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Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3 / May / 1932 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Colfax, Washington, USA
Also Known As
Robert Jolin Osborne
Bob Osborne
Robert Osborne
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
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
4 / Nov / 1957
8.4
Psycho
4 / Jun / 1960
8.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
3 / Oct / 2008
8.0
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
1 / Dec / 2009
8.0
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
3 / Nov / 2003
8.0
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
3 / Nov / 2003
8.0
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
7 / Dec / 2000
7.7
Making Montgomery Clift
1 / Sep / 2018
7.5
Private Screenings
7.5
Private Screenings
Credits
All
Department
Acting
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Private Screenings
(0 episode) as Self - Host
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Private Screenings
(29 episodes) as Self- Host
2021
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self
2018
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
as Self
2018
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Making Montgomery Clift
as Self
2017
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A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
as Self
2017
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The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self
2015
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Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
2015
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Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
as Self
2015
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Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
2014
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Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014
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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self - Guest
2013
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Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2012
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Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
as Self
2011
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Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2010
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Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
2010
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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
(7 episodes) as Self
2009
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Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Narrator (voice)
2009
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A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
as Self
2009
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A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
2009
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Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
as Self - Host
2008
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
as Self
2008
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
2008
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Self
2008
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Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
as Self
2008
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Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self
2007
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Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
as Self
2007
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Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
as Self - Host
2007
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Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
as Self - Host
2006
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Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
as Self
2006
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Sergeant York: Of God and Country
2006
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Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
as Self - Host
2005
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2005
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Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
as Self - Film Historian
2005
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Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
as Self - Host
2004
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Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
as Self
2004
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Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
as Self
2004
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Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
as Self
2004
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Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self
2004
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3D: A Brief History
2004
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Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
as Self
2004
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Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
as Self
2004
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Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
as Himself
2004
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Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
as Self - Host
2003
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Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self
2003
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Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Himself, film historian
2003
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Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Self
2003
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
2003
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A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as Self
2003
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Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as Self
2003
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Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
as Self - Host
2000
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Private Screenings: Betty Hutton
as Self - Host
2000
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
(1 episode)
1999
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Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn
as Self - Host
1998
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Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
as Self - Host
1998
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Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
as Self - Host
1998
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Private Screenings: June Allyson
as Self - Host
1997
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Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
as Self
1997
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Host
1996
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
as Self / Host
1996
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
as Self / Host
1996
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Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
as Self - Host
1994
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self
1987
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Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
as Self (archive footage)
1967
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Junior Executive (uncredited)
1962
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The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode) as Jeff Taylor
1961
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The Mike Douglas Show
(1 episode) as Self
1960
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Psycho
as Man (uncredited)
1957
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
(1 episode) as Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Writing
1997
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Writer
1996
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
Writer
1996
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Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Writer