Robert Taylor
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1911-08-05
- Died
- 1969-06-08
- Place of birth
- Filley, Nebraska, USA
- Also 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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Detectives
1959
as Captain Matt Holbrook
MGM Parade
1955
as Self / self
The Thin Man
1957
Hondo
1967
Death Valley Days
1952
as Self - Host / Shanghai Kelly
Yellowthread Street
1990
as Det. Peter Marenta
Movies (110)
Quo Vadis
1951
as Marcus Vinicius
Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Roy Cronin
Ivanhoe
1952
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Camille
1936
as Armand Duval
Undercurrent
1946
as Alan Garroway
Party Girl
1958
as Tommy Farrell
Knights of the Round Table
1953
as Lancelot
Cattle King
1963
as Sam Brassfield
Flight Command
1940
as Ens. Alan Drake
Westward the Women
1951
as Buck Wyatt
Small Town Girl
1936
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
The Hangman
1959
as Mackenzie Bovard
Society Doctor
1935
as Dr. Ellis
Personal Property
1937
as Raymond Dabney
Bataan
1943
as Sgt. Bill Dane
High Wall
1947
as Steven Kenet
Buried Loot
1935
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Eager
1941
as Johnny Eager
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
as Capt. Brad Parker
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Rio
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Billy the Kid
1941
as Billy Bonney
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
as Ben Wyatt
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Bushrod Gentry
Private Number
1936
as Richard Winfield
Quentin Durward
1955
as Quentin Durward
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
The Night Walker
1964
as Barry Moreland
Savage Pampas
1966
as Captain Martín
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Conspirator
1949
as Major Michael Curragh
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Steve Sinclair
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Robert Gordon
Three Comrades
1938
as Erich Lohkamp
The Bribe
1949
as Rigby
Ambush
1950
as Ward Kinsman
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as 'Bow' Timberlake
Escape
1940
as Mark Preysing
The Last Hunt
1956
as Charlie Gilson
Above and Beyond
1953
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Frank Costigan
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Steve Raleigh
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Joel Shore
Stand by for Action
1942
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
I Love Melvin
1953
as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
Handy Andy
1934
as Lloyd Burmeister
Valley of the Kings
1954
as Mark Brandon
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Rogue Cop
1954
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Lt. Taylor
The Law and Jake Wade
1958
as Jake Wade
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Power and the Prize
1956
as Cliff Barton
Johnny Tiger
1966
as George Dean
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Lance Poole
West Point of the Air
1935
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Lady of the Tropics
1939
as William 'Bill' Carey
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Robert Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
as Lt. Robert Taylor
Song of Russia
1944
as John Meredith
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
as Anderson
The Fighting Lady
1944
as Narrator
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Bill Renton
There's Always Tomorrow
1934
as Arthur White
Remember?
1939
as Jeff Holland
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
The Crowd Roars
1938
as 'Killer' McCoy
Trifles of Importance
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963
as Col. Podhajsky
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959
as John Nordley
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
as Self (archive footage)
His Brother's Wife
1936
as Chris Claybourne
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Dr. Robert Merrick
The Spectacle Maker
1934
as The Duchess's Paramour
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
as Robert Adamson
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Blake Cantrell
Hondo and the Apaches
1967
as Gallagher
Times Square Lady
1935
as Steve Gordon
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Lee Sheridan
This Is My Affair
1937
as Lt. Richard L. Perry
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957
as Lloyd Tredman
The Glass Sphinx
1967
as Prof. Karl Nichols
Lucky Night
1939
as Bill Overton
When Ladies Meet
1941
as Jimmy Lee
Recoil
1963
as Captain Matt Holbrook
The Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
Lest We Forget
1937
as Himself
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
as Instructor
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Terry Trindale
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
Rome, the Eternal City
1951
as Self
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945
as Instructor
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
as Self
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950
as Narrator (voice)
About Robert Taylor
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, wh… With 120 credits spanning from 1934 to 2021, Robert Taylor has appeared in 110 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Quo Vadis (1951) — as Marcus Vinicius
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) — as Roy Cronin
- Ivanhoe (1952) — as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
- Camille (1936) — as Armand Duval
- Undercurrent (1946) — as Alan Garroway
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