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Robert Taylor

Actor
Died June 8, 1969 (57 years)
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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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  • Savage Pampas
Known For
  • Quo Vadis
  • Ivanhoe
  • Waterloo Bridge
  • Camille
  • Westward the Women
  • Party Girl
  • Johnny Eager
  • The Law and Jake Wade
  • Bataan
  • High Wall
  • The Bribe
  • Three Comrades
  • Devil's Doorway
  • The Last Hunt
  • Undercurrent
  • D-Day the Sixth of June
  • Saddle the Wind
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Broadway Melody of 1938
  • Above and Beyond
  • A Yank at Oxford
  • Many Rivers to Cross
  • The Night Walker
  • The Hangman

Filmography

2022
2019
2016
2005
Garbo · as Armand Duval
2005
1984
Beat Street · as Lee Kirkland
1982
Annie · as Armand Duval
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage)
1968
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! · as Mr. Farriday: The 'in' Group
1968
1967
Hondo and the Apaches · as Gallagher
1967
Hondo (TV Series)
1967
The Glass Sphinx · as Prof. Karl Nichols
1966
Return of the Gunfighter · as Ben Wyatt
1966
Johnny Tiger · as George Dean
1965
Savage Pampas · as Captain Martín
1964
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
1963
Cattle King · as Sam Brassfield
1963
Miracle of the White Stallions · as Col. Podhajsky
1959
The House of the Seven Hawks · as John Nordley
1959
The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) · as Captain Matt Holbrook
1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro · as Robert Adamson
1959
The Hangman · as Mackenzie Bovard
1958
Party Girl · as Tommy Farrell
1958
The Law and Jake Wade · as Jake Wade
1958
Saddle the Wind · as Steve Sinclair
1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey · as Lloyd Tredman
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series)
1956
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
1955
Quentin Durward · as Quentin Durward
1955
Many Rivers to Cross · as Bushrod Gentry
1954
Rogue Cop · as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
1954
Valley of the Kings · as Mark Brandon
1953
1953
1953
Ride, Vaquero! · as Rio
1952
Above and Beyond · as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
1952
Ivanhoe · as Wilfred Of Ivanhoe
1951
Westward the Women · as Buck Wyatt
1951
Quo Vadis · as Marcus Vinicius
1951
1950
1950
Devil's Doorway · as Lance Poole
1950
Ambush · as Ward Kinsman
1949
Conspirator · as Major Michael Curragh
1949
The Bribe · as Rigby
1948
The Secret Land · as Narrator
1947
High Wall · as Steven Kenet
1946
Undercurrent · as Alan Garroway
1944
The Fighting Lady · as Narrator
1944
Song of Russia · as John Meredith
1943
Bataan · as Sgt. Bill Dane
1942
Stand by for Action · as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
1942
Her Cardboard Lover · as Terry Trindale
1941
Johnny Eager · as Johnny Eager
1941
When Ladies Meet · as Jimmy Lee
1941
Billy the Kid · as Billy Bonney
1940
Flight Command · as Ens. Alan Drake
1940
Escape · as Mark Preysing
1940
Waterloo Bridge · as Roy Cronin
1939
Remember? · as Jeff Holland
1939
Lady of the Tropics · as William 'bill' Carey
1939
Lucky Night · as Bill Overton
1939
Stand Up and Fight · as Blake Cantrell
1938
The Crowd Roars · as 'killer' Mccoy
1938
Three Comrades · as Erich Lohkamp
1938
A Yank at Oxford · as Lee Sheridan
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938 · as Steve Raleigh
1937
This Is My Affair · as Lt. Richard L. Perry
1937
Personal Property · as Raymond Dabney
1936
Camille · as Armand Duval
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy · as 'bow' Timberlake
1936
His Brother's Wife · as Chris Claybourne
1936
Private Number · as Richard Winfield
1936
Small Town Girl · as Dr. Robert 'bob' Dakin
1935
Magnificent Obsession · as Dr. Robert Merrick
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936 · as Robert Gordon
1935
Murder in the Fleet · as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
1935
West Point of the Air · as 'jasky' Jaskarelli
1935
Times Square Lady · as Steve Gordon
1935
Society Doctor · as Dr. Ellis
1934
A Wicked Woman · as Bill Renton
1934
There's Always Tomorrow · as Arthur White
1934
Handy Andy · as Lloyd Burmeister

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