Robert Taylor
Biography
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.
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Movies (42)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1991
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
as Anderson
1968
Hondo and the Apaches
as Gallagher
1967
The Glass Sphinx
as Prof. Karl Nichols
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
as Ben Wyatt
1967
Savage Pampas
as Captain Martín
1966
Johnny Tiger
as George Dean
1966
The Night Walker
as Barry Moreland
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
1964
A House Is Not a Home
as Frank Costigan
1964
Cattle King
as Sam Brassfield
1963
Miracle of the White Stallions
as Col. Podhajsky
1963
The House of the Seven Hawks
as John Nordley
1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Robert Adamson
1959
The Hangman
as Mackenzie Bovard
1959
Party Girl
as Tommy Farrell
1958
The Law and Jake Wade
as Jake Wade
1958
Saddle the Wind
as Steve Sinclair
1958
Tip on a Dead Jockey
as Lloyd Tredman
1957
The Power and the Prize
as Cliff Barton
1956
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Capt. Brad Parker
1956
The Last Hunt
as Charlie Gilson
1956
Quentin Durward
as Quentin Durward
1955
Many Rivers to Cross
as Bushrod Gentry
1955
Rogue Cop
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
1954
Valley of the Kings
as Mark Brandon
1954
Knights of the Round Table
as Lancelot
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Joel Shore
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
as Rio
1953
I Love Melvin
as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
1953
Above and Beyond
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
1953
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
1952
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
1952
Westward the Women
as Buck Wyatt
1951
