Robert J. Anderson

Robert J. Anderson

Infobox actor
name = Robert J. Anderson


caption =
other names = Bobbie Anderson Bob Anderson
birthdate = birth date|1933|3|6
birthplace = California
deathdate = death date and age|2008|6|6|1933|3|6
deathplace = Palm Springs, California
spouse = Victoria Anderson (? - June 6, 2008)
occupation = actorand television producer

Robert J. Anderson (March 6 1933June 6 2008 [http://film.guardian.co.uk/apnews/story/0,,-7570555,00.html] ), better known by his stage name Bobby Anderson (or sometimes Bobbie Anderson), was an American actor and television producer, most famous for his role as Little George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life".

Anderson grew up in a Hollywood family. His father, Gene Anderson was an assistant director and production manager, and his brothers and cousins were editors and production managers in their own right. He was also the nephew of directors William Beaudine and James Flood.

Anderson enlisted in the Navy during the Korean War, serving as a photographer on aircraft carriers. After his time in the Navy, he went on to work behind the scenes in assistant directing, then later production with Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, HBO, United Artists, Columbia, and 20th Century Fox on such films as "The Apartment", "Hawaii", "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", "I Love Lucy", "Code Red", "Police Story", and "Ripley's Believe It or Not!".

He also worked as a line producer and production consultant for films such as "Passenger 57", "Demolition Man" and "Heat".

He died of cancer at age 75 at his home in Palm Springs, California. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/ap_en_mo/obit_anderson] He is survived by his wife, Victoria; sons John, Bob Jr., and Joe; daughters Kathleen Inman, Deborah Gutierrez, and Heidi Anderson-Robinson; and 11 grandchildren.

Filmography

* "Maryland" (1940), Lee Danfield, age 7
* "Young People" (1940), Jerry Dakin
* "Youth Will Be Served" (1940), Boy
* "Willie and the Mouse" (1941), Boy with Airplane
* "The Officer and the Lady" (1941), Jimmy
* "Rover's Big Chance" (1942)
* "Election Daze" (1943)
* "Mystery of the 13th Guest" (1943), Family Member
* "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945), Augie
* "Colorado Pioneers" (1945), Parish Boy
* "Gentleman Joe Palooka" (1946), Young Boy
* "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946), Little George Bailey
* "The Bishop's Wife" (1947), Defence Captain
* "Ruthless" (1948), Horace Vendig
* "Silver River" (1948), Boy
* "Just Suppose" (1948), Son
* "Let's Cogitate" (1948)
* "Samson and Delilah" (1949), Boy
* "A Place in the Sun" (1951), Eagle Scout
* "Born to Saddle" (1953), Ricky Summers
* "The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty" (1956), Terry Moore

ee also

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External links

*imdb name|2269116|Robert Anderson


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