Robert Urich
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1946
- Died
- April 16, 2002 (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Long Way Home
Movie · as Jack
Clover Bend
Movie · as Bill Clayton
Night of the Wolf
Movie · as Purly Owens
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Movie · as President Adam Mayfield
For Love of Olivia
Movie · as Horton Roundtree
Dirty Harry: The Original
Movie · as Self - Actor / Host
Emeril
TV · as Jerry McKenney · 10 eps
Miracle on the 17th Green
Movie
Final Run
Movie · as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV · as Captain Jim Kennedy III · 25 eps
Final Descent
Movie · as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Vital Signs
TV · 6 eps
Captains Courageous
Movie · as Capt. Matthew Troop
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Movie · as Mr. Angus Feagan
The Lazarus Man
TV · as Lazarus · 22 eps
A Horse for Danny
Movie · as Eddie Fortuna
Jock of the Bushveld
Movie · as Rocky Mountain Jack
Spenser: A Savage Place
Movie · as Spenser
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Movie · as Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Movie · as Spenser
A Perfect Stranger
Movie · as Alex Hale
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Movie · as Spenser
To Save the Children
Movie · as Jake Downey
Spenser: Ceremony
Movie · as Spenser
Deadly Relations
Movie · as Leonard J. Fagot
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
Movie · as Self - Host
It Had to Be You
TV · as Mitch Quinn · 9 eps
The Nanny
TV · as Judge Jerry Moran · 1 ep
Survive the Savage Sea
Movie · as Jack Carpenter
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Movie · as Self - Host
Blind Man's Bluff
Movie · as Thomas Booker
Double Edge
Movie · as Harry Carter
Revolver
Movie · as Nick Suster
Crossroads
TV · as John Hawkins · 10 eps
In a Stranger's Hand
Movie · as Jack Bauer
Stranger at My Door
Movie · as Joe Fortier
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Movie · as Bradley Burdock
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Movie · as Ross Pegler
American Dreamer
TV · as Tom Nash · 17 eps
Carol & Company
TV · 1 ep
Blind Faith
TV · as Rob Marshall · 2 eps
Night Walk
Movie · as Simon
She Knows Too Much
Movie · as Harry
Murder by Night
Movie · as Allan Strong
The Comeback
Movie · as Scotty Malloy
Spooner
Movie · as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
Lonesome Dove
TV · as Jake Spoon · 4 eps
April Morning
Movie · as Joseph Simmons
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Movie · as Self
Amerika
TV · as Peter Bradford · 7 eps
Young Again
Movie · as Michael Riley
The Defiant Ones
Movie · as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Turk 182!
Movie · as Terry Lynch
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Ben Rowan
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
Spenser: For Hire
TV · as Spenser · 65 eps
The Ice Pirates
Movie · as Jason
Invitation to Hell
Movie · as Matthew Winslow
His Mistress
Movie · as Allen Beck
Mistral's Daughter
TV · as Jason Darcy · 8 eps
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Movie · as Self / Various
Country Gold
Movie · as Self
Princess Daisy
TV · as Patrick Shannon · 2 eps
Take Your Best Shot
Movie · as Jess Marriner
Endangered Species
Movie · as Ruben Castle
Cheers
TV · as Robert Urich · 1 ep
Gavilan
TV · as Robert Gavilan · 13 eps
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
Killing at Hell's Gate
Movie · as Charles Duke
Sixty Years of Seduction
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Movie · as Rocky Bleier
When She Was Bad...
Movie · as Bob Morgan
Leave Yesterday Behind
Movie · as David Lyle
Vega$
TV · as Dan Tanna · 68 eps
Bunco
Movie · as Walker
Tabitha
TV · as Paul Thurston · 13 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Jeff Smith, Scott Desmond, Larry Hartman · 1 ep
Soap
TV · as Peter "The Tennis Player" · 7 eps
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Dan Tana · 1 ep
Battle of the Network Stars
TV · 3 eps
The Specialists
Movie · as Dr. William Nugent
S.W.A.T.
TV · as Officer Jim Street · 37 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Killdozer
Movie · as Mack McCarthy
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Magnum Force
Movie · as Officer Mike Grimes
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
TV · as Bob Sanders · 13 eps
Kung Fu
TV · as Greg Dundee · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Davie Stroud · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Manolo Etchahoun · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Joseph Simmons · 1 ep