Robert Osborne

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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

Psycho

Man (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jeff Taylor

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Self

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Self

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Junior Executive (uncredited)

Tab Hunter Confidential

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2021	Boulevard! A Hollywood Story MOVIE	Self
2018	Making Montgomery Clift MOVIE	Self
2018	Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story MOVIE	Self
2017	The Fabulous Allan Carr MOVIE	Self
2017	A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D MOVIE	Self
2015	Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute MOVIE	Self
2015	Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival MOVIE	Self
2015	Tab Hunter Confidential MOVIE	Self
2014	Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival MOVIE	Self
2014	And the Oscar Goes To... MOVIE	Self - Interviewee
2014	Private Screenings: Robert Osborne MOVIE	Self - Guest
2013	Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival MOVIE	Self
2012	Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival MOVIE	Self
2011	Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival MOVIE	Self
2010	Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli MOVIE	Self
2010	Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood TV	Self
2009	A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics MOVIE	Self
2009	A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers MOVIE	Self
2009	Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine MOVIE	Self - Host
2009	Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2008	Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History MOVIE	Self
2008	Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox MOVIE	Self
2008	Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide MOVIE	Self
2008	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' MOVIE	Self
2008	Inside 'The Apartment' MOVIE	Self
2007	Private Screenings: Norman Jewison MOVIE	Self - Host
2007	Private Screenings: Jane Fonda MOVIE	Self - Host
2007	Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon MOVIE	Self
2006	Private Screenings: Stanley Donen MOVIE	Self
2006	Sergeant York: Of God and Country MOVIE	Self
2006	Hollywood Helps the Cause MOVIE	Self
2006	Credit Where Credit is Due MOVIE	Self
2006	Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury MOVIE	Self - Host
2005	Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall MOVIE	Self - Host
2005	Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born MOVIE	Self - Film Historian
2005	George Lucas: Creating an Empire MOVIE	Self
2004	Hitchcock and Dial M MOVIE	Self
2004	Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic MOVIE	Self
2004	Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock MOVIE	Self
2004	Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess MOVIE	Self
2004	3D: A Brief History MOVIE	Self
2004	Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' MOVIE	Self
2004	Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths MOVIE	Self
2004	Private Screenings: Patricia Neal MOVIE	Self - Host
2004	Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle MOVIE	Self
2003	A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' MOVIE	Self
2003	Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' MOVIE	Self
2003	Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine MOVIE	Self - Host
2003	Curtains for Roy Earle MOVIE	Self
2003	Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' MOVIE	Self
2003	Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' MOVIE	Self, Film Historian
2003	Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' MOVIE	Self
2000	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law TV	Self
2000	Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy MOVIE	Self
2000	Private Screenings: Betty Hutton MOVIE	Self - Host
1999	Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn MOVIE	Self - Host
1998	Private Screenings: Charlton Heston MOVIE	Self - Host
1998	Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau MOVIE	Self - Host
1998	Private Screenings: June Allyson MOVIE	Self - Host
1997	Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney MOVIE	Self
1997	Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart MOVIE	Self - Host
1996	Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell MOVIE	Self - Host
1996	Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland MOVIE	Self / Host
1996	Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner MOVIE	Self / Host
1994	Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her MOVIE	Self
1987	Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1967	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying MOVIE	Junior Executive (uncredited)
1962	The Beverly Hillbillies TV	Jeff Taylor
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1960	Psycho MOVIE	Man (uncredited)
1957	The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour TV	Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
	Forever Endeavor MOVIE	Self
	Private Screenings TV	Self - Host
	Private Screenings TV	Self- Host

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