Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Known for
Acting
Born
August 5, 1911
Died
June 8, 1969 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Filley, Nebraska, USA

Biography

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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Filmography

2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin poster

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo poster

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line poster

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire poster

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Yellowthread Street poster

Yellowthread Street

TV · as Det. Peter Marenta · 7 eps

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II poster

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie · as (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1969
The Extraordinary Seaman poster

The Extraordinary Seaman

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford poster

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows poster

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Movie · as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group

1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot poster

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Movie · as Anderson

1967
Hondo and the Apaches poster

Hondo and the Apaches

Movie · as Gallagher

1967
Return of the Gunfighter poster

Return of the Gunfighter

Movie · as Ben Wyatt

1967
The Glass Sphinx poster

The Glass Sphinx

Movie · as Prof. Karl Nichols

1967
Hondo poster

Hondo

TV · 2 eps

1966
Savage Pampas poster

Savage Pampas

Movie · as Captain Martín

1966
Johnny Tiger poster

Johnny Tiger

Movie · as George Dean

1964
The Night Walker poster

The Night Walker

Movie · as Barry Moreland

1964
A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home

Movie · as Frank Costigan

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie · as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)

1963
Miracle of the White Stallions poster

Miracle of the White Stallions

Movie · as Col. Podhajsky

1963
Cattle King poster

Cattle King

Movie · as Sam Brassfield

1963
Recoil poster

Recoil

Movie · as Captain Matt Holbrook

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps

1959
The Hangman poster

The Hangman

Movie · as Mackenzie Bovard

1959
The House of the Seven Hawks poster

The House of the Seven Hawks

Movie · as John Nordley

1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro poster

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Movie · as Robert Adamson

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Captain Matt Holbrook · 97 eps

1958
Party Girl poster

Party Girl

Movie · as Tommy Farrell

1958
The Law and Jake Wade poster

The Law and Jake Wade

Movie · as Jake Wade

1958
Saddle the Wind poster

Saddle the Wind

Movie · as Steve Sinclair

1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey poster

Tip on a Dead Jockey

Movie · as Lloyd Tredman

1957
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

TV · 1 ep

1956
D-Day the Sixth of June poster

D-Day the Sixth of June

Movie · as Capt. Brad Parker

1956
The Last Hunt poster

The Last Hunt

Movie · as Charlie Gilson

1956
The Power and the Prize poster

The Power and the Prize

Movie · as Cliff Barton

1955
Many Rivers to Cross poster

Many Rivers to Cross

Movie · as Bushrod Gentry

1955
Quentin Durward poster

Quentin Durward

Movie · as Quentin Durward

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as Self, self · 1 ep

1954
Rogue Cop poster

Rogue Cop

Movie · as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney

1954
Valley of the Kings poster

Valley of the Kings

Movie · as Mark Brandon

1953
Ride, Vaquero! poster

Ride, Vaquero!

Movie · as Rio

1953
Knights of the Round Table poster

Knights of the Round Table

Movie · as Lancelot

1953
Above and Beyond poster

Above and Beyond

Movie · as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant poster

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Movie · as Joel Shore

1953
I Love Melvin poster

I Love Melvin

Movie · as Robert Taylor

1952
The Hoaxters

The Hoaxters

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1952
Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe

Movie · as Wilfred of Ivanhoe

1952
Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days

TV · as Self - Host, Shanghai Kelly · 104 eps

1951
Quo Vadis poster

Quo Vadis

Movie · as Marcus Vinicius

1951
Westward the Women poster

Westward the Women

Movie · as Buck Wyatt

1951
Rome, the Eternal City poster

Rome, the Eternal City

Movie · as Self

1950
Devil's Doorway poster

Devil's Doorway

Movie · as Lance Poole

1950
Ambush poster

Ambush

Movie · as Ward Kinsman

1950
The Fighting Lady's Family

The Fighting Lady's Family

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1950
Screen Actors

Screen Actors

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
The Bribe poster

The Bribe

Movie · as Rigby

1949
Conspirator poster

Conspirator

Movie · as Major Michael Curragh

1948
The Secret Land poster

The Secret Land

Movie · as Narrator

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1947
High Wall poster

High Wall

Movie · as Steven Kenet

1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire poster

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Movie · as Self

1946
Undercurrent poster

Undercurrent

Movie · as Alan Garroway

1945
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Movie · as Instructor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Landings

Primary Flight Training: Landings

Movie · as Lt. Taylor

1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

Movie · as Instructor

1944
The Fighting Lady poster

The Fighting Lady

Movie · as Narrator

1944
Song of Russia poster

Song of Russia

Movie · as John Meredith

1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

Movie · as Lt. Robert Taylor

1943
Bataan poster

Bataan

Movie · as Sgt. Bill Dane

1943
The Youngest Profession poster

The Youngest Profession

Movie · as Robert Taylor

1942
Her Cardboard Lover poster

Her Cardboard Lover

Movie · as Terry Trindale

1942
Stand by for Action poster

Stand by for Action

Movie · as Lieut. Gregg Masterman

1941
Johnny Eager poster

Johnny Eager

Movie · as Johnny Eager

1941
When Ladies Meet poster

When Ladies Meet

Movie · as Jimmy Lee

1941
Billy the Kid poster

Billy the Kid

Movie · as Billy Bonney

1940
Waterloo Bridge poster

Waterloo Bridge

Movie · as Roy Cronin

1940
Trifles of Importance poster

Trifles of Importance

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1940
Flight Command poster

Flight Command

Movie · as Ens. Alan Drake

1940
Escape poster

Escape

Movie · as Mark Preysing

1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound poster

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Movie · as Self

1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World poster

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Movie · as Self

1939
Lady of the Tropics poster

Lady of the Tropics

Movie · as William 'Bill' Carey

1939
Stand Up and Fight poster

Stand Up and Fight

Movie · as Blake Cantrell

1939
Lucky Night poster

Lucky Night

Movie · as Bill Overton

1939
Remember? poster

Remember?

Movie · as Jeff Holland

1939
From the Ends of the Earth poster

From the Ends of the Earth

Movie · as Self

1938
Three Comrades poster

Three Comrades

Movie · as Erich Lohkamp

1938
A Yank at Oxford poster

A Yank at Oxford

Movie · as Lee Sheridan

1938
The Crowd Roars poster

The Crowd Roars

Movie · as 'Killer' McCoy

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town poster

Hollywood Goes to Town

Movie · as Self

1937
Broadway Melody of 1938 poster

Broadway Melody of 1938

Movie · as Steve Raleigh

1937
Personal Property poster

Personal Property

Movie · as Raymond Dabney

1937
This Is My Affair poster

This Is My Affair

Movie · as Lt. Richard L. Perry

1937
The Romance of Celluloid poster

The Romance of Celluloid

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1937
Lest We Forget poster

Lest We Forget

Movie · as Himself

1936
Camille poster

Camille

Movie · as Armand Duval

1936
Small Town Girl poster

Small Town Girl

Movie · as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy poster

The Gorgeous Hussy

Movie · as 'Bow' Timberlake

1936
His Brother's Wife poster

His Brother's Wife

Movie · as Chris Claybourne

1936
Private Number poster

Private Number

Movie · as Richard Winfield

1935
Broadway Melody of 1936 poster

Broadway Melody of 1936

Movie · as Robert Gordon

1935
Magnificent Obsession poster

Magnificent Obsession

Movie · as Dr. Robert Merrick

1935
West Point of the Air poster

West Point of the Air

Movie · as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli

1935
Buried Loot poster

Buried Loot

Movie · as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)

1935
Society Doctor poster

Society Doctor

Movie · as Dr. Ellis

1935
Murder in the Fleet poster

Murder in the Fleet

Movie · as Lieutenant Tom Randolph

1935
Times Square Lady poster

Times Square Lady

Movie · as Steve Gordon

1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara poster

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Movie · as Self

1934
There's Always Tomorrow poster

There's Always Tomorrow

Movie · as Arthur White

1934
A Wicked Woman poster

A Wicked Woman

Movie · as Bill Renton

1934
The Spectacle Maker poster

The Spectacle Maker

Movie · as The Duchess's Paramour

1934
Handy Andy poster

Handy Andy

Movie · as Lloyd Burmeister