Roland Young

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 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.

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  • Popularity: 2.228
  • Aithnichte airson: Acting
  • Co-là-breith: 1887-11-10
  • Àite breith: London, England, UK
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  • 1940
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    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story

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  • 1945
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    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

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  • 1937
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    Topper

    Topper

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  • 1948
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    You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ruggles of Red Gap

    Ruggles of Red Gap

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  • 1932
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    One Hour with You

    One Hour with You

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

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  • 1942
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    They All Kissed the Bride

    They All Kissed the Bride

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    King Solomon's Mines

    King Solomon's Mines

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

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  • 1929
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    The Bishop Murder Case

    The Bishop Murder Case

    5.2 1929 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

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  • 1941
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    Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

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  • 1936
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    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

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  • 1940
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    Star Dust

    Star Dust

    4.7 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    This Is the Night

    This Is the Night

    5.6 1932 HD

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  • 1926
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    Camille

    Camille

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  • 1938
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    Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

    6.409 1938 HD

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  • 1922
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

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  • 1930
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    Madam Satan

    Madam Satan

    5.8 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    A Lady's Profession

    A Lady's Profession

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  • 1941
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    Two-Faced Woman

    Two-Faced Woman

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  • 1931
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    The Guardsman

    The Guardsman

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  • 1953
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    Aquel hombre de Tánger

    Aquel hombre de Tánger

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  • 1942
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    The Lady Has Plans

    The Lady Has Plans

    5.3 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    6.067 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Wedding Rehearsal

    Wedding Rehearsal

    4.6 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    Irene

    Irene

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  • 1950
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    Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1932
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    Street of Women

    Street of Women

    4.8 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Unholy Night

    The Unholy Night

    5.4 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Call It a Day

    Call It a Day

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Great Lover

    The Great Lover

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dulcy

    Dulcy

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    His Double Life

    His Double Life

    6.091 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Pagan Lady

    The Pagan Lady

    2.5 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Blind Adventure

    Blind Adventure

    5.5 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Here Is My Heart

    Here Is My Heart

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

    5.4 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

    4.6 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    Lovers Courageous

    Lovers Courageous

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Give Me Your Heart

    Give Me Your Heart

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sailing Along

    Sailing Along

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    He Married His Wife

    He Married His Wife

    5.1 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Unguarded Hour

    The Unguarded Hour

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bond Street

    Bond Street

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1939
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    Yes, My Darling Daughter

    Yes, My Darling Daughter

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  • 1939
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    Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1931
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    Don't Bet on Women

    Don't Bet on Women

    4.2 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Pleasure Cruise

    Pleasure Cruise

    5.7 1933 HD

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  • 1951
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    St. Benny the Dip

    St. Benny the Dip

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  • 1930
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    New Moon

    New Moon

    4.3 1930 HD

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  • 1929
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    Wise Girls

    Wise Girls

    4.7 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    A Woman Commands

    A Woman Commands

    8 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    7.2 1943 HD

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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.9 1994 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Night of Nights

    The Night of Nights

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    They Just Had to Get Married

    They Just Had to Get Married

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1929
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    Her Private Life

    Her Private Life

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1924
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    Grit

    Grit

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1936
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    Gypsy

    Gypsy

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.667 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.727 1950 HD

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