Robert Taylor
Acting
Born: August 5, 1911 · Filley, Nebraska, USA
Died: June 8, 1969 (aged 57)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Quo Vadis
1951
Ivanhoe
1952
Waterloo Bridge
1940
Camille
1936
Knights of the Round Table
1953
Westward the Women
1951
Party Girl
1958
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
The Law and Jake Wade
1958
Undercurrent
1946
Devil's Doorway
1950
Johnny Eager
1941
Photos (7)
Movies (81)
Ivanhoe
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius
Waterloo Bridge
Roy Cronin
Party Girl
Tommy Farrell
Camille
Armand Duval
Knights of the Round Table
Lancelot
Westward the Women
Buck Wyatt
Return of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt
Undercurrent
Alan Garroway
The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
D-Day the Sixth of June
Capt. Brad Parker
The Bribe
Rigby
Devil's Doorway
Lance Poole
The Law and Jake Wade
Jake Wade
Small Town Girl
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Ambush
Ward Kinsman
Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
The Crowd Roars
'Killer' McCoy
Conspirator
Major Michael Curragh
Above and Beyond
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Flight Command
Ens. Alan Drake
Ride, Vaquero!
Rio
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Joel Shore
Saddle the Wind
Steve Sinclair
Billy the Kid
Billy Bonney
The Last Hunt
Charlie Gilson
Buried Loot
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
Society Doctor
Dr. Ellis
Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
Stand by for Action
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
High Wall
Steven Kenet
The Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
Robert Taylor
Lady of the Tropics
William 'Bill' Carey
Three Comrades
Erich Lohkamp
Stand Up and Fight
Blake Cantrell
This Is My Affair
Lt. Richard L. Perry
Escape
Mark Preysing
Many Rivers to Cross
Bushrod Gentry
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
The Gorgeous Hussy
'Bow' Timberlake
Personal Property
Raymond Dabney
Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleigh
Murder in the Fleet
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
I Love Melvin
Robert Taylor
Private Number
Richard Winfield
West Point of the Air
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Recoil
Captain Matt Holbrook
Her Cardboard Lover
Terry Trindale
When Ladies Meet
Jimmy Lee
Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
Valley of the Kings
Mark Brandon
His Brother's Wife
Chris Claybourne
The Power and the Prize
Cliff Barton
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
Broadway Melody of 1936
Robert Gordon
Lucky Night
Bill Overton
The Secret Land
Narrator
The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lloyd Tredman
A Yank at Oxford
Lee Sheridan
Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Robert Merrick
Times Square Lady
Steve Gordon
Johnny Tiger
George Dean
Bataan
Sgt. Bill Dane
Rogue Cop
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Song of Russia
John Meredith
The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
There's Always Tomorrow
Arthur White
The Fighting Lady
Narrator
A Wicked Woman
Bill Renton
Handy Andy
Lloyd Burmeister
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
The Spectacle Maker
The Duchess's Paramour
Remember?
Jeff Holland
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (24)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
MGM Parade
Self · 3 eps
MGM Parade
self · 2 eps
Death Valley Days
Self - Host · 104 eps
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
Himself
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
Rome, the Eternal City
Self