suspense (radio drama)|Suspense]]''
|
| Episode: "The Night Reveals"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://archive.org/details/SuspenseRoma43to44/Suspense_1943-12-09_The_Night_Reveals_wRobertYoung%26Margo+UPGRADE-3+EC+Thursday.mp3}} {{Open access}}</ref>
|-
| 1952
| ''[[Suspense (radio drama)|Suspense]]''
|
| Episode: "The Frameup"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|newspaper=The Decatur Daily Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2458532/the_decatur_daily_review/|agency=[[Herald & Review|The Decatur Daily Review]]|date=March 23, 1952|page=44|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 21, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Result
! Category
! Film or series
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1956
| rowspan="8" |[[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Award]]
|'''Nominated'''
|Best Actor – Continuing Performance
|''Father Knows Best''
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1957
|'''Won'''
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series|Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series]]
|''Father Knows Best''
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1958
|'''Won'''
|Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
|''Father Knows Best''
|-
|1959
|'''Nominated'''
|Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series
|''Father Knows Best''
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1970
|'''Won'''
|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|rowspan=2|1971
| rowspan="2" |'''Nominated'''
|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
|''Vanished''
|-
|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|1972
|'''Nominated'''
|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|1970
|rowspan=5|[[Golden Globe Award]]
|rowspan=2|'''Nominated'''
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best TV Actor – Drama]]
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|1971
|Best TV Actor – Drama
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-style="background-color: #EAEAEA;"
|1972
|'''Won'''
|Best TV Actor – Drama
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|1973
|rowspan=2|'''Nominated'''
|Best TV Actor – Drama
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|1974
|Best TV Actor – Drama
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|2003
|[[TV Land Award]]
|'''Nominated'''
|Classic TV Doctor of the Year
|''Marcus Welby, M.D.''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Other sources'''
* {{cite book |last=Eames |first=John Douglas |year=1986 |url=https://archive.org/details/mgmstory00john|url-access=registration |title=The MGM Story |publisher=Crown Publishers |location=New York City |isbn=0-517-52389-2 }}
* {{cite book |last=Gartside |first=Michael |year=2000–2001 |title=Robert Young's British Films |publisher=Films of the Golden Age |issue =23 |location=Muscatine, IA }}
* {{cite book |last=Jewell |first=Richard B. |author2=Harbin, Vernon |year=1982 |title=The RKO Story |publisher=Crown Publishers |location=New York City }}
* {{cite book |last=Katz |first=Ephraim |year=1981 |title=The Film Encyclopedia |publisher=Harper Perennial |location=New York City }}
* {{cite book |last=Shipman |first=David |year=1970 |title=The Great Movie Stars: The Golden Years |publisher=Bonanza Books |location=New York City }}

== External links ==
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* Robert Young at [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=117694 ''The New York Times'']
* {{Find a Grave|3252}}
* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/1363/robert-young Literature on Robert Young]

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