Robert Osborne

Biography

Robert Osborne was longtime (and the original) primary host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable television channel. He was also an actor, film historian, author, columnist, presenter, and general TCM representative.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 73
Birth Date: 1932-05-03 00:00:00
Birth Place: Colfax, Washington, USA

Known For

Credits

actors (70 credits)
- Forever Endeavor
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Making Montgomery Clift
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Fabulous Allan Carr
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Tab Hunter Confidential
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- And the Oscar Goes To...
  Self - Interviewee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
  Self - Guest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Inside 'The Apartment'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Sergeant York: Of God and Country
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Hollywood Helps the Cause
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Credit Where Credit is Due
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
  Self - Film Historian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- George Lucas: Creating an Empire
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Hitchcock and Dial M
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- 3D: A Brief History
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Curtains for Roy Earle
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
  Self, Film Historian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Private Screenings: Betty Hutton
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Private Screenings: June Allyson
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Private Screenings: Leslie Caron
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
  Self / Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
  Self / Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  Junior Executive (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  
  - The Clampetts Strike Oil (1962) ... Jeff Taylor actor actors
  
  1962
- The Mike Douglas Show
  
  - Episode 116 (1979) ... Self actor actors
  
  1961
- Psycho
  Man (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
writing (3 credits)
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996