Robert Osborne

May 03, 1932 - Mar 06, 2017 (84 years old) in Colfax, 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

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The Beverly Hillbillies

Jeff Taylor

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Psycho

Man (uncredited)

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

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Hitchcock and Dial M

Self

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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self

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Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Self

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Tab Hunter Confidential

Self

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Self - Guest

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Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

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Credits

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021

Self

★ 6.2
Making Montgomery Clift 2018

Self

★ 7.8
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 2018

Self

★ 6.9
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017

Self

★ 4.5
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D 2017

Self

★ NR
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute 2015

Self

★ NR
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 2015

★ NR
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015

Self

★ 7.3
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival 2014

★ NR
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014

Self - Interviewee

★ 6.9
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne 2014

Self - Guest

★ 7.3
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 2013

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

Self

★ NR
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 2011

★ NR
Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli 2010

Self

★ NR
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood 2010

Self

★ 5.4
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 2009

Self

★ 8
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009

Self

★ 6.7
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine 2009

Self - Host

★ NR
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009

Narrator (voice)

★ 6.5
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008

Self

★ 8
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox 2008

Self

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

Self

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

Self

★ NR
Inside 'The Apartment' 2008

Self

★ NR
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison 2007

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda 2007

Self - Host

★ NR
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon 2007

Self

★ NR
Private Screenings: Stanley Donen 2006

Self

★ NR
Sergeant York: Of God and Country 2006

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Hollywood Helps the Cause 2006

Self

★ NR
Credit Where Credit is Due 2006

Self

★ NR
Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury 2006

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall 2005

Self - Host

★ NR
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born 2005

Self - Film Historian

★ 6.5
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2005

Self

★ 5
Hitchcock and Dial M 2004

Self

★ 6.3
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic 2004

Self

★ 7
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock 2004

Self

★ 7
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess 2004

Self

★ 7
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' 2004

Self

★ 6.5
3D: A Brief History 2004

★ 5.7
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths 2004

Self

★ 6
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal 2004

Self - Host

★ NR
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle 2004

Self

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

Self

★ 8
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' 2003

Self

★ 8
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine 2003

Self - Host

★ NR
Curtains for Roy Earle 2003

Self

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

Self

★ 6.5
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' 2003

Self, Film Historian

★ 6.5
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' 2003

Self

★ NR
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 2000

★ 8
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy 2000

Self

★ NR
Private Screenings: Betty Hutton 2000

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn 1999

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston 1998

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau 1998

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: June Allyson 1998

Self - Host

★ NR
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney 1997

Self

★ NR
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart 1997

Self - Host

★ 5.7
Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell 1996

Self - Host

★ NR
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland 1996

Self / Host

★ NR
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner 1996

Self / Host

★ NR
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994

Self

★ NR
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star 1987

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1967

Junior Executive (uncredited)

★ 6.7
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962

Jeff Taylor

★ 6.9
Psycho 1960

Man (uncredited)

★ 8.4
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 1957

Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

★ 8.6