Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days. Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.
Filmography (120 titles)
7.6MovieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) · 2021
3.0MovieStars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage) · 2014
7.7MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage) · 1997
6.5MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage) · 1991
7.5ShowYellowthread Street
Det. Peter Marenta · 1990
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) · 1976
7.3MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage) · 1972
6.0MovieGarbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage) · 1969
3.8MovieThe Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1969
6.1MovieWhere Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group · 1968
5.5MovieThe Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson · 1968
7.4MovieHondo and the Apaches
Gallagher · 1967
6.9ShowHondo
1967
7.0MovieThe Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols · 1967
6.1MovieReturn of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt · 1967
5.3MovieSavage Pampas
Captain Martín · 1966
7.0MovieJohnny Tiger
George Dean · 1966
6.6MovieThe Night Walker
Barry Moreland · 1964
7.2MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage) · 1964
4.8MovieA House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan · 1964
MovieRecoil
Captain Matt Holbrook · 1963
6.3MovieCattle King
Sam Brassfield · 1963
6.0MovieMiracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky · 1963
6.6ShowThe Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1962
5.8ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1961
6.1MovieThe House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley · 1959
6.7ShowThe Detectives
Captain Matt Holbrook · 1959
6.3MovieKillers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson · 1959
6.5MovieThe Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard · 1959
6.8MovieParty Girl
Tommy Farrell · 1958