
Robert Osborne
Department: Acting
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

Curtains for Roy Earle
2003

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

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
1987

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

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

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
2007

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

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005

Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
2005

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
2004

Private Screenings: Stanley Donen
2006

Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
1997

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

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015

Psycho
1960

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015

Sergeant York: Of God and Country
2006

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
2004

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

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
2004

Hitchcock and Dial M
2004

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018

3D: A Brief History
2004

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
2004

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

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

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

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

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

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
2004

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004

Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2011

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

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2013

Inside 'The Apartment'
2008

Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
2010

Making Montgomery Clift
2018

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
1997

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2015

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner
1996

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
1996

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994

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

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
2003

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014

Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn
1999

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998

Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
1996

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston
1998

Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury
2006

Private Screenings: June Allyson
1998

Private Screenings: Jane Fonda
2007

Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall
2005

Private Screenings: Patricia Neal
2004

Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
2007

Private Screenings: Betty Hutton
2000

Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
2009

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000

Credit Where Credit is Due
2006

Hollywood Helps the Cause
2006

Forever Endeavor
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Private Screenings
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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010

Private Screenings
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957