Robert Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 5, 1911
- Died
- Jun 8, 1969 (aged 57)
- Place of birth
- Filley, Nebraska, USA
- Credits
- 120
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
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
Yellowthread Street
1990TV
Det. Peter Marenta
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
(archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Movie
Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968Movie
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968Movie
Anderson
Hondo and the Apaches
1967Movie
Gallagher
Hondo
1967TV
The Glass Sphinx
1967Movie
Prof. Karl Nichols
Return of the Gunfighter
1967Movie
Ben Wyatt
Savage Pampas
1966Movie
Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
1966Movie
George Dean
The Night Walker
1964Movie
Barry Moreland
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964Movie
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
A House Is Not a Home
1964Movie
Frank Costigan
Recoil
1963Movie
Captain Matt Holbrook
Cattle King
1963Movie
Sam Brassfield
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963Movie
Col. Podhajsky
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Co-Host
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959Movie
John Nordley
The Detectives
1959TV
Captain Matt Holbrook
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959Movie
Robert Adamson
The Hangman
1959Movie
Mackenzie Bovard
Party Girl
1958Movie
Tommy Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade
1958Movie
Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind
1958Movie
Steve Sinclair
The Thin Man
1957TV
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957Movie
Lloyd Tredman
The Power and the Prize
1956Movie
Cliff Barton
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956Movie
Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt
1956Movie
Charlie Gilson
MGM Parade
1955TV
Self, self
Quentin Durward
1955Movie
Quentin Durward
Many Rivers to Cross
1955Movie
Bushrod Gentry
Rogue Cop
1954Movie
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
1954Movie
Mark Brandon
Knights of the Round Table
1953Movie
Lancelot
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953Movie
Joel Shore
Ride, Vaquero!
1953Movie
Rio
I Love Melvin
1953Movie
Robert Taylor
Above and Beyond
1953Movie
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
The Hoaxters
1952Movie
Narrator (voice)
Death Valley Days
1952TV
Self - Host, Shanghai Kelly
Ivanhoe
1952Movie
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Westward the Women
1951Movie
Buck Wyatt
Quo Vadis
1951Movie
Marcus Vinicius
Rome, the Eternal City
1951Movie
Self
Devil's Doorway
1950Movie
Lance Poole
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950Movie
Narrator (voice)
Screen Actors
1950Movie
Self (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
Ambush
1950Movie
Ward Kinsman
Conspirator
1949Movie
Major Michael Curragh
The Bribe
1949Movie
Rigby
The Secret Land
1948Movie
Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
High Wall
1947Movie
Steven Kenet
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947Movie
Self
Undercurrent
1946Movie
Alan Garroway
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945Movie
Instructor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945Movie
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945Movie
Instructor
The Fighting Lady
1944Movie
Narrator
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944Movie
Lt. Robert Taylor
Song of Russia
1944Movie
John Meredith
Bataan
1943Movie
Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
1943Movie
Robert Taylor
Stand by for Action
1942Movie
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Her Cardboard Lover
1942Movie
Terry Trindale
Johnny Eager
1941Movie
Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet
1941Movie
Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid
1941Movie
Billy Bonney
Flight Command
1940Movie
Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
1940Movie
Mark Preysing
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940Movie
Self
Trifles of Importance
1940Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940Movie
Self
Waterloo Bridge
1940Movie
Roy Cronin
Remember?
1939Movie
Jeff Holland
Lady of the Tropics
1939Movie
William 'Bill' Carey
From the Ends of the Earth
1939Movie
Self
Lucky Night
1939Movie
Bill Overton
Stand Up and Fight
1939Movie
Blake Cantrell
The Crowd Roars
1938Movie
'Killer' McCoy
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938Movie
Self
Three Comrades
1938Movie
Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford
1938Movie
Lee Sheridan
The Romance of Celluloid
1937Movie
Self (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937Movie
Steve Raleigh
This Is My Affair
1937Movie
Lt. Richard L. Perry
Lest We Forget
1937Movie
Himself
Personal Property
1937Movie
Raymond Dabney
Camille
1936Movie
Armand Duval
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936Movie
'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
1936Movie
Chris Claybourne
Private Number
1936Movie
Richard Winfield
Small Town Girl
1936Movie
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Magnificent Obsession
1935Movie
Dr. Robert Merrick
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935Movie
Self
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935Movie
Robert Gordon
Murder in the Fleet
1935Movie
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
West Point of the Air
1935Movie
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady
1935Movie
Steve Gordon
Society Doctor
1935Movie
Dr. Ellis
Buried Loot
1935Movie
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
1934Movie
Bill Renton
There's Always Tomorrow
1934Movie
Arthur White
The Spectacle Maker
1934Movie
The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
1934Movie
Lloyd Burmeister