Robert Urich
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.
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Movies (37)
A Long Way Home
as Jack
2003
Night of the Wolf
as Purly Owens
2002
Clover Bend
as Bill Clayton
2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam Mayfield
2002
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / Host
2001
For Love of Olivia
as Horton Roundtree
2001
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
1999
Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
1997
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mr. Angus Feagan
1996
Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew Troop
1996
Jock of the Bushveld
as Rocky Mountain Jack
1995
Spenser: A Savage Place
as Spenser
1995
A Horse for Danny
as Eddie Fortuna
1995
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
as Self
1995
Spenser: The Judas Goat
as Spenser
1994
A Perfect Stranger
as Alex Hale
1994
To Save the Children
as Jake Downey
1994
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
as Spenser
1994
Spenser: Ceremony
as Spenser
1993
Deadly Relations
as Leonard J. Fagot
1993
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self - Host
1992
Revolver
as Nick Suster
1992
Double Edge
as Harry Carter
1992
Blind Man's Bluff
as Thomas Booker
1992
Survive the Savage Sea
as Jack Carpenter
1992
In a Stranger's Hand
as Jack Bauer
1991
Stranger at My Door
as Joe Fortier
1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Bradley Burdock
1990
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Ross Pegler
1990
Spooner
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
1989
Night Walk
as Simon
1989
Murder by Night
as Allan Strong
1989
She Knows Too Much
as Harry
1989
The Comeback
as Scotty Malloy
1989
April Morning
as Joseph Simmons
1988
Young Again
as Michael Riley
1986
TV Shows (13)
Emeril
as Jerry McKenney
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Captain Jim Kennedy III
1998
Vital Signs
1997
The Lazarus Man
as Lazarus
1996
The Nanny
as Judge Jerry Moran
1993
It Had to Be You
as Mitch Quinn
1993
Crossroads
as John Hawkins
1992
American Dreamer
as Tom Nash
1990
Carol & Company
1990
Blind Faith
as Rob Marshall
1990
Lonesome Dove
as Jake Spoon
1989
Amerika
as Peter Bradford
1987