Robert Urich

Robert Urich

12/19/1946 – 4/16/2002Toronto, Ohio

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 (93 titles)

A Long Way Home4.4Movie

A Long Way Home

Jack · 2003

Night of the Wolf6.0Movie

Night of the Wolf

Purly Owens · 2002

Clover Bend5.0Movie

Clover Bend

Bill Clayton · 2002

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand4.8Movie

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

President Adam Mayfield · 2002

Dirty Harry: The Original7.3Movie

Dirty Harry: The Original

Self - Actor / Host · 2001

Emeril9.0Show

Emeril

Jerry McKenney · 2001

For Love of Olivia5.0Movie

For Love of Olivia

Horton Roundtree · 2001

Miracle on the 17th Green6.5Movie

Miracle on the 17th Green

1999

Final Run5.6Movie

Final Run

Glen 'Lucky' Singer · 1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn5.2Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self · 1999

Love Boat: The Next Wave5.5Show

Love Boat: The Next Wave

Captain Jim Kennedy III · 1998

Final Descent5.4Movie

Final Descent

Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer · 1997

6.0Show

Vital Signs

1997

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue4.9Movie

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

Mr. Angus Feagan · 1996

Captains Courageous6.4Movie

Captains Courageous

Capt. Matthew Troop · 1996

The Lazarus Man8.1Show

The Lazarus Man

Lazarus · 1996

Jock of the Bushveld9.5Movie

Jock of the Bushveld

Rocky Mountain Jack · 1995

Spenser: A Savage Place6.5Movie

Spenser: A Savage Place

Spenser · 1995

A Horse for Danny8.1Movie

A Horse for Danny

Eddie Fortuna · 1995

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland8.5Movie

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

Self · 1995

Spenser: The Judas Goat7.5Movie

Spenser: The Judas Goat

Spenser · 1994

A Perfect Stranger4.9Movie

A Perfect Stranger

Alex Hale · 1994

To Save the Children6.2Movie

To Save the Children

Jake Downey · 1994

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes6.7Movie

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Spenser · 1994

9.0Movie

A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World

Self - Host · 1993

The Nanny8.1Show

The Nanny

Judge Jerry Moran · 1993

It Had to Be You7.0Show

It Had to Be You

Mitch Quinn · 1993

Spenser: Ceremony7.0Movie

Spenser: Ceremony

Spenser · 1993

Deadly Relations6.2Movie

Deadly Relations

Leonard J. Fagot · 1993

Crossroads6.5Show

Crossroads

John Hawkins · 1992