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