Robert Stack
Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage)
- 2018 · These Dead Souls as (archive footage)
- 2008 · Acting for Douglas Sirk as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs as Host
- 2002 · Butt-Ugly Martians as Stoat Muldoon (voice)
- 2001 · Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir as Self
- 2001 · Killer Bud as The Gooch
- 2001 · Recess: School's Out as Superintendent (voice)
- 1999 · Mumford as Himself
- 1999 · Sealed with a Kiss as Sumner Ethridge
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
- 1999 · The Y2K Crisis as Host
- 1998 · Hercules as Bob (voice)
- 1998 · BASEketball as Robert Stack
- 1997 · Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited)
- 1996 · Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Agent Flemming (voice)
- 1996 · Suddenly Susan as Robert Stack
- 1996 · The Making of '1941' as (archive)
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Peter McReynolds
- 1992 · Vicki! as Self
- 1991 · The Return of Eliot Ness as Eliot Ness
- 1991 · The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep as Lt. Littleboy (voice)
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Robert Stack (uncredited)
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Kyle Hadley
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1990 · Joe Versus the Volcano as Dr. Ellison
- 1988 · Unsolved Mysteries as Host
- 1988 · Dangerous Curves as Louis Faciano
- 1988 · Caddyshack II as Chandler Young
- 1988 · Plain Clothes as Mr. Gardner
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit as Jordan White
- 1986 · The Transformers: The Movie as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 1986 · Big Trouble as Winslow
- 1985 · Midas Valley as Drew Hammond
- 1985 · Hollywood Wives as George Lancaster
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Chester Harrison
- 1984 · Brothers as
- 1984 · George Washington as General Stark
- 1983 · Uncommon Valor as MacGregor
- 1982 · Barry Norman in Celebrity City as Self
- 1982 · Hotel as Lewis Blackwood
- 1982 · Hotel as Charles Vandoor
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Roland Saunders
- 1981 · Strike Force as Captain Frank Murphy
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1980 · Airplane! as Captain Rex Kramer
- 1980 · Douglas Sirk: Über Stars as Self
- 1979 · 1941 as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
- 1979 · Undercover with the KKK as Host - Narrator
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1978 · Un Second Souffle as François Davis
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Bret Garrett
- 1976 · Most Wanted as Captain Linc Evers
- 1975 · Murder on Flight 502 as Captain Larkin
- 1975 · Adventures of the Queen as Capt. James Morgan
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · The Strange and Deadly Occurrence as Michael Rhodes
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1971 · The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self
- 1971 · The Selling of the Pentagon as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · Story of a Woman as David Frasier
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Dan Farrell
- 1968 · Laura as Mark McPherson
- 1967 · The Danny Thomas Hour as Angelo (Businessman)
- 1967 · Action Man as Jim Beckley
- 1967 · The Corrupt Ones as Cliff Wilder
- 1966 · Is Paris Burning? as General Sibert
- 1965 · Asylum for a Spy as James Andrew Congers
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Major Morgan
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as James Andrew Congers
- 1963 · The Caretakers as Dr. Donovan MacLeod
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Agent Briggs
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · The Last Voyage as Cliff Henderson
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Eliot Ness
- 1959 · John Paul Jones as John Paul Jones
- 1959 · The Scarface Mob as Eliot Ness
- 1958 · The Gift of Love as William 'Bill' Beck
- 1957 · The Tarnished Angels as Roger Shumann
- 1956 · Written on the Wind as Kyle Hadley
- 1956 · Great Day in the Morning as Owen Pentecost
- 1955 · Good Morning, Miss Dove as Dr. Tommy Baker
- 1955 · Laura as Mark Macpherson
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Mark MacPherson
- 1955 · House of Bamboo as Eddie Kenner
- 1954 · The High and the Mighty as John Sullivan
- 1954 · The Iron Glove as Captain Charles Wogan
- 1953 · Sabre Jet as Col. Gil Manton
- 1953 · Conquest of Cochise as Maj. Tom Burke
- 1953 · War Paint as Lt. Billings
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Ralph Saunders
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Ben Barton
- 1952 · Bwana Devil as Bob Hayward
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Vic Flint
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self / Bo Bo McGoon
- 1951 · My Outlaw Brother as Patrick O´Moore
- 1951 · Bullfighter and the Lady as John Regan
- 1950 · Mr. Music as Jeff Blake
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as First Man
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Self - Intermission Guest
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self - Cameo
- 1950 · Riviera Dream as
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1948 · Fighter Squadron as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
- 1948 · Miss Tatlock's Millions as Nickey Van Alen
- 1948 · A Date with Judy as Stephen Andrews
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Magician's Assistant
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1943 · Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform as Himself
- 1942 · Keeping Fit as Bob - Factory worker
- 1942 · Men of Texas as Barry Conovan
- 1942 · Eagle Squadron as Chuck S. Brewer
- 1942 · To Be or Not to Be as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
- 1941 · Badlands Of Dakota as Jim Holliday
- 1941 · Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
- 1941 · Nice Girl? as Don Webb
- 1940 · A Little Bit of Heaven as Bob Terry
- 1940 · The Mortal Storm as Otto Von Rohn
- 1939 · First Love as Ted Drake