Cause of death Hotel fire Role Film actor Name Clifton Young | Years active 1925-1951 Occupation child actoractor Parents Eva Clifton | |
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Full Name Robert Howard Young Died September 10, 1951, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Dark Passage, Pursued, School's Out, Blood on the Moon, Bells of Coronado Similar People Delmer Daves, Jackie Condon, William Witney, Art Lloyd, Richard L Bare | ||
Robert Howard "Clifton" Young (September 15, 1917 – September 10, 1951) was an American film actor.
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Career
Born Robert H. Young, the child actor played "Bonedust" in nineteen Our Gang films from 1925 to 1931, his most notable film being School's Out. As an adult, to avoid confusion with established star Robert Young, he took his mother's maiden name, Clifton (Eva Clifton) as his screen name.
Young became a contract player at Warner Bros., landing small parts in a number of 1940s film noir and western films. Notable credits include Nora Prentiss, Pursued, Possessed, Dark Passage, and Blood on the Moon.
While at Warners Young was featured prominently in the Joe McDoakes comedy shorts. He played a variety of roles: a craven mobster in So You Want to Be a Detective, a department-store clerk in So You're Going on Vacation, and memorably as "Homer," Joe's brash, know-it-all office colleague in several McDoakes reels.
Death
One of Young's last films was the Roy Rogers western Trail of Robin Hood, in which he played a sneering villain.
September 10, 1951, Young died five days before his 34th birthday in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep while smoking.
Filmography
Actor
1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere as
Ross - Smuggler Boss [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy as
Southern Spy (uncredited)
1951
Up Front as
Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Trail of Robin Hood as
Mitch McCall
1950
The Return of Jesse James as
Bob Ford
1950
Union Station as
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1950
Salt Lake Raiders as
Luke Condor
1950
A Woman of Distinction as
Chet - Photographer (uncredited)
1950
Borderline as
Suspect Questioned by Whittaker (uncredited)
1950
Backfire as
Cabby (uncredited)
1950
Bells of Coronado as
Ross
1949
So You Want to Be an Actor (Short) as
Actor Playing Colonel in Civil War Play (uncredited)
1949
Abandoned as
Eddie
1949
So You're Having in-Law Trouble (Short) as
Homer - Joe's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
1949
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass as
Link
1949
Illegal Entry as
Billy Rafferty
1949
My Dream Is Yours as
Schwab's Counterman (voice, uncredited)
1949
So You Want to Be Popular (Short) as
Homer Hotbox (uncredited)
1949
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (Short) as
Homer Hotbox (uncredited)
1948
Whiplash as
Gunman (uncredited)
1948
Blood on the Moon as
Joe Shotten
1948
So You Want to Be on the Radio (Short) as
Second Quiz Show Host (uncredited)
1948
So You Want to Be in Politics (Short) as
Homer Hotbox (uncredited)
1948
Two Guys from Texas as
Announcer (uncredited)
1948
So You Want to Be a Detective (Short) as
Num Num (uncredited)
1948
So You Want to Build a House (Short) as
Homer (uncredited)
1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler (Short) as
Homer (uncredited)
1948
So You Want an Apartment (Short) as
Homer Hotbox (uncredited)
1947
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as
Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
1947
My Wild Irish Rose as
Joe Brennan
1947
Always Together as
Reporter (uncredited)
1947
Dark Passage as
Baker
1947
So You're Going on a Vacation (Short) as
Mr. Sylvester - Clerk at Hinkel's (uncredited)
1947
Possessed as
Interne
1947
Pursued as
The Sergeant
1947
That Way with Women as
Irate Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1947
Nora Prentiss as
Policeman
1947
The Unfaithful as
Charlie (voice, uncredited)
1946
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (Short) as
Homer Hotbox / Saloon Gunslinger in Old West Fantasy Sequence (uncredited)
1946
Deception as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1946
So You Want to Play the Horses (Short) as
Announcer (uncredited)
1946
Cloak and Dagger as
American Commander (uncredited)
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee as
Joe - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1945
The Master Key as
Loft Building Henchman (uncredited)
1936
The President's Mystery as
Townsman (uncredited)
1936
Hearts in Bondage as
Young man waiting to enlist (uncredited)
1936
The Lonely Trail as
Murdered Rancher's Son (uncredited)
1936
Small Town Girl as
Boy in Car in Montage (uncredited)
1936
Carnival Day (Short) as
Carnival Participant / Railbird (uncredited)
1935
Bright Lights as
Piano Player at Party (uncredited)
1932
The Flirty Sleepwalker (Short) as
Young Churchgoer (uncredited)
1931
Sidewalks of New York as
Street Gang Member (uncredited)
1931
One of the Smiths (Short) as
Kid (uncredited)
1931
Little Daddy (Short) as
Bonedust (as Bobby Young)
1931
Love Business (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1931
Blood and Thunder (Short) as
Delivery Boy on Bicycle (uncredited)
1931
Helping Grandma (Short) as
Robert 'Bonedust' (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1930
School's Out (Short) as
Robert 'Bonedust' (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1928
The Circus Kid as
Boy at Orphanage (uncredited)
1928
Fair and Muddy (Short) as
Boy in Rival Gang
1927
Chicken Feed (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1927
The Sting of Stings (Short) as
Boy
1927
Three's a Crowd as
Minor Role - as Bobby Young (uncredited)
1927
Baby Brother (Short) as
Bonedust
1927
Tired Business Men (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1927
Love My Dog (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1927
Ten Years Old (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
Telling Whoppers (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
War Feathers (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
The Fourth Alarm (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
Shivering Spooks (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
Thundering Fleas (Short) as
Bonedust
1926
Uncle Tom's Uncle (Short) as
Bonedust (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
1926
Baby Clothes (Short) as
Kid fighting Joe
1925
Better Movies (Short) as
Audience member
Archive Footage
2002
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Bonedust
- Curse of the Little Rascals (2002) - Bonedust (uncredited)
1994
The Our Gang Story (Video documentary) as
Robert 'Bonedust'
1986
Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary) as
Our Gang (segment "Bonedust")
1984
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (TV Movie documentary) as
Bonedust
1960
Mischief Makers (TV Series) as
Bonedust (1925-1927)
1955
The Little Rascals (TV Series) as
Bonedust (1955) (as Bobby Young)
1947
Blow-Ups of 1946 (Short)
References
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