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