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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 19, 1946
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ohio
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Robert Urich
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A Long Way Home | Jack |
| 2002 | Clover Bend | Bill Clayton |
| 2002 | Night of the Wolf | Purly Owens |
| 2002 | The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | President Adam Mayfield |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Horton Roundtree |
| 2001 | Dirty Harry: The Original | Self - Actor / Host |
| 1999 | Miracle on the 17th Green | |
| 1999 | Final Run | Glen 'Lucky' Singer |
| 1997 | Final Descent | Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer |
| 1996 | Captains Courageous | Capt. Matthew Troop |
| 1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Mr. Angus Feagan |
| 1995 | A Horse for Danny | Eddie Fortuna |
| 1995 | Jock of the Bushveld | Rocky Mountain Jack |
| 1995 | Spenser: A Savage Place | Spenser |
| 1995 | Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland | Himself |
| 1994 | Spenser: The Judas Goat | Spenser |
| 1994 | A Perfect Stranger | Alex Hale |
| 1994 | Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes | Spenser |
| 1994 | To Save the Children | Jake Downey |
| 1993 | Spenser: Ceremony | Spenser |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Leonard J. Fagot |
| 1992 | Survive the Savage Sea | Jack Carpenter |
| 1992 | The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin | Self - Host |
| 1992 | Blind Man's Bluff | Thomas Booker |
| 1992 | Double Edge | Harry Carter |
| 1992 | Revolver | Nick Suster |
| 1991 | In a Stranger's Hand | Jack Bauer |
| 1991 | Stranger at My Door | Joe Fortier |
| 1990 | 83 Hours 'Til Dawn | Bradley Burdock |
| 1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Ross Pegler |
| 1989 | Night Walk | Simon |
| 1989 | She Knows Too Much | Harry |
| 1989 | Murder by Night | Allan Strong |
| 1989 | The Comeback | Scotty Malloy |
| 1989 | Spooner | Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner |
| 1988 | April Morning | Joseph Simmons |
| 1986 | Young Again | Michael Riley |
| 1986 | The Defiant Ones | Johnny 'Joker' Johnson |
| 1985 | Turk 182! | Terry Lynch |
| 1985 | Scandal Sheet | Ben Rowan |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self |
| 1984 | The Ice Pirates | Jason |
| 1984 | Invitation to Hell | Matt Winslow |
| 1984 | His Mistress | Allen Beck |
| 1983 | The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | Self / Various |
| 1982 | Take Your Best Shot | Jess Marriner |
| 1982 | Endangered Species | Ruben Castle |
| 1981 | Killing at Hell's Gate | Charles Duke |
| 1981 | Sixty Years of Seduction | Self - Presenter |
| 1980 | Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier | Rocky Bleier |
| 1979 | When She Was Bad... | Bob Morgan |
| 1978 | Leave Yesterday Behind | David Lyle |
| 1977 | Bunco | Walker |
| 1975 | The Specialists | Dr. William Nugent |
| 1974 | Killdozer | Mack McCarthy |
| 1973 | Magnum Force | Officer Mike Grimes |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Emeril | Jerry McKenney |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Captain Jim Kennedy III |
| 1997 | Vital Signs | |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man | Lazarus |
| 1993 | It Had to Be You | Mitch Quinn |
| 1992 | Crossroads | John Hawkins |
| 1990 | American Dreamer | Tom Nash |
| 1990 | Carol & Company | |
| 1990 | Blind Faith | Rob Marshall |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Jake Spoon |
| 1987 | Amerika | Peter Bradford |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Spenser |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Jason Darcy |
| 1983 | Princess Daisy | Patrick Shannon |
| 1982 | Cheers | Robert Urich |
| 1982 | Gavilan | Robert Gavilan |
| 1982 | The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | Dan Tanna |
| 1977 | Tabitha | Paul Thurston |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Jeff Smith |
| 1977 | Soap | Peter "The Tennis Player" |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Scott Desmond |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Larry Hartman |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Dan Tana |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | Officer Jim Street |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1973 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Bob Sanders |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Davie Stroud |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Manolo Etchahoun |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Joseph Simmons |