Robert Urich
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Love Boat
Jeff Smith
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Scott Desmond
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Larry Hartman
1977
Series
The Nanny
Judge Jerry Moran
1993
Series
Cheers
Robert Urich
1982
Series
Charlie's Angels
Dan Tana
1976
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Gunsmoke
Manolo Etchahoun
1955
Series
The F.B.I.
Davie Stroud
1965
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Vega$
Dan Tanna
1978
Series
Soap
Peter "The Tennis Player"
1977
Series
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser
1985
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Series
Lonesome Dove
Jake Spoon
1989
Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Film
Magnum Force
Officer Mike Grimes
1973
Series
S.W.A.T.
Officer Jim Street
1975
Series
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Captain Jim Kennedy III
1998
Series
Mistral's Daughter
Jason Darcy
1984
Series
Amerika
Peter Bradford
1987
Series
American Dreamer
Tom Nash
1990
Series
Tabitha
Paul Thurston
1977
Carol & Company
1990
Film
The Ice Pirates
Jason
1984
Series
Gavilan
Robert Gavilan
1982
Series
Emeril
Jerry McKenney
2001
Series
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob Sanders
1973
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Simmons
1951
Series
The Lazarus Man
Lazarus
1996
Series
Princess Daisy
Patrick Shannon
1983
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
Film
Endangered Species
Ruben Castle
1982
Film
Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
1997
Film
April Morning
Joseph Simmons
1988
Series
It Had to Be You
Mitch Quinn
1993
Film
Invitation to Hell
Matt Winslow
1984
Series
Blind Faith
Rob Marshall
1990
Film
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self - Host
1992
Film
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
President Adam Mayfield
2002
Film
When She Was Bad...
Bob Morgan
1979
Film
Turk 182!
Terry Lynch
1985
Series
Crossroads
John Hawkins
1992
Film
Clover Bend
Bill Clayton
2002
Film
In a Stranger's Hand
Jack Bauer
1991
Film
Spooner
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
1989
Film
Final Run
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
1999
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Presenter
1981
Film
Revolver
Nick Suster
1992
Film
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor / Host
2001
Film
Stranger at My Door
Joe Fortier
1991
Vital Signs
1997
Film
Scandal Sheet
Ben Rowan
1985
Film
Killdozer
Mack McCarthy
1974
Film
Take Your Best Shot
Jess Marriner
1982
Film
Young Again
Michael Riley
1986
Film
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Angus Feagan
1996
Series
Kung Fu
Greg Dundee
1972
Film
Double Edge
Harry Carter
1992
Film
She Knows Too Much
Harry
1989
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
1987
Film
Killing at Hell's Gate
Charles Duke
1981
Film
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser
1994
Film
A Perfect Stranger
Alex Hale
1994
Film
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
1983
Film
A Long Way Home
Jack
2003
Film
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Rocky Bleier
1980
Film
The Defiant Ones
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
1986
Film
His Mistress
Allen Beck
1984
Film
To Save the Children
Jake Downey
1994
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Ross Pegler
1990
Film
Survive the Savage Sea
Jack Carpenter
1992
Film
A Horse for Danny
Eddie Fortuna
1995
Film
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Bradley Burdock
1990
Film
Spenser: Ceremony
Spenser
1993
Film
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Film
Captains Courageous
Capt. Matthew Troop
1996
Film
Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser
1995
Film
Bunco
Walker
1977
Film
Night Walk
Simon
1989
Film
Night of the Wolf
Purly Owens
2002
Film
Blind Man's Bluff
Thomas Booker
1992
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
Self - Host
1993
Film
Deadly Relations
Leonard J. Fagot
1993
Film
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser
1994
Film
The Specialists
Dr. William Nugent
1975
Film
Murder by Night
Allan Strong
1989
Film
Leave Yesterday Behind
David Lyle
1978
Film
Country Gold
Self
1983
Film
The Comeback
Scotty Malloy
1989
Film
For Love of Olivia
Horton Roundtree
2001
Film
Jock of the Bushveld
Rocky Mountain Jack
1995
Film
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Self
1995