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Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Birthday: 1911-08-05 | Place of Birth: Filley, Nebraska, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as    (archive footage)

1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

as    Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group

1967
Return of the Gunfighter

as    Ben Wyatt

1967
Savage Pampas

as    Captain Martín

1967
Hondo and the Apaches

as    Gallagher

1964
The Night Walker

as    Barry Moreland

1964
A House Is Not a Home

as    Frank Costigan

1963
Miracle of the White Stallions

as    Col. Podhajsky

1959
The Detectives

as    Captain Matt Holbrook

1959
The House of the Seven Hawks

as    John Nordley

1959
The Hangman

as    Mackenzie Bovard

1958
The Law and Jake Wade

as    Jake Wade

1958
Saddle the Wind

as    Steve Sinclair

1958
Party Girl

as    Tommy Farrell

1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey

as    Lloyd Tredman

1956
D-Day the Sixth of June

as    Capt. Brad Parker

1956
The Last Hunt

as    Charlie Gilson

1955
Many Rivers to Cross

as    Bushrod Gentry

1955
Quentin Durward

as    Quentin Durward

1954
Rogue Cop

as    Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney

1954
Valley of the Kings

as    Mark Brandon

1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant

as    Joel Shore

1953
Knights of the Round Table

as    Lancelot

1953
Above and Beyond

as    Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets

1953
Ride, Vaquero!

as    Rio

1952
Ivanhoe

as    Wilfred of Ivanhoe

1951
Westward the Women

as    Buck Wyatt

1951
Quo Vadis

as    Marcus Vinicius

1950
Devil's Doorway

as    Lance Poole

1950
Ambush

as    Ward Kinsman