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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/11/2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/06/2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/05/1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/07/1991
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/11/1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1969
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Character:Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
Release Date:10/04/1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Character:Anderson
Release Date:01/01/1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Character:Gallagher
Release Date:08/09/1967
The Glass Sphinx
Character:Prof. Karl Nichols
Release Date:31/05/1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Character:Ben Wyatt
Release Date:25/03/1967
Savage Pampas
Character:Captain Martín
Release Date:07/07/1966
Johnny Tiger
Character:George Dean
Release Date:15/06/1966
The Night Walker
Character:Barry Moreland
Release Date:30/12/1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964
A House Is Not a Home
Character:Frank Costigan
Release Date:12/08/1964
Cattle King
Character:Sam Brassfield
Release Date:08/07/1963
Miracle of the White Stallions
Character:Col. Podhajsky
Release Date:29/03/1963
The House of the Seven Hawks
Character:John Nordley
Release Date:29/10/1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Character:Robert Adamson
Release Date:01/10/1959
The Hangman
Character:Mackenzie Bovard
Release Date:17/06/1959
Party Girl
Character:Tommy Farrell
Release Date:28/10/1958
The Law and Jake Wade
Character:Jake Wade
Release Date:06/06/1958
Saddle the Wind
Character:Steve Sinclair
Release Date:20/03/1958
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Character:Lloyd Tredman
Release Date:06/09/1957
The Power and the Prize
Character:Cliff Barton
Release Date:26/09/1956
D-Day the Sixth of June
Character:Capt. Brad Parker
Release Date:29/05/1956
The Last Hunt
Character:Charlie Gilson
Release Date:30/04/1956
Quentin Durward
Character:Quentin Durward
Release Date:09/09/1955
Many Rivers to Cross
Character:Bushrod Gentry
Release Date:04/02/1955
Rogue Cop
Character:Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Release Date:17/09/1954
Valley of the Kings
Character:Mark Brandon
Release Date:21/07/1954
Knights of the Round Table
Character:Lancelot
Release Date:22/12/1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Character:Joel Shore
Release Date:13/11/1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Character:Rio
Release Date:17/07/1953
I Love Melvin
Character:Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
Release Date:20/03/1953
Above and Beyond
Character:Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Release Date:02/01/1953
The Hoaxters
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/12/1952
Ivanhoe
Character:Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Release Date:31/07/1952
Westward the Women
Character:Buck Wyatt
Release Date:16/12/1951
Quo Vadis
Character:Marcus Vinicius
Release Date:08/11/1951
Rome, the Eternal City
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/1951
Devil's Doorway
Character:Lance Poole
Release Date:18/08/1950
The Fighting Lady's Family
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/08/1950
Screen Actors
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1950
Ambush
Character:Ward Kinsman
Release Date:13/01/1950
Conspirator
Character:Major Michael Curragh
Release Date:28/07/1949
The Bribe
Character:Rigby
Release Date:03/02/1949
The Secret Land
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/10/1948
High Wall
Character:Steven Kenet
Release Date:17/12/1947
Performers arrive in Hampshire
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1947
Undercurrent
Character:Alan Garroway
Release Date:11/11/1946
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:12/12/1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:12/12/1945
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:16/11/1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Character:Instructor
Release Date:04/10/1945
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:04/04/1945
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:12/03/1945
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Character:Lt. Taylor
Release Date:01/01/1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Character:Instructor
Release Date:01/01/1945
The Fighting Lady
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/12/1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Character:Lt. Robert Taylor
Release Date:13/03/1944
Song of Russia
Character:John Meredith
Release Date:10/02/1944
Bataan
Character:Sgt. Bill Dane
Release Date:03/06/1943
The Youngest Profession
Character:Robert Taylor
Release Date:26/02/1943
Stand by for Action
Character:Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Release Date:31/12/1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Character:Terry Trindale
Release Date:16/07/1942
Johnny Eager
Character:Johnny Eager
Release Date:09/12/1941
When Ladies Meet
Character:Jimmy Lee
Release Date:29/08/1941
Billy the Kid
Character:Billy Bonney
Release Date:30/05/1941
Flight Command
Character:Ens. Alan Drake
Release Date:27/12/1940
Escape
Character:Mark Preysing
Release Date:01/11/1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/1940
Trifles of Importance
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/07/1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/1940
Waterloo Bridge
Character:Roy Cronin
Release Date:17/05/1940
Remember?
Character:Jeff Holland
Release Date:19/12/1939
Lady of the Tropics
Character:William 'Bill' Carey
Release Date:11/08/1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/1939
Lucky Night
Character:Bill Overton
Release Date:05/05/1939
Stand Up and Fight
Character:Blake Cantrell
Release Date:06/01/1939
The Crowd Roars
Character:'Killer' McCoy
Release Date:06/08/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Three Comrades
Character:Erich Lohkamp
Release Date:02/06/1938
A Yank at Oxford
Character:Lee Sheridan
Release Date:18/02/1938
The Romance of Celluloid
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/08/1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Character:Steve Raleigh
Release Date:20/08/1937
This Is My Affair
Character:Lt. Richard L. Perry
Release Date:28/05/1937
Lest We Forget
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/05/1937
Personal Property
Character:Raymond Dabney
Release Date:19/03/1937
Camille
Character:Armand Duval
Release Date:26/12/1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Character:'Bow' Timberlake
Release Date:28/08/1936
His Brother's Wife
Character:Chris Claybourne
Release Date:07/08/1936
Private Number
Character:Richard Winfield
Release Date:05/06/1936
Small Town Girl
Character:Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Release Date:10/04/1936
Magnificent Obsession
Character:Dr. Robert Merrick
Release Date:30/12/1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Character:Robert Gordon
Release Date:18/09/1935
Murder in the Fleet
Character:Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Release Date:24/05/1935
West Point of the Air
Character:'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Release Date:23/03/1935
Times Square Lady
Character:Steve Gordon
Release Date:08/03/1935
Society Doctor
Character:Dr. Ellis
Release Date:25/01/1935
Buried Loot
Character:Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1935
A Wicked Woman
Character:Bill Renton
Release Date:07/12/1934
There's Always Tomorrow
Character:Arthur White
Release Date:01/11/1934
The Spectacle Maker
Character:The Duchess's Paramour
Release Date:20/09/1934
Handy Andy
Character:Lloyd Burmeister
Release Date:19/07/1934
Television Appearances
Yellowthread Street
Character:Det. Peter Marenta
Hondo
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Detectives
Character:Captain Matt Holbrook
The Thin Man
Character:
MGM Parade
Character:
MGM Parade
Character:Self
Death Valley Days
Character:Self - Host
Death Valley Days
Character:Shanghai Kelly
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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