Robert Osborne

Robert Osborne

Known for
Acting
Born
May 3, 1932
Died
March 6, 2017 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Colfax, Washington, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Forever Endeavor poster

Forever Endeavor

Movie · as Self

2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Movie · as Self

2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story poster

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Movie · as Self

2018
Making Montgomery Clift poster

Making Montgomery Clift

Movie · as Self

2017
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

Movie · as Self

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self

2015
Tab Hunter Confidential poster

Tab Hunter Confidential

Movie · as Self

2015
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute poster

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Movie · as Self

2015
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie

2014
And the Oscar Goes To... poster

And the Oscar Goes To...

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

2014
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie · as Self - Host

2013
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie

2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie · as Self

2011
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie

2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood poster

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics poster

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Movie · as Self

2009
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers poster

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

Movie · as Self

2009
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece

Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece

Movie · as Self

2008
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

Movie · as Self

2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Movie · as Self

2008
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' poster

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Movie · as Self

2008
Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide

Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide

Movie · as Self

2008
Inside 'The Apartment' poster

Inside 'The Apartment'

Movie · as Self

2007
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon poster

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Movie · as Self

2006
Sergeant York: Of God and Country poster

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

Movie

2006
Credit Where Credit is Due

Credit Where Credit is Due

Movie · as Self

2006
Hollywood Helps the Cause

Hollywood Helps the Cause

Movie · as Self

2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story poster

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Movie · as Self

2005
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

Movie · as Self - Film Historian

2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic poster

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Movie · as Self

2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock poster

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Movie · as Self

2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess poster

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Movie · as Self

2004
Hitchcock and Dial M poster

Hitchcock and Dial M

Movie · as Self

2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' poster

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Movie · as Self

2004
3D: A Brief History poster

3D: A Brief History

Movie

2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths poster

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Movie · as Self

2004
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle poster

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Movie · as Self

2003
Curtains for Roy Earle poster

Curtains for Roy Earle

Movie · as Self

2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' poster

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

Movie · as Self, Film Historian

2003
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

Movie · as Self

2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' poster

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

Movie · as Self

2003
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' poster

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

Movie · as Self

2003
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' poster

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

Movie · as Self

2002
George Lucas: Creating an Empire poster

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Movie · as Self

2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Movie · as Self

2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law poster

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

TV · 1 ep

1997
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart poster

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

Movie · as Self - Host

1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner poster

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

Movie · as Self / Host

1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland poster

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland

Movie · as Self / Host

1996
Private Screenings poster

Private Screenings

TV · as Self - Host, Self- Host

1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her poster

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Movie · as Self

1987
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star poster

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying poster

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Movie · as Junior Executive (uncredited)

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Jeff Taylor · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1960
Psycho poster

Psycho

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

TV · as Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep