Robert 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.

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Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 • as Jeff Taylor

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000

Psycho

Psycho

1960 • as Man (uncredited)

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957 • as Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014 • as Self - Interviewee

Filmography

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/16/2021

2018

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/6/2018
Making Montgomery Clift
Making Montgomery Clift
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/23/2018

2017

Movie
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/19/2017

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/2015
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/14/2015
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie - Released: 3/24/2015

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie - Released: 3/31/2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self - Guest
Movie - Released: 1/6/2014

2013

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie - Released: 3/6/2013

2012

Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/11/2012

2011

Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Movie - Released: 1/12/2011

2010

Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
Movie - Released: 12/11/2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
TV - Released: 11/1/2010

2009

Movie
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/2/2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/20/2009
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 1/26/2009

2008

Movie
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/2/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2008
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/4/2008
Movie
Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/2/2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/2008

2007

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 3/29/2007
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 9/13/2007

2006

Movie
Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/6/2006
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
Sergeant York: Of God and Country
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006
Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 8/1/2006

2005

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/27/2005
Movie
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
as Self - Film Historian
Movie - Released: 4/20/2005
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 8/1/2005

2004

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
Hitchcock and Dial M
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/31/2004
3D: A Brief History
3D: A Brief History
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2004
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/3/2004
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 6/28/2004

2003

Curtains for Roy Earle
Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/3/2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Movie
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/2003
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2003
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2003
Movie
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 11/4/2003

2000

Movie
Private Screenings: Betty Hutton
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 4/27/2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
TV - Released: 12/30/2000

1999

Movie
Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 10/12/1999

1998

Movie
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 8/12/1998
Movie
Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 11/6/1998
Movie
Private Screenings: June Allyson
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 6/30/1998

1997

Movie
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/1/1997
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 1/7/1997

1996

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
as Self / Host
Movie - Released: 4/14/1996
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
as Self / Host
Movie - Released: 1/22/1996
Movie
Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996

1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/9/1994

1987

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/7/1987

1967

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Junior Executive (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/9/1967

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Jeff Taylor
TV - Released: 9/26/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Psycho
Psycho
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/22/1960

1957

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 11/6/1957

Unknown

Private Screenings
Private Screenings
as Self - Host
TV
Private Screenings
Private Screenings
as Self- Host
TV