Person
Robert Osborne
Acting · 1932–2017 · 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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jeff Taylor
Psycho
Man (uncredited)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Private Screenings
Self - Host
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self - Guest
Curtains for Roy Earle
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
Filmography
- 2021Boulevard! A Hollywood StorySelf
- 2018Making Montgomery CliftSelf
- 2018Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr StorySelf
- 2017The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf
- 2017A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3DSelf
- 2015Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary TributeSelf
- 2015Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
- 2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf
- 2014Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
- 2014And the Oscar Goes To...Self - Interviewee
- 2014Private Screenings: Robert OsborneSelf - Guest
- 2013Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
- 2012Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film FestivalSelf
- 2011Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
- 2010Private Screenings: Liza MinnelliSelf
- 2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf
- 2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of EpicsSelf
- 2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of ThrillersSelf
- 2009Private Screenings: Ernest BorgnineSelf - Host
- 2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerNarrator (voice)
- 2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistorySelf
- 2008Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century FoxSelf
- 2008Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of MoontideSelf
- 2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'Self
- 2008Inside 'The Apartment'Self
- 2007Private Screenings: Norman JewisonSelf - Host
- 2007Private Screenings: Jane FondaSelf - Host
- 2007Magic Time: The Art of Jack LemmonSelf
- 2006Private Screenings: Stanley DonenSelf
- 2006Sergeant York: Of God and Country
- 2006Hollywood Helps the CauseSelf
- 2006Credit Where Credit is DueSelf
- 2006Private Screenings: Angela LansburySelf - Host
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf
- 2005Private Screenings: Lauren BacallSelf - Host
- 2005Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is BornSelf - Film Historian
- 2005George Lucas: Creating an EmpireSelf
- 2004Hitchcock and Dial MSelf
- 2004Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock ClassicSelf
- 2004Before the Fact: Suspicious HitchcockSelf
- 2004Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I ConfessSelf
- 2004Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'Self
- 20043D: A Brief History
- 2004Mr. Hitchcock Meets the SmithsSelf
- 2004Private Screenings: Patricia NealSelf - Host
- 2004Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the JungleSelf
- 2003A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'Self
- 2003Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'Self
- 2003Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaineSelf - Host
- 2003Curtains for Roy EarleSelf
- 2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Self
- 2003Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'Self, Film Historian
- 2003Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'Self
- 2000Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- 2000Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf
- 2000Private Screenings: Betty HuttonSelf - Host
- 1999Private Screenings: Anthony QuinnSelf - Host
- 1998Private Screenings: Charlton HestonSelf - Host
- 1998Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter MatthauSelf - Host
- 1998Private Screenings: June AllysonSelf - Host
- 1998Private Screenings: Leslie CaronSelf - Host
- 1997Private Screenings: Mickey RooneySelf
- 1997Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey BogartSelf - Host
- 1996Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane RussellSelf - Host
- 1996Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy GarlandSelf / Host
- 1996Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana TurnerSelf / Host
- 1996Private ScreeningsSelf - Host
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf
- 1987Montgomery Clift: The Hidden StarSelf (archive footage)
- 1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingJunior Executive (uncredited)
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesJeff Taylor
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960PsychoMan (uncredited)
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourWeather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- —Forever EndeavorSelf
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