Robert Osborne

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

Self

Curtains for Roy Earle

Self

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

Narrator (voice)

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Self (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Self, Film Historian

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

Self

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

Self

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Self

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

Self

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Self - Film Historian

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

Self

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Self

Private Screenings: Stanley Donen

Self

Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney

Self

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

Self

Tab Hunter Confidential

Man (uncredited)

Psycho

Self

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

Self

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Self

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

Self

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Self

Hitchcock and Dial M

Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

3D: A Brief History

Self

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Self

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

Self

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Self

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

Self

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Self

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

Self

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Self - Interviewee

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Self

Inside 'The Apartment'

Self

Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli

Self

Making Montgomery Clift

Self - Host

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Self / Host

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland

Self / Host

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner

Self

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self

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

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

Self - Guest

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Jane Fonda

Self - Host

Private Screenings: June Allyson

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Norman Jewison

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Betty Hutton

Self - Host

Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine

Self

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Self

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Junior Executive (uncredited)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Self

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self

Credit Where Credit is Due

Self

Hollywood Helps the Cause

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-05-03

Place of Birth

Colfax, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Robert Jolin Osborne