Trivia

Enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served as a photographer on several aircraft carriers.

Along with Karolyn Grimes, he holds the distinction of appearing in two holiday classics: ¡Qué bello es vivir! (1946) and Un enviado del cielo (1947). In the former, he plays the young George Bailey - played as an adult by James Stewart - and in the latter, he plays one of the boys who initially teases Debby (played by Grimes), before ultimately accepting her due to some help from Dudley (Cary Grant).

Introduced to films when relatives arranged for him to appear in a movie scene that called for a baby. He was 7 when he appeared in the 1940 Shirley Temple film Gente joven (1940).

Appeared in four movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Las viñas de la ira (1940), ¡Qué bello es vivir! (1946), Un enviado del cielo (1947) and Ambiciones que matan (1951).

Children: John, Robert J. Anderson Jr., Joe, Kathleen, Deborah, Heidi.

Brother of Gene Anderson Jr., and great-uncle of actress and model Hayley Marie Norman.

Son of Marie Augusta (Fleischer) and Gene Anderson. Nephew of William Beaudine and James Flood (both of whom were married to Robert's mother's sisters).

Not to be confused with child actor Robert Anderson Robert Anderson who played Augie in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". These are two different young actors that are the same age.