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Roland Young was born on 11 November, 1887 in London, England, UK, is an actor,soundtrack,writer. Discover Roland Young's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
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actor,soundtrack,writer |
Age |
65 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
Born |
11 November, 1887 |
Birthday |
11 November |
Birthplace |
London, England, UK |
Date of death |
5 June, 1953 |
Died Place |
New York City, New York, USA |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 65 years old group.
Roland Young Height, Weight & Measurements
At 65 years old, Roland Young height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .
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5' 6" (1.68 m) |
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Who Is Roland Young's Wife?
His wife is Dorothy Patience May (9 April 1948 - 5 June 1953) ( his death), Marjorie Kummer (5 September 1921 - 18 October 1940) ( divorced)
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Wife |
Dorothy Patience May (9 April 1948 - 5 June 1953) ( his death), Marjorie Kummer (5 September 1921 - 18 October 1940) ( divorced) |
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Roland Young Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Roland Young worth at the age of 65 years old? Roland Young’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Roland Young's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
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Timeline
Fondly remembered for his many deceptively meek, erudite characters played on film -- think Cosmo Topper, of the screwball classic Topper (1937) -- this short (5'6"), balding, highly distinguished actor was born in London, England on November 11,1887, to an architect and his wife. Young was educated at Sherborne College and University College London and trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Taking his first professional London stage bow in 1908, Roland moved to the United States a few years later, made his New York debut (in "Hindle Wakes") in 1912, and became a fixture on Broadway. Young performed equally well in droll farces and classic drama.
His standout credits included productions of "John Gabriel Borkman" (1915), "The Seagull" (1916), "A Doll's House" (1918), "Rollo's Wild Oat," "Hedda Gabler" (1923), and "The Last of Mrs.
citizen in 1918 and served in the Army during WW I.
He appeared in a few silent films after his discharge, including Sherlock Holmes (1922), in which he played an amusingly hesitant Dr. Watson to John Barrymore's super-sleuth.
Cheyney" (1927). He also joined the the Washington Square Players for a time. Young became a U. S.
His first talking film was the second male lead, Lord Montague, a near strangler victim, in the murder mystery The Unholy Night (1929) starring Ernest Torrence and directed by Lionel Barrymore.
Young didn't come into his own in Hollywood until his presence in screwball comedies of the 1930s, for which he seemed tailor-made.
With his patrician air, tidy mustache, and fumbling-yet-dry delivery, Young did his share of restrained scene-stealing in New Moon (1930) as Count Strogoff; The Squaw Man (1931) as Sir John Applegate; David Copperfield (1935) as the villainous Uriah Heap; The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) as the timorous clerk with God-like powers; and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), as the inebriated Earl of Burnstead who loses his valet Charles Laughton in a poker game.
Appeared in four Best Picture nominees: One Hour with You (1932), David Copperfield (1935), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) and The Philadelphia Story (1940).
So good was he in Topper (1937), as the humorously beleaguered fall guy for ghostly duo Cary Grant and Constance Bennett, that he earned a supporting Oscar nomination, somewhat rare for comic outings. Young moved fluidly between stage, film and radio assignments during the war-era years.
While starring in a mid-1940s radio broadcast of "Topper" and appearing with Cornelia Otis Skinner in the 1945 serial "William and Mary," he also graced such theatre productions as "Ask My Friend Sandy" and "Another Love Story" and such films as Star Dust (1940), The Philadelphia Story (1940) (as lecherous rascal Uncle Willie), Greta Garbo's last film Two-Faced Woman (1941), The Flame of New Orleans (1941), Forever and a Day (1943) and the classic whodunnit And Then There Were None (1945). He ended his career in a few TV anthologies ("The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre," "Studio One in Hollywood," "Lux Video Theatre" and "Betty Crocker Star Matinee").
His last few films were comedies and included a villainous role in the Bob Hope romantic musical The Great Lover (1949), a conman in the sentimental crimer St.
Benny the Dip (1951) and the wealthy father of a newly-married countess whose husband/count quickly disappears in the romantic adventure That Man from Tangier (1953).
Married twice, Young died of natural causes at age 65, in New York City, on June 5, 1953, and was survived by his second wife, Patience DuCroz.