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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...
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Studio OneSeries • 1948
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
The Philadelphia StoryMovie • 1940
And Then There Were NoneMovie • 1945
TopperMovie • 1937
David CopperfieldMovie • 1935
Topper ReturnsMovie • 1941
Madam SatanMovie • 1930
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
Topper Takes a TripMovie • 1938
The Flame of New OrleansMovie • 1941
Ruggles of Red GapMovie • 1935
One Hour with YouMovie • 1932
King Solomon's MinesMovie • 1937
Two-Faced WomanMovie • 1941
The Young in HeartMovie • 1938
Tales of ManhattanMovie • 1942
The Man Who Could Work MiraclesMovie • 1936
Ali Baba Goes to TownMovie • 1937
Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1922