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Roland Young was an English-American actor. He began his acting career on the stage, but later found success and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film Topper (1937).
Born
Friday, 11 November 1887
Died
Friday, 05 June 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri | Self | 2006 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clip from 'Two-Faced Woman' | 1994 |
| That Man from Tangier | George | 1953 |
| The Doctor | George | 1952 |
| St. Benny the Dip | Matthew | 1951 |
| General Electric Guest House | Self | 1951 |
| Wonderful Town, U.S.A. | Self | 1951 |
| Let's Dance | Edmund Pohlwhistle | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | King Eric VIII | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sumner | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri | Self | 2006 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clip from 'Two-Faced Woman' | 1994 |
| That Man from Tangier | George | 1953 |
| The Doctor | George | 1952 |
| St. Benny the Dip | Matthew | 1951 |
| General Electric Guest House | Self | 1951 |
| Wonderful Town, U.S.A. | Self | 1951 |
| Let's Dance | Edmund Pohlwhistle | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | King Eric VIII | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sumner | 1950 |
| Penthouse Party | Self | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| The Great Lover | C.J. Dabney | 1949 |
| Studio One | Harold. Mummery | 1948 |
| You Gotta Stay Happy | Ralph Tutwiler | 1948 |
| Bond Street | George Chester-Barrett | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| And Then There Were None | Detective William Henry Blore / William Blore | 1945 |
| Standing Room Only | Ira Cromwell | 1944 |
| Forever and a Day | Henry Barringer | 1943 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Edgar / Edgar - Wilson's butler | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | Marsh | 1942 |
| The Lady Has Plans | Ronald Dean | 1942 |
| Two-Faced Woman | O.O. Miller / Oscar 'O.O.' Miller | 1941 |
| The Flame of New Orleans | Charles Giraud | 1941 |
| Topper Returns | Cosmo Topper | 1941 |
| No, No, Nanette | Mr. 'Happy' Jimmy Smith | 1940 |
| The Philadelphia Story | Uncle Willie | 1940 |
| Dulcy | Roger Forbes | 1940 |
| Irene | Mr. Smith | 1940 |
| Star Dust | Thomas Brooke | 1940 |
| He Married His Wife | Bill Carter | 1940 |
| The Night of Nights | Barry Keith-Trimble | 1939 |
| Here I Am a Stranger | Prof. Daniels / Professor Daniels | 1939 |
| Yes, My Darling Daughter | Titus Jaywood | 1939 |
| Topper Takes a Trip | Mr. Topper / Cosmo Topper | 1939 |
| The Young in Heart | 'Sahib' Carleton / Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton | 1938 |
| Sailing Along | Anthony Gulliver | 1938 |
| Ali Baba Goes to Town | Sultan | 1937 |
| Topper | Cosmo Topper | 1937 |
| Gypsy | Alan Brooks | 1937 |
| King Solomon's Mines | Cmdr. Good / Cmdr. John Good | 1937 |
| Call It a Day | Frank Haines | 1937 |
| Give Me Your Heart | Tubbs Barrow / Edward 'Tubbs' Barrow | 1936 |
| The Man Who Could Work Miracles | George McWhirter Fotheringay | 1936 |
| One Rainy Afternoon | Maillot | 1936 |
| The Unguarded Hour | Bunny / William "Bunny" Jeffers | 1936 |
| Ruggles of Red Gap | George--Earl of Burnstead / Earl of Burnstead | 1935 |
| David Copperfield | Uriah Heep | 1935 |
| Here Is My Heart | Nicki / Prince Nicholas | 1934 |
| His Double Life | Priam Farrel | 1934 |
| Blind Adventure | Holmes / The Burglar | 1933 |
| Pleasure Cruise | Andrew Poole | 1933 |
| A Lady's Profession | Lord Reginald Withers | 1933 |
| They Just Had to Get Married | Hillary Hume | 1933 |
| Wedding Rehearsal | The Marquis of Buckminster / Reggie Buckley Candysshe - Marquis of Buckminster | 1932 |
| Street of Women | Linkhorne 'Link' Gibson | 1932 |
| This Is the Night | Gerald Gray | 1932 |
| One Hour with You | Professor Olivier | 1932 |
| A Woman Commands | King Alexander | 1932 |
| Lovers Courageous | Jeffrey | 1932 |
| The Guardsman | The Critic | 1931 |
| The Pagan Lady | Dr. Heath | 1931 |
| The Squaw Man | Sir John Applegate | 1931 |
| Annabelle's Affairs | Roland Wimbleton | 1931 |
| Don't Bet on Women | Herbert Drake | 1931 |
| The Prodigal | Doc aka Somerset Greenman / Doc | 1931 |
| New Moon | Count Strogoff | 1930 |
| Madam Satan | Jimmy Wade | 1930 |
| Her Private Life | Charteris | 1930 |
| The Bishop Murder Case | Sigurd Arnesson / Sigurd 'Erik' Arnesson | 1929 |
| Wise Girls | Duke Merrill | 1929 |
| The Unholy Night | Lord Montague | 1929 |
| Camille | Lord Kyne | 1926 |
| Sherlock Holmes | Dr. Watson | 1922 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
