Robert Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1911
- Died
- June 8, 1969
- Birthplace
- Filley, Nebraska, USA
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.
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford 1969
as Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman 1969
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 1968
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot 1968
as Anderson
Hondo and the Apaches 1967
as Gallagher
The Glass Sphinx 1967
as Prof. Karl Nichols
Return of the Gunfighter 1967
as Ben Wyatt
Savage Pampas 1966
as Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger 1966
as George Dean
The Night Walker 1964
as Barry Moreland
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
A House Is Not a Home 1964
as Frank Costigan
Recoil 1963
as Captain Matt Holbrook
Cattle King 1963
as Sam Brassfield
Miracle of the White Stallions 1963
as Col. Podhajsky
The House of the Seven Hawks 1959
as John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro 1959
as Robert Adamson
The Hangman 1959
as Mackenzie Bovard
Party Girl 1958
as Tommy Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade 1958
as Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind 1958
as Steve Sinclair
Tip on a Dead Jockey 1957
as Lloyd Tredman
The Power and the Prize 1956
as Cliff Barton
D-Day the Sixth of June 1956
as Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt 1956
as Charlie Gilson
Quentin Durward 1955
as Quentin Durward
Many Rivers to Cross 1955
as Bushrod Gentry
Rogue Cop 1954
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings 1954
as Mark Brandon
Knights of the Round Table 1953
as Lancelot
All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953
as Joel Shore
Ride, Vaquero! 1953
as Rio
I Love Melvin 1953
as Robert Taylor
Above and Beyond 1953
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
- The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters 1952
as Narrator (voice)
Ivanhoe 1952
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Westward the Women 1951
as Buck Wyatt
Quo Vadis 1951
as Marcus Vinicius
Rome, the Eternal City 1951
as Self
Devil's Doorway 1950
as Lance Poole
- The Fighting Lady's Family
The Fighting Lady's Family 1950
as Narrator (voice)
- Screen Actors
Screen Actors 1950
as Self (uncredited)
Ambush 1950
as Ward Kinsman
Conspirator 1949
as Major Michael Curragh
The Bribe 1949
as Rigby
The Secret Land 1948
as Narrator
High Wall 1947
as Steven Kenet
Performers Arrive in Hampshire 1947
as Self
Undercurrent 1946
as Alan Garroway
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 1945
as Instructor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: Landings
Primary Flight Training: Landings 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
- Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs 1945
as Instructor, Director
- Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 1945
as Lt. Taylor, Director
The Fighting Lady 1944
as Narrator
- Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense 1944
as Lt. Robert Taylor, Director
Song of Russia 1944
as John Meredith
Bataan 1943
as Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession 1943
as Robert Taylor
Stand by for Action 1942
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Her Cardboard Lover 1942
as Terry Trindale
Johnny Eager 1941
as Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet 1941
as Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid 1941
as Billy Bonney
Flight Command 1940
as Ens. Alan Drake
Escape 1940
as Mark Preysing
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Trifles of Importance 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
Waterloo Bridge 1940
as Roy Cronin
Remember? 1939
as Jeff Holland
Lady of the Tropics 1939
as William 'Bill' Carey
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
Lucky Night 1939
as Bill Overton
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Blake Cantrell
The Crowd Roars 1938
as 'Killer' McCoy
Hollywood Goes to Town 1938
as Self
Three Comrades 1938
as Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford 1938
as Lee Sheridan
The Romance of Celluloid 1937
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1938 1937
as Steve Raleigh
This Is My Affair 1937
as Lt. Richard L. Perry
Lest We Forget 1937
as Himself
Personal Property 1937
as Raymond Dabney
Camille 1936
as Armand Duval
The Gorgeous Hussy 1936
as 'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife 1936
as Chris Claybourne
Private Number 1936
as Richard Winfield
Small Town Girl 1936
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Magnificent Obsession 1935
as Dr. Robert Merrick
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara 1935
as Self
Broadway Melody of 1936 1935
as Robert Gordon
Murder in the Fleet 1935
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
West Point of the Air 1935
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady 1935
as Steve Gordon
Society Doctor 1935
as Dr. Ellis
Buried Loot 1935
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman 1934
as Bill Renton
There's Always Tomorrow 1934
as Arthur White
The Spectacle Maker 1934
as The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy 1934
as Lloyd Burmeister
Credits from TMDB.