Robert Urich
Born: 1946-12-19 in Toronto, Ohio
Died: 2002-04-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American actor. He played the starring role in the television series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988) and Vega$ (1978–1981). He also appeared in other television series over the years including: S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), and The Lazarus Man (1996), as well as in several feature films including Turk 182!, The Ice Pirates, and Magnum Force. Urich died in 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California. The actor announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the body's joints, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.
Filmography
2003
- A Long Way Home as Jack
2002
- Clover Bend as Bill Clayton
- The President's Man: A Line in the Sand as President Adam Mayfield
- Night of the Wolf as Purly Owens
2001
- Dirty Harry: The Original as Self - Actor / Host
- For Love of Olivia as Horton Roundtree
- Emeril as Jerry McKenney
1999
- Final Run as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- Miracle on the 17th Green
1998
- Love Boat: The Next Wave as Captain Jim Kennedy III
1997
- Final Descent as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
- Vital Signs
1996
- Captains Courageous as Capt. Matthew Troop
- The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue as Mr. Angus Feagan
- The Lazarus Man as Lazarus
1995
- Spenser: A Savage Place as Spenser
- Jock of the Bushveld as Rocky Mountain Jack
- A Horse for Danny as Eddie Fortuna
- Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland as Self
1994
- A Perfect Stranger as Alex Hale
- To Save the Children as Jake Downey
- Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes as Spenser
- Spenser: The Judas Goat as Spenser
1993
- The Nanny as Judge Jerry Moran
- Deadly Relations as Leonard J. Fagot
- Spenser: Ceremony as Spenser
- It Had to Be You as Mitch Quinn
1992
- Double Edge as Harry Carter
- Survive the Savage Sea as Jack Carpenter
- Blind Man's Bluff as Thomas Booker
- The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self - Host
- Crossroads as John Hawkins
- Revolver as Nick Suster
1991
- Stranger at My Door as Joe Fortier
- In a Stranger's Hand as Jack Bauer
1990
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Ross Pegler
- 83 Hours 'Til Dawn as Bradley Burdock
- American Dreamer as Tom Nash
- Carol & Company
- Blind Faith as Rob Marshall
1989
- Lonesome Dove as Jake Spoon
- The Comeback as Scotty Malloy
- Spooner as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
- She Knows Too Much as Harry
- Murder by Night as Allan Strong
- Night Walk as Simon
1988
- April Morning as Joseph Simmons
1987
- Amerika as Peter Bradford
1986
- The Defiant Ones as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
- Young Again as Michael Riley
1985
- Spenser: For Hire as Spenser
- Turk 182! as Terry Lynch
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Scandal Sheet as Ben Rowan
1984
- The Ice Pirates as Jason
- His Mistress as Allen Beck
- Mistral's Daughter as Jason Darcy
- Invitation to Hell as Matt Winslow
1983
- Country Gold as Self
- The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More as Self / Various
- Princess Daisy as Patrick Shannon
1982
- Cheers as Robert Urich
- Take Your Best Shot as Jess Marriner
- Gavilan as Robert Gavilan
- The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
- Endangered Species as Ruben Castle
1981
- Killing at Hell's Gate as Charles Duke
- Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Presenter
1980
- Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier as Rocky Bleier
1979
- When She Was Bad... as Bob Morgan
1978
- Vega$ as Dan Tanna
- Leave Yesterday Behind as David Lyle
1977
- The Love Boat as Jeff Smith
- Soap as Peter "The Tennis Player"
- Bunco as Walker
- Tabitha as Paul Thurston
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Dan Tana
- Battle of the Network Stars
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- The Specialists as Dr. William Nugent
- S.W.A.T. as Officer Jim Street
1973
- Magnum Force as Officer Mike Grimes
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice as Bob Sanders
1972
- Kung Fu as Greg Dundee
1965
- The F.B.I. as Davie Stroud
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1955
- Gunsmoke as Manolo Etchahoun
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Joseph Simmons