Robert Stack
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1919
- Died
- May 14, 2003 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) 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
Filmography
Optimus Prime Awakening
Movie · as Ultra Magnus (archived audio)
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Movie
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Movie · as (archive footage)
These Dead Souls
Movie · as (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Movie · as Host
Butt-Ugly Martians
TV · as Stoat Muldoon (voice) · 26 eps
Killer Bud
Movie · as The Gooch
Recess: School's Out
Movie · as Superintendent (voice)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Movie · as Self
Mumford
Movie · as Robert Stack
The Y2K Crisis
Movie · as Host
Sealed with a Kiss
Movie · as Sumner Ethridge
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
Lords of the Mafia
TV · as Self - Narrator · 16 eps
BASEketball
Movie · as Robert Stack
Hercules
TV · as Bob (voice) · 65 eps
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self
King of the Hill
TV · as Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Angry Beavers
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Movie · as Agent Flemming (voice)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Movie · as Self
Suddenly Susan
TV · as Robert Stack · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Peter McReynolds · 1 ep
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Movie · as Lt. Littleboy (voice)
The Return of Eliot Ness
Movie · as Eliot Ness
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS
TV · 26 eps
Joe Versus the Volcano
Movie · as Dr. Ellison
Blossom
TV · as Robert Stack · 1 ep
The Fanelli Boys
TV · as Robert Stack (uncredited), Kyle Hadley · 1 ep
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts
TV · 34 eps
Caddyshack II
Movie · as Chandler Young
Dangerous Curves
Movie · as Louis Faciano
Plain Clothes
Movie · as Mr. Gardner
Unsolved Mysteries
TV · as Host · 561 eps
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Movie · as Jordan White
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Korea: The Forgotten War
TV · as Host · 2 eps
Big Trouble
Movie · as Winslow
The Transformers: The Movie
Movie · as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Midas Valley
Movie · as Drew Hammond
My Kingdom For...
Movie
Hollywood Wives
TV · as George Lancaster · 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Chester Harrison · 1 ep
Brothers
TV · 1 ep
George Washington
TV · as General Stark · 3 eps
Uncommon Valor
Movie · as MacGregor
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Movie · as Self
Hotel
TV · as Lewis Blackwood, Charles Vandoor · 1 ep
Falcon Crest
TV · as Roland Saunders · 5 eps
Strike Force
TV · as Captain Frank Murphy · 20 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Airplane!
Movie · as Captain Rex Kramer
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Movie · as Self
1941
Movie · as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Undercover with the KKK
Movie · as Host - Narrator
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Second Wind
Movie · as François Davis
The Love Boat
TV · as Bret Garrett · 1 ep
Most Wanted
TV · as Captain Linc Evers · 23 eps
Adventures of the Queen
Movie · as Capt. James Morgan
Murder on Flight 502
Movie · as Captain Larkin
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Movie · as Michael Rhodes
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 2 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie · as Self
The Selling of the Pentagon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Story of a Woman
Movie · as David Frasier
Laura
Movie · as Mark McPherson
The Name of the Game
TV · as Dan Farrell · 26 eps
Action Man
Movie · as Jim Beckley
The Corrupt Ones
Movie · as Cliff Wilder
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Angelo (Businessman) · 1 ep
Is Paris Burning?
Movie · as General Sibert
Asylum for a Spy
Movie · as James Andrew Congers
The Caretakers
Movie · as Dr. Donovan MacLeod
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Major Morgan, James Andrew Congers · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Agent Briggs · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Alcatraz Express
Movie · as Eliot Ness
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
The Last Voyage
Movie · as Cliff Henderson
The Gun of Zangara
Movie · as Eliot Ness
John Paul Jones
Movie · as John Paul Jones
The Scarface Mob
Movie · as Eliot Ness
The Untouchables
TV · as Eliot Ness · 118 eps
The Gift of Love
Movie · as William 'Bill' Beck
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Eliot Ness · 1 ep
The Tarnished Angels
Movie · as Roger Shumann
Panic Button
Movie · as Jerry Cook
Written on the Wind
Movie · as Kyle Hadley
Great Day in the Morning
Movie · as Owen Pentecost
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Movie · as Dr. Tommy Baker
House of Bamboo
Movie · as Eddie Kenner
Laura
Movie · as Mark Macpherson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Mark MacPherson · 1 ep
The High and the Mighty
Movie · as John Sullivan
The Iron Glove
Movie · as Captain Charles Wogan
Sabre Jet
Movie · as Col. Gil Manton
War Paint
Movie · as Lt. Billings
Conquest of Cochise
Movie · as Maj. Tom Burke
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bwana Devil
Movie · as Bob Hayward
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Ralph Saunders, Ben Barton · 1 ep
My Outlaw Brother
Movie · as Patrick O´Moore
Bullfighter and the Lady
Movie · as John Regan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Vic Flint · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Bo Bo McGoon · 1 ep
Mr. Music
Movie · as Jeff Blake
Riviera Dream
Movie
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as First Man, Self - Intermission Guest · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self - Cameo · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 2 eps
A Date with Judy
Movie · as Stephen Andrews
Fighter Squadron
Movie · as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Movie · as Nickey Van Alen
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Movie · as Himself
To Be or Not to Be
Movie · as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Men of Texas
Movie · as Barry Conovan
Eagle Squadron
Movie · as Chuck S. Brewer
Keeping Fit
Movie · as Bob - Factory worker
Nice Girl?
Movie · as Don Webb
Badlands of Dakota
Movie · as Jim Holliday
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Movie · as Self
The Mortal Storm
Movie · as Otto Von Rohn
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie · as Bob Terry
First Love
Movie · as Ted Drake