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
- The President's Man: A Line in the Sand as President Adam Mayfield
- Clover Bend as Bill Clayton
- Night of the Wolf as Purly Owens
2001
- Emeril as Jerry McKenney
- Dirty Harry: The Original as Self - Actor / Host
- For Love of Olivia as Horton Roundtree
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- Final Run as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
- Miracle on the 17th Green
1998
- Love Boat: The Next Wave as Captain Jim Kennedy III
- Invasion America as Briggs (Voice)
1997
- Final Descent as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
- Vital Signs
1996
- The Lazarus Man as Lazarus
- The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue as Mr. Angus Feagan
- Captains Courageous as Capt. Matthew Troop
1995
- A Horse for Danny as Eddie Fortuna
- Spenser: A Savage Place as Spenser
- Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland as Self
- Jock of the Bushveld as Rocky Mountain Jack
1994
- To Save the Children as Jake Downey
- A Perfect Stranger as Alex Hale
- Spenser: The Judas Goat as Spenser
- Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes as Spenser
1993
- The Nanny as Judge Jerry Moran
- It Had to Be You as Mitch Quinn
- Deadly Relations as Leonard J. Fagot
- Spenser: Ceremony as Spenser
1992
- Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self - Host
- Crossroads as John Hawkins
- Double Edge as Harry Carter
- Blind Man's Bluff as Thomas Booker
- Survive the Savage Sea as Jack Carpenter
- Revolver as Nick Suster
1991
- In a Stranger's Hand as Jack Bauer
- Stranger at My Door as Joe Fortier
1990
- American Dreamer as Tom Nash
- Carol & Company
- Blind Faith as Rob Marshall
- 83 Hours 'Til Dawn as Bradley Burdock
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Ross Pegler
1989
- Lonesome Dove as Jake Spoon
- She Knows Too Much as Harry
- Murder by Night as Allan Strong
- Night Walk as Simon
- Spooner as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
- The Comeback as Scotty Malloy
1988
- April Morning as Joseph Simmons
1987
- Amerika as Peter Bradford
1986
- Young Again as Michael Riley
- The Defiant Ones as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
1985
- Spenser: For Hire as Spenser
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Turk 182! as Terry Lynch
- Scandal Sheet as Ben Rowan
1984
- Mistral's Daughter as Jason Darcy
- The Ice Pirates as Jason
- Invitation to Hell as Matt Winslow
- His Mistress as Allen Beck
1983
- Princess Daisy as Patrick Shannon
- The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More as Self / Various
- Country Gold as Self
1982
- Cheers as Robert Urich
- Gavilan as Robert Gavilan
- Endangered Species as Ruben Castle
- The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
- Take Your Best Shot as Jess Marriner
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"
- Tabitha as Paul Thurston
- Bunco as Walker
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Dan Tana
- Battle of the Network Stars
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- S.W.A.T. as Officer Jim Street
- The Specialists as Dr. William Nugent
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