Robert J. Anderson

March 6, 1933 · Hollywood, California, USA

Robert James Anderson (1933-2008) was an American child actor and television producer, whose roles included young George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.

Notable work

8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Little George
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Hungry Boy (uncredited)
7.3
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Eagle Scout (uncredited)

Often works with

Sarah Edwards
3 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, The Bishop's Wife, Young People
Erville Alderson
3 titles together
The Bishop's Wife, Kidnapped, Maryland
Thomas Mitchell
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, Silver River
Frank Faylen
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Ward Bond
2 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, The Grapes of Wrath
Jane Darwell
2 titles together
The Grapes of Wrath, Tender Comrade

Full filmography · 16

The Hoax
Director
1972
Cindy and Donna
Director
1970
A Place in the Sun
as Eagle Scout (uncredited)
19517.3
Kidnapped
as Ransome - Cabin Boy
1948
Silver River
as Boy (uncredited)
19486.2
Ruthless
as Horace Vendig as a Child
19485.7
The Bishop's Wife
as Defense Captain
19477.1
It's a Wonderful Life
as Little George
19468.3
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Augie (uncredited)
19457.5
Tender Comrade
as Boy (uncredited)
1944
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Young Harold (uncredited)
1943
The Officer and the Lady
as Jimmy (uncredited)
1941