Cast
Robert Taylor
Acting
Cast
Robert Taylor
Known for
Acting
Born
1911-08-05
From
Filley, Nebraska, USA
Died
1969-06-08
Also known as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR, Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R., Spangler Arlington Brugh
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.
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
as Lt. Taylor
Quo Vadis
as Marcus Vinicius
Waterloo Bridge
as Roy Cronin
Undercurrent
as Alan Garroway
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Camille
as Armand Duval
Party Girl
as Tommy Farrell
Ride, Vaquero!
as Rio
Small Town Girl
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
The Hangman
as Mackenzie Bovard
Johnny Eager
as Johnny Eager
Cattle King
as Sam Brassfield
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
as Lt. Taylor
Knights of the Round Table
as Lancelot
Westward the Women
as Buck Wyatt
Return of the Gunfighter
as Ben Wyatt
High Wall
as Steven Kenet
Private Number
as Richard Winfield
Song of Russia
as John Meredith
Society Doctor
as Dr. Ellis
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Buried Loot
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Personal Property
as Raymond Dabney
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Capt. Brad Parker
Conspirator
as Major Michael Curragh
Flight Command
as Ens. Alan Drake
Above and Beyond
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Lt. Robert Taylor
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ambush
as Ward Kinsman
Bataan
as Sgt. Bill Dane
The Law and Jake Wade
as Jake Wade
Billy the Kid
as Billy Bonney
Saddle the Wind
as Steve Sinclair
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
Valley of the Kings
as Mark Brandon
Rogue Cop
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Escape
as Mark Preysing
Many Rivers to Cross
as Bushrod Gentry
A House Is Not a Home
as Frank Costigan
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Quentin Durward
as Quentin Durward
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
as Robert Taylor
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Magnificent Obsession
as Dr. Robert Merrick
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Steve Raleigh
Lady of the Tropics
as William 'Bill' Carey
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Joel Shore
The House of the Seven Hawks
as John Nordley
Stand by for Action
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
I Love Melvin
as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
The Night Walker
as Barry Moreland
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Robert Gordon
Handy Andy
as Lloyd Burmeister
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
Savage Pampas
as Captain Martín
Tip on a Dead Jockey
as Lloyd Tredman
The Last Hunt
as Charlie Gilson
The Gorgeous Hussy
as 'Bow' Timberlake
Miracle of the White Stallions
as Col. Podhajsky
Remember?
as Jeff Holland
This Is My Affair
as Lt. Richard L. Perry
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Robert Adamson
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
A Yank at Oxford
as Lee Sheridan
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Devil's Doorway
as Lance Poole
Hondo and the Apaches
as Gallagher
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
The Bribe
as Rigby
Three Comrades
as Erich Lohkamp
Murder in the Fleet
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
The Fighting Lady
as Narrator
The Power and the Prize
as Cliff Barton
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
as Lt. Taylor
The Crowd Roars
as 'Killer' McCoy
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
Lucky Night
as Bill Overton
When Ladies Meet
as Jimmy Lee
West Point of the Air
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady
as Steve Gordon
There's Always Tomorrow
as Arthur White
A Wicked Woman
as Bill Renton
Stand Up and Fight
as Blake Cantrell
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
as Lt. Taylor
Johnny Tiger
as George Dean
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
Her Cardboard Lover
as Terry Trindale
The Spectacle Maker
as The Duchess's Paramour
His Brother's Wife
as Chris Claybourne
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
as Anderson
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
as Instructor
The Secret Land
as Narrator
Recoil
as Captain Matt Holbrook
The Glass Sphinx
as Prof. Karl Nichols
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
as Lt. Taylor
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
as Self
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
as Instructor
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
Primary Flight Training: Landings
as Lt. Taylor
Rome, the Eternal City
as Self
The Fighting Lady's Family
as Narrator (voice)