Robert Urich
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 December 1946 · Toronto, Ohio
- Died
- 16 April 2002
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
Acting 61
- 2003A Long Way Home as Jack
- 2002Night of the Wolf as Purly Owens
- 2002Clover Bend as Bill Clayton
- 2002The President's Man: A Line in the Sand as President Adam Mayfield
- 2001Dirty Harry: The Original as Self - Actor / Host
- 2001For Love of Olivia as Horton Roundtree
- 1999Miracle on the 17th Green
- 1999Final Run as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
- 1998Invasion America as Briggs (Voice)
- 1997Final Descent as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
- 1996The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue as Mr. Angus Feagan
- 1996Captains Courageous as Capt. Matthew Troop
- 1995Jock of the Bushveld as Rocky Mountain Jack
- 1995Spenser: A Savage Place as Spenser
- 1995A Horse for Danny as Eddie Fortuna
- 1995Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland as Self
- 1994Spenser: The Judas Goat as Spenser
- 1994A Perfect Stranger as Alex Hale
- 1994To Save the Children as Jake Downey
- 1994Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes as Spenser
- 1993A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- 1993Spenser: Ceremony as Spenser
- 1993Deadly Relations as Leonard J. Fagot
- 1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self - Host
- 1992Revolver as Nick Suster
- 1992Double Edge as Harry Carter
- 1992Blind Man's Bluff as Thomas Booker
- 1992Survive the Savage Sea as Jack Carpenter
- 1991In a Stranger's Hand as Jack Bauer
- 1991Stranger at My Door as Joe Fortier
- 199083 Hours 'Til Dawn as Bradley Burdock
- 1990A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Ross Pegler
- 1989Spooner as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
- 1989Night Walk as Simon
- 1989Murder by Night as Allan Strong
- 1989She Knows Too Much as Harry
- 1989The Comeback as Scotty Malloy
- 1988April Morning as Joseph Simmons
- 1987The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- 1986Young Again as Michael Riley
- 1986The Defiant Ones as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985Turk 182! as Terry Lynch
- 1985Scandal Sheet as Ben Rowan
- 1984His Mistress as Allen Beck
- 1984Invitation to Hell as Matt Winslow
- 1984The Ice Pirates as Jason
- 1983The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More as Self / Various
- 1983Country Gold as Self
- 1982Take Your Best Shot as Jess Marriner
- 1982Endangered Species as Ruben Castle
- 1981Killing at Hell's Gate as Charles Duke
- 1981Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Presenter
- 1980Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier as Rocky Bleier
- 1979When She Was Bad... as Bob Morgan
- 1978Leave Yesterday Behind as David Lyle
- 1977Bunco as Walker
- 1975The Specialists as Dr. William Nugent
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host · 1 episode
- 1974Killdozer as Mack McCarthy
- 1973Magnum Force as Officer Mike Grimes