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Robert Young

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 22, 1907-July 21, 1998)
    Best known for his starring roles in the TV series' 'Father Knows Best' (1954-63) and 'Marcus Welby, M.D.' (1969-76)
    Also acted in the films 'The Sin Of Madelon Claudet (1931),' 'Today We Live (1933),' 'Hollywood Party (1934),' 'Her Uncle Sam (1935),' 'Stowaway (1936),' 'It's Love Again (1936),' 'The Secret Agent (1936),' 'Navy Blue And Gold (1937),' 'The Shining Hour (1938),' 'Three Comrades (1938),' 'Northwest Passage (1940),' 'Western Union (1941),' 'Cairo (1942),' 'The Canterville Ghost (1944),' 'Sitting Pretty (1948),' 'The Second Woman (1951),' 'Bond Of Fear(1956)' and 'Born Free (1966)'
    Died of respiratory failure at age 91

Why he might be annoying:

    He was an alcoholic.
    He suffered from depression.
    He shilled for Maxwell House coffee.
    He stated he felt guilty playing the 'reliable steady-as-a-rock patriarch' when he was so miserable in real life from his illnesses.
    He botched a suicide attempt (1991).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was married to the same woman for 61 years until her death in 1994.
    After a 30 year battle, he quit drinking.
    He won 3 Emmys; two for 'Father Knows Best' (1957-58) and one for 'Marcus Welby, M.D.' (1970), plus a Golden Globe (1971).
    His 'Father Knows Best' dad Jim Anderson ranked #6 in TV Guide's list of the '50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time' (June 2004).
    He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for TV and movies.
    He said of his quiet demeanor, 'I was an introvert in an extrovert profession.'

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 85 Votes: 49.41% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 54 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 108 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 61 Votes: 47.54% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 20.69% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 110 Votes: 46.36% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 203 Votes: 40.89% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 575 Votes: 42.61% Annoying