Robert Urich
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1946-12-19
- Died
- 2002-04-16
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ohio
- Also known as
- رابرت اوریچ
Biography
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
TV Shows (35)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Love Boat
1977
as Jeff Smith / Scott Desmond / Larry Hartman
The Nanny
1993
as Judge Jerry Moran
Cheers
1982
as Robert Urich
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Dan Tana
The F.B.I.
1965
as Davie Stroud
Gunsmoke
1955
as Manolo Etchahoun
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Soap
1977
as Peter "The Tennis Player"
Vega$
1978
as Dan Tanna
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Spenser: For Hire
1985
as Spenser
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
S.W.A.T.
1975
as Officer Jim Street
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Captain Jim Kennedy III
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joseph Simmons
Mistral's Daughter
1984
as Jason Darcy
Lonesome Dove
1989
as Jake Spoon
Tabitha
1977
as Paul Thurston
American Dreamer
1990
as Tom Nash
Amerika
1987
as Peter Bradford
Gavilan
1982
as Robert Gavilan
Emeril
2001
as Jerry McKenney
Carol & Company
1990
Crossroads
1992
as John Hawkins
It Had to Be You
1993
as Mitch Quinn
Princess Daisy
1983
as Patrick Shannon
The Lazarus Man
1996
as Lazarus
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
as Bob Sanders
Blind Faith
1990
as Rob Marshall
Kung Fu
1972
as Greg Dundee
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
Vital Signs
1997
Movies (58)
Magnum Force
1973
as Officer Mike Grimes
The Defiant Ones
1986
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Endangered Species
1982
as Ruben Castle
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Bob Morgan
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Jason
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor / Host
Invitation to Hell
1984
as Matt Winslow
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host
Spooner
1989
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
In a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Jack Bauer
Final Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Blind Man's Bluff
1992
as Thomas Booker
Stranger at My Door
1991
as Joe Fortier
April Morning
1988
as Joseph Simmons
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
as Charles Duke
Final Run
1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
To Save the Children
1994
as Jake Downey
Clover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton
Young Again
1986
as Michael Riley
Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994
as Spenser
Deadly Relations
1993
as Leonard J. Fagot
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Presenter
She Knows Too Much
1989
as Harry
Killdozer
1974
as Mack McCarthy
Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Jess Marriner
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
as Bradley Burdock
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Purly Owens
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as David Lyle
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield
Murder by Night
1989
as Allan Strong
Double Edge
1992
as Harry Carter
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995
as Spenser
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan
A Long Way Home
2003
as Jack
Turk 182!
1985
as Terry Lynch
A Perfect Stranger
1994
as Alex Hale
Captains Courageous
1996
as Capt. Matthew Troop
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Scandal Sheet
1985
as Ben Rowan
Spenser: Ceremony
1993
as Spenser
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993
as Self - Host
Survive the Savage Sea
1992
as Jack Carpenter
Revolver
1992
as Nick Suster
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
1980
as Rocky Bleier
His Mistress
1984
as Allen Beck
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983
as Self / Various
The Specialists
1975
as Dr. William Nugent
For Love of Olivia
2001
as Horton Roundtree
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna
The Comeback
1989
as Scotty Malloy
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Ross Pegler
Night Walk
1989
as Simon
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994
as Spenser
Bunco
1977
as Walker
Jock of the Bushveld
1995
as Rocky Mountain Jack
Country Gold
1983
as Self
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995
as Self
About Robert Urich
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 atta… With 93 credits spanning from 1951 to 2003, Robert Urich has appeared in 58 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Magnum Force (1973) — as Officer Mike Grimes
- The Defiant Ones (1986) — as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
- Endangered Species (1982) — as Ruben Castle
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- When She Was Bad... (1979) — as Bob Morgan
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