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Robert Osborne

Robert Osborne

Acting

Born: May 3, 1932Colfax, Washington, USA

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
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Self

2021
Making Montgomery Clift

Making Montgomery Clift

Self

2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Self

2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self

2017

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

Self

2017
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Self

2015
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2015
Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

Self

2015
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Self - Guest

2014
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2013
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

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

Self

2012
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2011
Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli

Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli

Self

2010
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Self

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

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

Self

2009
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine

Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine

Self - Host

2009

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Narrator (voice)

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

2008

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

Self

2008

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

Self

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

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Self

2008
Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

Self

2008
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison

Private Screenings: Norman Jewison

Self - Host

2007
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda

Private Screenings: Jane Fonda

Self - Host

2007
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Self

2007

Private Screenings: Stanley Donen

Self

2006
Sergeant York: Of God and Country

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

2006

Hollywood Helps the Cause

Self

2006

Credit Where Credit is Due

Self

2006
Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

Self - Host

2006
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall

Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall

Self - Host

2005

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

Self - Film Historian

2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Self

2005
Hitchcock and Dial M

Hitchcock and Dial M

Self

2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Self

2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Self

2004
3D: A Brief History

3D: A Brief History

2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Self

2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Self

2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Self

2004
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Self - Host

2004
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Self

2004

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

Self - Host

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

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

Self

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

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

Self

2003
Curtains for Roy Earle

Curtains for Roy Earle

Self

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

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

Self

2003

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

Self

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

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

Self, Film Historian

2003

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self

2000

Private Screenings: Betty Hutton

Self - Host

2000

Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn

Self - Host

1999

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Self - Host

1998

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Self - Host

1998

Private Screenings: June Allyson

Self - Host

1998

Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney

Self

1997
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

Self - Host

1997

Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell

Self - Host

1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland

Self / Host

1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

Self / Host

1996
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self

1994
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Self (archive footage)

1987
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Junior Executive (uncredited)

1967
Psycho

Psycho

Man (uncredited)

1960
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