Cast & creator
Robert Osborne
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Dinah!
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.
Also known as: Robert Jolin Osborne, Bob Osborne
55
film credits
8
television credits
60
1957–2021 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jeff Taylor
1962
Dinah!
Self
1974
Psycho
Man (uncredited)
1960
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Private Screenings
Self - Host
1996Private Screenings
Self- Host
1996
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
2010
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
2018
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Junior Executive (uncredited)
1967
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self
2017
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self
2021
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
2006Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self
2000
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
2015
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece
Self
2009
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2002
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Self, Film Historian
2003
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self
2004
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self
2003
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Self
2004
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self
1994
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
2009Hollywood Helps the Cause
Self
2006
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Self
2012
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Self
2004
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
Self
2009
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Self
2015
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Self
2004
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Self (archive footage)
1987
Inside 'The Apartment'
Self
2008
Making Montgomery Clift
Self
2018
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
2008Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Narrator (voice)
2009
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Self
2004
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
2006
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Self / Host
1996Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Writer
1996
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2015
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Self
2004Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Self
2008
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
Self
2003
Curtains for Roy Earle
Self
2003Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
Self
2003A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
Self
2017
Forever Endeavor
Self
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2011Credit Where Credit is Due
Self
2006
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
Self
2003Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
Self - Film Historian
2005Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
Self
2008
3D: A Brief History
2004
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Self - Host
1997Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Writer
1997
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2013
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
Self / Host
1996Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
Writer
1996
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Self - Host
2014
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Self
2007
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
Self
2004