ROLAND YOUNG (fue un actor teatral y cinematográfico británico)

ROLAND YOUNG (11 de noviembre de 1887 – 5 de junio de 1953) fue un actor teatral y cinematográfico británico.

Biografía y carrera

Nacido en Londres, Inglaterra, Young estudió en la Sherborne School de Sherborne, y en la Universidad de Londres antes de ingresar en la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Debutó como actor teatral en el circuito de Teatros del West End con la obra Find the Woman en 1908, y en 1912 hizo su primera actuación en el circuito de Broadway con Hindle Wakes. Young actuó en dos comedias escritas para él por Clare Kummer, Good Gracious Annabelle! (1916) y A Successful Calamity (1917), antes de servir en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, tras obtener la nacionalidad estadounidense. Una vez finalizada la contienda volvió a Nueva York, casándose con la hija de Kummer, Frances. En los siguientes años actuó alternativamente en Nueva York y Londres.

Su debut como actor cinematográfico tuvo lugar en 1922, en el film mudo Sherlock Holmes, en el cual interpretaba a Watson, encarnando John Barrymore a Holmes.

Tras ser contratado por Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Young hizo su primer film sonoro, The Unholy Night (1929), dirigido por Lionel Barrymore.

Young empezó a trabajar como actor independiente, consiguiendo una demanda de trabajo constante. Así, trabajó junto a Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin y Maurice Chevalier en Una hora contigo (1932), y con Kay Francis en Street of Women (1932).

En 1937 consiguió uno de los mayores éxitos de su carrera al interpretar al empresario Cosmo Topper, frecuentado por los fantasmas de sus clientes, Cary Grant y Constance Bennett. El film fue uno de los más taquilleros del año, y por su actuación Young fue nominado al Oscar al mejor actor de reparto.

En los años 1950 Young actuó en series televisivas como Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse y The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre.

Roland Young falleció en 1953 en Nueva York, por causas naturales. Sus restos fueron incinerados, y las cenizas entregadas a sus allegados.

Wikipedia in English

ROLAND YOUNG (November 11, 1887 – June 5, 1953) was a British theatrical and film actor.

Biography and career

Born in London, England, Young studied at the Sherborne School in Sherborne, and at the University of London before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his debut as a stage actor on the West End theater circuit with the play Find the Woman in 1908, and in 1912 he made his first performance on the Broadway circuit with Hindle Wakes. Young starred in two comedies written for him by Clare Kummer, Good Gracious Annabelle! (1916) and A Successful Calamity (1917), before serving in the United States Army during World War I, after obtaining American citizenship. After the war ended, he returned to New York, marrying Kummer’s daughter, Frances. In the following years he performed alternately in New York and London.

His debut as a film actor took place in 1922, in the silent film Sherlock Holmes, in which he played Watson, playing Holmes as John Barrymore.

After being hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Young made his first sound film, The Unholy Night (1929), directed by Lionel Barrymore.

Young began working as a freelance actor, finding a constant job demand. Thus, she worked with Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Maurice Chevalier in An hour with you (1932), and with Kay Francis in Street of Women (1932).

In 1937 he achieved one of the greatest successes of his career when he played the businessman Cosmo Topper, haunted by the ghosts of his clients, Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. The film was one of the highest grossing of the year, and for his performance Young was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor.

In the 1950s Young acted in television series such as Lux Video Theater, Studio One, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, and The Chevrolet Tele-Theater.

Roland Young died in 1953 in New York, of natural causes. His remains were cremated, and the ashes handed over to those close to him.

Filmography

1922 Sherlock Holmes

1924 Grit

1926 Camille

1928 Walls Tell Tales

1929 Wise Girls

1929 The Unholy Night

1929 Her Private Life

1930 The Bishop Murder Case

1930 Madam Satan

1930 New Moon

1931 Don’t Bet on Women

1931 The Prodigal

1931 Annabelle’s Affairs

1931 Only she knows

1931 The Fugitive

1931 The Pagan Lady

1931 Lovers Courageous

1932 A Woman Commands

1932 an hour with you

1932 This Is the Night

1932 Street of Women

1932 Wedding Rehearsal

1932 They Just Had to Get Married

1933 A Lady’s Profession

1933 Pleasure Cruise

1933 Blind Adventure

1933 His Double Life

1934 Here Is My Heart

1935 David Copperfield

1935 Ruggles of Red Gap

1936 The Unguarded Hour

1936 One Rainy Afternoon

1936 Give Me Your Heart

1940 He Married His Wife

1940 Irene

1940 No, No, Nanette

1940 Private Affairs

1940 Star Dust

1940 Dulcy, by S. Sylvan Simon

1940 The Philadelphia Story

1941 The Ghost Woman

1941 The Flame of New Orleans

1941 Two-Faced Woman

1942 The Lady Has Plans

1942 They All Kissed the Bride

1942 Tales of Manhattan

1943 Forever and a Day

1944 Standing Room Only

1945 And Then There Were None

1948 Bond Street

1948 You Gotta Stay Happy

1949 The Great Lover

1950 Let’s Dance

1951 St. Benny the Dip

1953 That man from Tangier.