Robert Urich

Acting

Robert Urich

Born December 19, 1946Toronto, Ohio92 credits

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

Filmography

Night of the Wolf
2002Night of the Wolf
as Purly OwensMovie
Clover Bend
2002Clover Bend
as Bill ClaytonMovie
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam MayfieldMovie
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / HostMovie
Emeril
2001Emeril
as Jerry McKenneyTV
For Love of Olivia
2001For Love of Olivia
as Horton RoundtreeMovie
Final Run
1999Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' SingerMovie
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Captain Jim Kennedy IIITV
Final Descent
1997Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) SingerMovie
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mr. Angus FeaganMovie
Captains Courageous
1996Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew TroopMovie
Jock of the Bushveld
1995Jock of the Bushveld
as Rocky Mountain JackMovie
A Horse for Danny
1995A Horse for Danny
as Eddie FortunaMovie
A Perfect Stranger
1994A Perfect Stranger
as Alex HaleMovie
To Save the Children
1994To Save the Children
as Jake DowneyMovie
The Nanny
1993The Nanny
as Judge Jerry MoranTV
It Had to Be You
1993It Had to Be You
as Mitch QuinnTV
Spenser: Ceremony
1993Spenser: Ceremony
as SpenserMovie
Deadly Relations
1993Deadly Relations
as Leonard J. FagotMovie
Crossroads
1992Crossroads
as John HawkinsTV
Revolver
1992Revolver
as Nick SusterMovie
Double Edge
1992Double Edge
as Harry CarterMovie
Blind Man's Bluff
1992Blind Man's Bluff
as Thomas BookerMovie
Survive the Savage Sea
1992Survive the Savage Sea
as Jack CarpenterMovie
In a Stranger's Hand
1991In a Stranger's Hand
as Jack BauerMovie
Stranger at My Door
1991Stranger at My Door
as Joe FortierMovie
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
199083 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Bradley BurdockMovie
Blind Faith
1990Blind Faith
as Rob MarshallTV
Spooner
1989Spooner
as Michael Gillette / Harry SpoonerMovie
Night Walk
1989Night Walk
as SimonMovie
Murder by Night
1989Murder by Night
as Allan StrongMovie
Lonesome Dove
1989Lonesome Dove
as Jake SpoonTV
The Comeback
1989The Comeback
as Scotty MalloyMovie
April Morning
1988April Morning
as Joseph SimmonsMovie
Amerika
1987Amerika
as Peter BradfordTV
Young Again
1986Young Again
as Michael RileyMovie
The Defiant Ones
1986The Defiant Ones
as Johnny 'Joker' JohnsonMovie
Turk 182!
1985Turk 182!
as Terry LynchMovie
Scandal Sheet
1985Scandal Sheet
as Ben RowanMovie
H
1984His Mistress
as Allen BeckMovie
Mistral's Daughter
1984Mistral's Daughter
as Jason DarcyTV
Invitation to Hell
1984Invitation to Hell
as Matt WinslowMovie
The Ice Pirates
1984The Ice Pirates
as JasonMovie
Princess Daisy
1983Princess Daisy
as Patrick ShannonTV
Country Gold
1983Country Gold
as SelfMovie
Gavilan
1982Gavilan
as Robert GavilanTV
Take Your Best Shot
1982Take Your Best Shot
as Jess MarrinerMovie
Cheers
1982Cheers
as Robert UrichTV
Endangered Species
1982Endangered Species
as Ruben CastleMovie
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981Killing at Hell's Gate
as Charles DukeMovie
S
1981Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - PresenterMovie
When She Was Bad...
1979When She Was Bad...
as Bob MorganMovie
Vega$
1978Vega$
as Dan TannaTV
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978Leave Yesterday Behind
as David LyleMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Jeff SmithTV
Soap
1977Soap
as Peter "The Tennis Player"TV
Tabitha
1977Tabitha
as Paul ThurstonTV
Bunco
1977Bunco
as WalkerMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostTV
S.W.A.T.
1975S.W.A.T.
as Officer Jim StreetTV
The Specialists
1975The Specialists
as Dr. William NugentMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
as SelfTV
Killdozer
1974Killdozer
as Mack McCarthyMovie
Magnum Force
1973Magnum Force
as Officer Mike GrimesMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fu
as Greg DundeeTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Davie StroudTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Manolo EtchahounTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Joseph SimmonsTV