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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-08-05 (113 years old)

Place of Birth

Filley, Nebraska, USA

Robert Taylor

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

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The Merv Griffin Show

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The Mike Douglas Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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What's My Line?

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Death Valley Days

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The Detectives

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The Thin Man

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Quo Vadis

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Hondo

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That's Entertainment, Part II

Acting

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage)

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)

1982

Annie as Armand Duval (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)

1969

The Extraordinary Seaman as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Anderson

1967

Hondo and the Apaches as Gallagher

Return of the Gunfighter as Ben Wyatt

The Glass Sphinx as Prof. Karl Nichols

1966

Savage Pampas as Captain Martín

Johnny Tiger as George Dean

1964

The Night Walker as Barry Moreland

A House Is Not a Home as Frank Costigan

The Big Parade of Comedy as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)

1963

Miracle of the White Stallions as Col. Podhajsky

Cattle King as Sam Brassfield

1962

The Merv Griffin Show as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1959

The Hangman as Mackenzie Bovard

The House of the Seven Hawks as John Nordley

Killers of Kilimanjaro as Robert Adamson

The Detectives as Captain Matt Holbrook

1958

Party Girl as Tommy Farrell

The Law and Jake Wade as Jake Wade

Saddle the Wind as Steve Sinclair

1957

Tip on a Dead Jockey as Lloyd Tredman

1956

D-Day the Sixth of June as Capt. Brad Parker

The Last Hunt as Charlie Gilson

The Power and the Prize as Cliff Barton

1955

Many Rivers to Cross as Bushrod Gentry

Quentin Durward as Quentin Durward

1954

Rogue Cop as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney

Valley of the Kings as Mark Brandon

1953

Ride, Vaquero! as Rio

Knights of the Round Table as Lancelot

Above and Beyond as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

All the Brothers Were Valiant as Joel Shore

I Love Melvin as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream

1952

The Hoaxters as Narrator (voice)

Ivanhoe as Wilfred of Ivanhoe

Death Valley Days as Self - Host

Death Valley Days as Shanghai Kelly

1951

Quo Vadis as Marcus Vinicius

Westward the Women as Buck Wyatt

Rome, the Eternal City as Self

1950

Devil's Doorway as Lance Poole

Ambush as Ward Kinsman

The Fighting Lady's Family as Narrator (voice)

Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1949

The Bribe as Rigby

Conspirator as Major Michael Curragh

1948

The Secret Land as Narrator

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

1947

High Wall as Steven Kenet

Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self

1946

Undercurrent as Alan Garroway

1945

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 as Instructor

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: Landings as Lt. Taylor

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs as Instructor

1944

The Fighting Lady as Narrator

Song of Russia as John Meredith

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Lt. Robert Taylor

1943

Bataan as Sgt. Bill Dane

The Youngest Profession as Robert Taylor

1942

Her Cardboard Lover as Terry Trindale

Stand by for Action as Lieut. Gregg Masterman

1941

Johnny Eager as Johnny Eager

When Ladies Meet as Jimmy Lee

Billy the Kid as Billy Bonney

1940

Waterloo Bridge as Roy Cronin

Trifles of Importance as Self (archive footage)

Flight Command as Ens. Alan Drake

Escape as Mark Preysing

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self

1939

Lady of the Tropics as William 'Bill' Carey

Stand Up and Fight as Blake Cantrell

Lucky Night as Bill Overton

Remember? as Jeff Holland

From the Ends of the Earth as Self

1938

Three Comrades as Erich Lohkamp

A Yank at Oxford as Lee Sheridan

The Crowd Roars as 'Killer' McCoy

Hollywood Goes to Town as Self

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938 as Steve Raleigh

Personal Property as Raymond Dabney

This Is My Affair as Lt. Richard L. Perry

The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage)

Lest We Forget as Himself

1936

Camille as Armand Duval

Small Town Girl as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin

The Gorgeous Hussy as 'Bow' Timberlake

His Brother's Wife as Chris Claybourne

Private Number as Richard Winfield

1935

Broadway Melody of 1936 as Robert Gordon

Magnificent Obsession as Dr. Robert Merrick

West Point of the Air as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli

Buried Loot as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)

Society Doctor as Dr. Ellis

Murder in the Fleet as Lieutenant Tom Randolph

Times Square Lady as Steve Gordon

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara as Self

1934

There's Always Tomorrow as Arthur White

A Wicked Woman as Bill Renton

The Spectacle Maker as The Duchess's Paramour

Handy Andy as Lloyd Burmeister

Directing

1945

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 as Director

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 as Director

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 as Director

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly as Director

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 as Director

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 as Director

Primary Flight Training: Landings as Director

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs as Director

1944

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Director