Robert Urich
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1946
- Died
- April 16, 2002
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
A Long Way Home 2003
as Jack
Night of the Wolf 2002
as Purly Owens
Clover Bend 2002
as Bill Clayton
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand 2002
as President Adam Mayfield
Dirty Harry: The Original 2001
as Self - Actor / Host
For Love of Olivia 2001
as Horton Roundtree
Miracle on the 17th Green 1999
Actor
Final Run 1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Final Descent 1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan
Captains Courageous 1996
as Capt. Matthew Troop
Jock of the Bushveld 1995
as Rocky Mountain Jack
Spenser: A Savage Place 1995
as Spenser
A Horse for Danny 1995
as Eddie Fortuna
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland 1995
as Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat 1994
as Spenser
A Perfect Stranger 1994
as Alex Hale
To Save the Children 1994
as Jake Downey
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes 1994
as Spenser
- A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World 1993
as Self - Host
Spenser: Ceremony 1993
as Spenser
Deadly Relations 1993
as Leonard J. Fagot
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin 1992
as Self - Host
Revolver 1992
as Nick Suster
Double Edge 1992
as Harry Carter
Blind Man's Bluff 1992
as Thomas Booker
Survive the Savage Sea 1992
as Jack Carpenter
In a Stranger's Hand 1991
as Jack Bauer
Stranger at My Door 1991
as Joe Fortier
83 Hours 'Til Dawn 1990
as Bradley Burdock
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 1990
as Ross Pegler
Spooner 1989
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
Night Walk 1989
as Simon
Murder by Night 1989
as Allan Strong
She Knows Too Much 1989
as Harry
The Comeback 1989
as Scotty Malloy
April Morning 1988
as Joseph Simmons
- The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson 1987
as Self
Young Again 1986
as Michael Riley
The Defiant Ones 1986
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Turk 182! 1985
as Terry Lynch
Scandal Sheet 1985
as Ben Rowan
His Mistress 1984
as Allen Beck
Invitation to Hell 1984
as Matthew Winslow
The Ice Pirates 1984
as Jason
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More 1983
as Self / Various
Country Gold 1983
as Self
Take Your Best Shot 1982
as Jess Marriner
Endangered Species 1982
as Ruben Castle
Killing at Hell's Gate 1981
as Charles Duke
- Sixty Years of Seduction
Sixty Years of Seduction 1981
as Self - Presenter
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier 1980
as Rocky Bleier
When She Was Bad... 1979
as Bob Morgan
Leave Yesterday Behind 1978
as David Lyle
Bunco 1977
as Walker
The Specialists 1975
as Dr. William Nugent
Killdozer 1974
as Mack McCarthy
Magnum Force 1973
as Officer Mike Grimes
Credits from TMDB.