Robert Urich
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-12-19
Day of Death
2002-04-16 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ohio
Robert Urich
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Known For
Acting
(2003)
A Long Way Home
as Jack
(2002)
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam Mayfield
(2002)
Clover Bend
as Bill Clayton
(2002)
Night of the Wolf
as Purly Owens
(2001)
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / Host
(2001)
For Love of Olivia
as Horton Roundtree
(1999)
Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
(1999)
(1997)
Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
(1996)
Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew Troop
(1996)
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mr. Angus Feagan
(1995)
A Horse for Danny
as Eddie Fortuna
(1995)
Spenser: A Savage Place
as Spenser
(1995)
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
as Himself
(1995)
Jock of the Bushveld
as Rocky Mountain Jack
(1994)
To Save the Children
as Jake Downey
(1994)
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
as Spenser
(1994)
A Perfect Stranger
as Alex Hale
(1994)
Spenser: The Judas Goat
as Spenser
(1993)
Deadly Relations
as Leonard J. Fagot
(1993)
Spenser: Ceremony
as Spenser
(1992)
Double Edge
as Harry Carter
(1992)
Revolver
as Nick Suster
(1992)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Thomas Booker
(1992)
Survive the Savage Sea
as Jack Carpenter
(1992)
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self - Host
(1991)
In a Stranger's Hand
as Jack Bauer
(1991)
Stranger at My Door
as Joe Fortier
(1990)
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Bradley Burdock
(1990)
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Ross Pegler
(1989)
Murder by Night
as Allan Strong
(1989)
Spooner
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
(1989)
The Comeback
as Scotty Malloy
(1989)
She Knows Too Much
as Harry
(1989)
Night Walk
as Simon
(1988)
April Morning
as Joseph Simmons
(1986)
Young Again
as Michael Riley
(1986)
The Defiant Ones
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
Turk 182!
as Terry Lynch
(1985)
Scandal Sheet
as Ben Rowan
(1984)
The Ice Pirates
as Jason
(1984)
Invitation to Hell
as Matt Winslow
(1984)
His Mistress
as Allen Beck
(1983)
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
as Self / Various
(1982)
Take Your Best Shot
as Jess Marriner
(1982)
Endangered Species
as Ruben Castle
(1981)
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Charles Duke
(1981)
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Presenter
(1980)
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
as Rocky Bleier
(1979)
When She Was Bad...
as Bob Morgan
(1978)
Leave Yesterday Behind
as David Lyle
(1977)
Bunco
as Walker
(1975)
The Specialists
as Dr. William Nugent
(1974)
Killdozer
as Mack McCarthy
(1973)
Magnum Force
as Officer Mike Grimes