Robert Taylor
ActingAlso Known As
Lieut Robert Taylor USNR, Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R., Spangler Arlington Brugh
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.
Movies
(110 total)
Quo Vadis
as Marcus Vinicius
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
as Roy Cronin
Camille
as Armand Duval
Knights of the Round Table
as Lancelot
Westward the Women
as Buck Wyatt
Party Girl
as Tommy Farrell
Return of the Gunfighter
as Ben Wyatt
The Law and Jake Wade
as Jake Wade
Undercurrent
as Alan Garroway
Johnny Eager
as Johnny Eager
Devil's Doorway
as Lance Poole
The Night Walker
as Barry Moreland
The Last Hunt
as Charlie Gilson
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Hangman
as Mackenzie Bovard
Three Comrades
as Erich Lohkamp
The Bribe
as Rigby
Bataan
as Sgt. Bill Dane
Saddle the Wind
as Steve Sinclair
TV Shows
(13 total)
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Death Valley Days
as Self - Host
Death Valley Days
as Shanghai Kelly
The Detectives
as Captain Matt Holbrook
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Yellowthread Street
as Det. Peter Marenta
MGM Parade
as Self
MGM Parade
as self