Robert Urich
Acting
Born: December 19, 1946 · Toronto, Ohio
Died: April 16, 2002 (aged 55)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Nanny
1993
Magnum Force
1973
Cheers
1982
Kung Fu
1972
Charlie's Angels
1976
Lonesome Dove
1989
The Ice Pirates
1984
The Love Boat
1977
Gunsmoke
1955
Soap
1977
S.W.A.T.
1975
Turk 182!
1985
Photos (1)
Movies (49)
Magnum Force
Officer Mike Grimes
The Ice Pirates
Jason
Endangered Species
Ruben Castle
Invitation to Hell
Matt Winslow
Take Your Best Shot
Jess Marriner
To Save the Children
Jake Downey
Scandal Sheet
Ben Rowan
Young Again
Michael Riley
Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Spooner
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
The Defiant Ones
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
When She Was Bad...
Bob Morgan
In a Stranger's Hand
Jack Bauer
Double Edge
Harry Carter
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
President Adam Mayfield
Clover Bend
Bill Clayton
His Mistress
Allen Beck
Final Run
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
April Morning
Joseph Simmons
Killdozer
Mack McCarthy
She Knows Too Much
Harry
Blind Man's Bluff
Thomas Booker
Deadly Relations
Leonard J. Fagot
A Horse for Danny
Eddie Fortuna
A Perfect Stranger
Alex Hale
Killing at Hell's Gate
Charles Duke
Turk 182!
Terry Lynch
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Bradley Burdock
Survive the Savage Sea
Jack Carpenter
The Specialists
Dr. William Nugent
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser
Stranger at My Door
Joe Fortier
A Long Way Home
Jack
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser
For Love of Olivia
Horton Roundtree
Murder by Night
Allan Strong
Captains Courageous
Capt. Matthew Troop
Night of the Wolf
Purly Owens
Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser
Revolver
Nick Suster
Jock of the Bushveld
Rocky Mountain Jack
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Rocky Bleier
Spenser: Ceremony
Spenser
Night Walk
Simon
Leave Yesterday Behind
David Lyle
The Comeback
Scotty Malloy
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Angus Feagan
Bunco
Walker
TV Shows (29)
The Nanny
Judge Jerry Moran · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Jeff Smith · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Scott Desmond · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Larry Hartman · 1 eps
Cheers
Robert Urich · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Dan Tana · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Davie Stroud · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Manolo Etchahoun · 1 eps
Vega$
Dan Tanna · 68 eps
Soap
Peter "The Tennis Player" · 7 eps
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser · 65 eps
Lonesome Dove
Jake Spoon · 4 eps
Battle of the Network Stars
3 eps
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Captain Jim Kennedy III · 25 eps
S.W.A.T.
Officer Jim Street · 37 eps
Mistral's Daughter
Jason Darcy · 8 eps
American Dreamer
Tom Nash · 17 eps
Tabitha
Paul Thurston · 13 eps
The Lazarus Man
Lazarus · 22 eps
Amerika
Peter Bradford · 7 eps
Gavilan
Robert Gavilan · 13 eps
Emeril
Jerry McKenney · 10 eps
Princess Daisy
Patrick Shannon · 2 eps
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob Sanders · 13 eps
Crossroads
John Hawkins · 10 eps
Blind Faith
Rob Marshall · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Simmons · 1 eps
It Had to Be You
Mitch Quinn · 9 eps
Kung Fu
Greg Dundee · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (11)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 1 eps
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor / Host
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
Country Gold
Self
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Self