Robert Taylor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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- 1997 · Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
- 1968 · The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Anderson
- 1967 · Hondo as
- 1967 · Hondo and the Apaches as Gallagher
- 1967 · The Glass Sphinx as Prof. Karl Nichols
- 1967 · Return of the Gunfighter as Ben Wyatt
- 1966 · Savage Pampas as Captain Martín
- 1966 · Johnny Tiger as George Dean
- 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
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1959 · The House of the Seven Hawks as John Nordley
- 1959 · The Detectives 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 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · Tip on a Dead Jockey as Lloyd Tredman
- 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 · 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
- 1952 · The Hoaxters as Narrator (voice)
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Self - Host
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Shanghai Kelly
- 1952 · Ivanhoe as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
- 1951 · Westward the Women as Buck Wyatt
- 1951 · Quo Vadis as Marcus Vinicius
- 1951 · Rome, the Eternal City as Self
- 1950 · Devil's Doorway as Lance Poole
- 1950 · The Fighting Lady's Family as Narrator (voice)
- 1950 · Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Ambush as Ward Kinsman
- 1949 · Conspirator as Major Michael Curragh
- 1949 · The Bribe as Rigby
- 1948 · The Secret Land as Narrator
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1947 · High Wall as Steven Kenet
- 1947 · Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self
- 1946 · Undercurrent as Alan Garroway
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly as Lt. Taylor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 as Lt. Taylor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 as Lt. Taylor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 as Instructor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Landings as Lt. Taylor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 as Lt. Taylor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs as Instructor
- 1945 · Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 as Lt. Taylor
- 1944 · The Fighting Lady as Narrator
- 1944 · Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Lt. Robert Taylor
- 1944 · Song of Russia as John Meredith
- 1943 · Bataan as Sgt. Bill Dane
- 1943 · The Youngest Profession as Robert Taylor
- 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 · A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1940 · Trifles of Importance as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 · Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
- 1940 · Waterloo Bridge as Roy Cronin
- 1939 · Remember? as Jeff Holland
- 1939 · Lady of the Tropics as William 'Bill' Carey
- 1939 · From the Ends of the Earth as Self
- 1939 · Lucky Night as Bill Overton
- 1939 · Stand Up and Fight as Blake Cantrell
- 1938 · The Crowd Roars as 'Killer' McCoy
- 1938 · Hollywood Goes to Town as Self
- 1938 · Three Comrades as Erich Lohkamp
- 1938 · A Yank at Oxford as Lee Sheridan
- 1937 · The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · La Fiesta de Santa Barbara as Self
- 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
- 1935 · Buried Loot as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
- 1934 · A Wicked Woman as Bill Renton
- 1934 · There's Always Tomorrow as Arthur White
- 1934 · The Spectacle Maker as The Duchess's Paramour
- Future · Film Stars Help Greece as Self
- Future · Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor as Himself (archive)
- 1934 · Handy Andy as Lloyd Burmeister