Roland Young

Roland Young Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: November 11, 1887

Death Date: June 5, 1953

Birth Place: London, England, UK

Slight, mild-mannered British character actor who played a host of lower-middle-class types, from the unctuous Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield" (1934) to the meek sales clerk invested with God-like powers in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1936). His amiable diffidence enabled him to blithely play frustrated upper class types on occasion; Young is, for example, best known to American audiences for his starring roles as the worrisome banker in three of the "Topper" films (1937-41).

Credits

Aquel hombre de Tánger

Actor
George
Movie
1953

St. Benny the Dip

Actor
Matthew
Movie
1951

Let's Dance

Actor
Edmund Pohlwhistle
Movie
1950

The Great Lover

Actor
C.J. Dabney
Movie
1949

Studio One

Actor
Series
1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

Actor
Ralph Tutwiler
Movie
1948

Bond Street

Actor
George Chester-Barrett
Movie
1948

And Then There Were NoneStream

Actor
Detective William Henry Blore
Movie
1945
100%

Standing Room Only

Actor
Ira Cromwell
Movie
1944

They All Kissed the Bride

Actor
Marsh
Movie
1942

The Lady Has Plans

Actor
Ronald Dean
Movie
1942

Topper ReturnsStream

Actor
Cosmo Topper
Movie
1941
89%

Two-Faced Woman

Actor
O. O. Miller
Movie
1941
30%

The Flame of New Orleans

Actor
Charles Giraud
Movie
1941

Intimidades Ocultas

Actor
Movie
1940

Star Dust

Actor
Thomas Brooke
Movie
1940

Dulcy

Actor
Roger Forbes
Movie
1940

Irene

Actor
Mr. Smith
Movie
1940

No, No, Nanette

Actor
Mr. "Happy" Jimmy Smith
Movie
1940

The Philadelphia StoryStream

Actor
Uncle Willie
Movie
1940
100%

He Married His Wife

Actor
Bill Carter
Movie
1940

Private Affairs

Actor
Amos Bullerton
Movie
1940

Topper Takes a Trip

Actor
Cosmo Topper
Movie
1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Actor
Titus "Jay" Jaywood
Movie
1939

Here I Am a Stranger

Actor
Professor Daniels
Movie
1939

The Young in Heart

Actor
Col. Anthony 'Sahib' Carleton
Movie
1938

Sailing Along

Actor
Anthony Gulliver
Movie
1938

TopperStream

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CosmoTopper
Movie
1937
89%

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Actor
George McWhirter Fotheringay
Movie
1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Actor
Sultan
Movie
1937

Call It a Day

Actor
Frank Haines
Movie
1937

King Solomon's Mines

Actor
Cmdr. John Good
Movie
1937

One Rainy Afternoon

Actor
Maillot
Movie
1936

Give Me Your Heart

Actor
Edward "Tubbs" Barron
Movie
1936

The Unguarded Hour

Actor
Bunny
Movie
1936

Ruggles of Red Gap

Actor
Earl of Burnstead, aka George
Movie
1935

David CopperfieldStream

Actor
Uriah Heep
Movie
1935
100%

His Double Life

Actor
Priam Farrel
Movie
1933

Blind Adventure

Actor
Holmes the Burglar
Movie
1933

A Lady's Profession

Actor
Lord Reginald Withers
Movie
1933

Pleasure Cruise

Actor
Andrew Poole
Movie
1933

Lovers Courageous

Actor
Jeffrey
Movie
1932

One Hour With You

Actor
Professor Olivier
Movie
1932

Wedding Rehearsal

Actor
Movie
1932

This Is the Night

Actor
Gerlald Grey
Movie
1932

All Women Are Bad

Actor
Herbert Drake
Movie
1931

The Prodigal

Actor
Doc/Somerset Greenman
Movie
1931

The Guardsman

Actor
Bernhardt
Movie
1931

Madam Satan

Actor
Jimmy Wade
Movie
1930

Wise Girls

Actor
Duke Merrill
Movie
1930

New Moon

Actor
Count Strogoff
Movie
1930

The Bishop Murder Case

Actor
Sigurd `'Erik'` Arnesson
Movie
1930

The Unholy Night

Actor
Lord Montague
Movie
1929

Sherlock Holmes

Actor
Dr. Watson
Movie
1922