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name: "Roland Young"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roland-young"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 November 1887"
died: "5 June 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:54:39.833247+00:00"
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# Roland Young

Actor. Born 10 November 1887 in London, England, UK. Died 5 June 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 November 1887, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 5 June 1953

## Biography

Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English actor. He made his first stage appearance in London's West End in 1908 and his Broadway debut in 1912. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and appeared in several plays in New York and London before entering films.

Young made his film debut in the 1922 silent *Sherlock Holmes*. He became known for character roles in comedies, including Cosmo Topper in *Topper* (1937) and its sequels, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played Uncle Willie in *The Philadelphia Story* (1940) and William Blore in *And Then There Were None* (1945). Other notable films include *Ruggles of Red Gap* (1935), *David Copperfield* (1935) and *Topper Returns* (1941). He was posthumously awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, as Uncle Willie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)

## Also known for

- *And Then There Were None* (1945), William Blore
- *Topper* (1937), Cosmo Topper
- *Ruggles of Red Gap* (1935), Earl of Burnstead
- *One Hour with You* (1932), Professor Olivier
- *David Copperfield* (1935), Uriah Heep
- *Topper Returns* (1941), Cosmo Topper
- *That's Entertainment! III* (1994), (archive footage) (uncredited)

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