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Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Known for: Acting

Born 05/08/1911
Died 1969-06-08
Place of birth Filley, Nebraska, USA

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.

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

The Detectives Series ★ 6,7

The Detectives

Captain Matt Holbrook

1959

MGM Parade Series ★ 7,5

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade Series ★ 7,5

MGM Parade

Self

1955

MGM Parade Series ★ 7,5

MGM Parade

self

1955

The Thin Man Series ★ 7,6

The Thin Man

1957

Hondo Series ★ 6,9

Hondo

1967

Quo Vadis Film ★ 7,1

Quo Vadis

Marcus Vinicius

1951

Waterloo Bridge Film ★ 7,5

Waterloo Bridge

Roy Cronin

1940

Ivanhoe Film ★ 6,8

Ivanhoe

Wilfred of Ivanhoe

1952

Death Valley Days Series ★ 6,6

Death Valley Days

Self - Host

1952

Death Valley Days Series ★ 6,6

Death Valley Days

Shanghai Kelly

1952

Party Girl Film ★ 6,8

Party Girl

Tommy Farrell

1958

Camille Film ★ 7,0

Camille

Armand Duval

1936

Westward the Women Film ★ 7,0

Westward the Women

Buck Wyatt

1951

Conspirator Film ★ 5,8

Conspirator

Major Michael Curragh

1949

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Film ★ 6,5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991

Knights of the Round Table Film ★ 6,0

Knights of the Round Table

Lancelot

1953

Yellowthread Street Series ★ 7,5

Yellowthread Street

Det. Peter Marenta

1990

Return of the Gunfighter Film ★ 6,1

Return of the Gunfighter

Ben Wyatt

1967

The Hangman Film ★ 6,5

The Hangman

Mackenzie Bovard

1959

Flight Command Film ★ 5,9

Flight Command

Ens. Alan Drake

1940

Undercurrent Film ★ 5,9

Undercurrent

Alan Garroway

1946

That's Entertainment, Part II Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

The Law and Jake Wade Film ★ 6,7

The Law and Jake Wade

Jake Wade

1958

Buried Loot Film ★ 6,4

Buried Loot

Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)

1935

Ride, Vaquero! Film ★ 6,1

Ride, Vaquero!

Rio

1953

D-Day the Sixth of June Film ★ 5,3

D-Day the Sixth of June

Capt. Brad Parker

1956

Film

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Lt. Taylor

1945

All the Brothers Were Valiant Film ★ 6,1

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Joel Shore

1953

The Youngest Profession Film ★ 5,3

The Youngest Profession

Robert Taylor

1943

Song of Russia Film ★ 6,2

Song of Russia

John Meredith

1944

Society Doctor Film ★ 7,3

Society Doctor

Dr. Ellis

1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Film ★ 6,1

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Self

1935

Cattle King Film ★ 6,3

Cattle King

Sam Brassfield

1963

The Real Charlie Chaplin Film ★ 7,6

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

2021

The Romance of Celluloid Film ★ 7,0

The Romance of Celluloid

Self (archive footage)

1937

Saddle the Wind Film ★ 6,7

Saddle the Wind

Steve Sinclair

1958

The Big Parade of Comedy Film ★ 7,2

The Big Parade of Comedy

Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)

1964

The Night Walker Film ★ 6,6

The Night Walker

Barry Moreland

1964

His Brother's Wife Film ★ 5,8

His Brother's Wife

Chris Claybourne

1936

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Film ★ 7,7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997

The Extraordinary Seaman Film ★ 3,4

The Extraordinary Seaman

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1969

Johnny Eager Film ★ 6,2

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972

Film

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

Lt. Robert Taylor

1944

Devil's Doorway Film ★ 6,9

Devil's Doorway

Lance Poole

1950

The Gorgeous Hussy Film ★ 5,5

The Gorgeous Hussy

'Bow' Timberlake

1936

High Wall Film ★ 6,4

High Wall

Steven Kenet

1947

Film

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Lt. Taylor

1945

Hollywood: Style Center of the World Film ★ 5,8

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940

Above and Beyond Film ★ 6,2

Above and Beyond

Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

1953

Hondo and the Apaches Film ★ 7,2

Hondo and the Apaches

Gallagher

1967

Broadway Melody of 1938 Film ★ 6,6

Broadway Melody of 1938

Steve Raleigh

1937

Recoil Film

Recoil

Captain Matt Holbrook

1963

The Bribe Film ★ 6,3

The Bribe

Rigby

1949

Valley of the Kings Film ★ 4,9

Valley of the Kings

Mark Brandon

1954

Miracle of the White Stallions Film ★ 6,0

Miracle of the White Stallions

Col. Podhajsky

1963

A Yank at Oxford Film ★ 6,7

A Yank at Oxford

Lee Sheridan

1938

Bataan Film ★ 6,4

Bataan

Sgt. Bill Dane

1943

A House Is Not a Home Film ★ 4,8

A House Is Not a Home

Frank Costigan

1964

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows Film ★ 6,1

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group

1968

When Ladies Meet Film ★ 6,9

When Ladies Meet

Jimmy Lee

1941

Escape Film ★ 7,5

Escape

Mark Preysing

1940

Three Comrades Film ★ 7,3

Three Comrades

Erich Lohkamp

1938

Many Rivers to Cross Film ★ 6,5

Many Rivers to Cross

Bushrod Gentry

1955

Stand by for Action Film ★ 7,0

Stand by for Action

Lieut. Gregg Masterman

1942

Film

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Instructor

1945

Lady of the Tropics Film ★ 6,5

Lady of the Tropics

William 'Bill' Carey

1939

Her Cardboard Lover Film ★ 4,9

Her Cardboard Lover

Terry Trindale

1942

Times Square Lady Film ★ 7,0

Times Square Lady

Steve Gordon

1935

Film

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

Instructor

1945

Hollywood Goes to Town Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

1938

Ambush Film ★ 5,4

Ambush

Ward Kinsman

1950

Broadway Melody of 1936 Film ★ 6,5

Broadway Melody of 1936

Robert Gordon

1935

Film ★ 5,3

The Hoaxters

Narrator (voice)

1952

The Last Hunt Film ★ 6,9

The Last Hunt

Charlie Gilson

1956

Murder in the Fleet Film ★ 6,6

Murder in the Fleet

Lieutenant Tom Randolph

1935

Small Town Girl Film ★ 6,0

Small Town Girl

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin

1936

Savage Pampas Film ★ 5,3

Savage Pampas

Captain Martín

1966

Billy the Kid Film ★ 5,3

Billy the Kid

Billy Bonney

1941

Stand Up and Fight Film ★ 6,0

Stand Up and Fight

Blake Cantrell

1939

Garbo, by Joan Crawford Film ★ 6,0

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

1969

Killers of Kilimanjaro Film ★ 6,3

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Robert Adamson

1959

The Secret Land Film ★ 5,9

The Secret Land

Narrator

1948

Remember? Film ★ 6,0

Remember?

Jeff Holland

1939

From the Ends of the Earth Film ★ 5,0

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939

West Point of the Air Film ★ 7,0

West Point of the Air

'Jasky' Jaskarelli

1935

Magnificent Obsession Film ★ 7,4

Magnificent Obsession

Dr. Robert Merrick

1935

Film ★ 8,0

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

Lt. Taylor

1945

The Power and the Prize Film ★ 6,3

The Power and the Prize

Cliff Barton

1956

Private Number Film ★ 6,7

Private Number

Richard Winfield

1936

Film ★ 6,3

Screen Actors

Self (uncredited)

1950

Quentin Durward Film ★ 5,8

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

1955

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo Film ★ 3,0

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

2014

Rogue Cop Film ★ 5,7

Rogue Cop

Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney

1954

The House of the Seven Hawks Film ★ 6,1

The House of the Seven Hawks

John Nordley

1959

The Fighting Lady Film ★ 6,5

The Fighting Lady

Narrator

1944

Personal Property Film ★ 6,9

Personal Property

Raymond Dabney

1937

The Crowd Roars Film ★ 7,0

The Crowd Roars

'Killer' McCoy

1938

This Is My Affair Film ★ 7,3

This Is My Affair

Lt. Richard L. Perry

1937

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot Film ★ 5,5

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Anderson

1968

I Love Melvin Film ★ 6,2

I Love Melvin

Robert Taylor

1953

Lest We Forget Film ★ 7,0

Lest We Forget

Himself

1937

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Film ★ 6,8

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1940

Lucky Night Film ★ 6,8

Lucky Night

Bill Overton

1939

Tip on a Dead Jockey Film ★ 6,6

Tip on a Dead Jockey

Lloyd Tredman

1957

The Glass Sphinx Film ★ 7,0

The Glass Sphinx

Prof. Karl Nichols

1967

There's Always Tomorrow Film ★ 8,0

There's Always Tomorrow

Arthur White

1934

Film

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

Lt. Taylor

1945

Trifles of Importance Film ★ 7,5

Trifles of Importance

Self (archive footage)

1940

A Wicked Woman Film ★ 5,0

A Wicked Woman

Bill Renton

1934

Film

Primary Flight Training: Landings

Lt. Taylor

1945

Handy Andy Film ★ 5,5

Handy Andy

Lloyd Burmeister

1934

Rome, the Eternal City Film

Rome, the Eternal City

Self

1951

The Spectacle Maker Film ★ 6,3

The Spectacle Maker

The Duchess's Paramour

1934

Performers Arrive in Hampshire Film

Performers Arrive in Hampshire

Self

1947

Johnny Tiger Film ★ 7,0

Johnny Tiger

George Dean

1966

Film ★ 9,0

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Lt. Taylor

1945

Film

The Fighting Lady's Family

Narrator (voice)

1950