Robert Young was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was best known for his roles as Jim Anderson on the CBS sitcom Father Knows Best and as Marcus Welby on the ABC medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D.
Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 22, 1907. He began his acting career in the early 1930s, appearing in several Broadway productions. In 1934, he made his film debut in the movie The Affairs of Cellini.