Robert Taylor
Known For
Acting
Born
1911-08-05 in Filley, Nebraska, USA
Died
1969-06-08
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.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Detectives
as Captain Matt Holbrook
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as Self
MGM Parade
as self
The Thin Man
Party Girl
as Tommy Farrell
Conspirator
as Major Michael Curragh
Hondo
Undercurrent
as Alan Garroway
Society Doctor
as Dr. Ellis
Death Valley Days
as Self - Host
Death Valley Days
as Shanghai Kelly
Quo Vadis
as Marcus Vinicius
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
as Roy Cronin
Her Cardboard Lover
as Terry Trindale