Robert Taylor
Age: 57 | From: Filley, Nebraska, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1911-08-05 10:10:46
Death: 1969-06-08 10:10:46
Aliases: Роберт Тейлор , Lieut Robert Taylor USNR , Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Filley, Nebraska, USA
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Movie Involvements: 97
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Most Famous Work
What's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
Death Valley Days
(1952) Shanghai Kelly
The Detectives
(1959) Captain Matt Holbrook
Quo Vadis
(1951) Marcus Vinicius
Westward the Women
(1951) Buck Wyatt
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976) (archive footage)
Return of the Gunfighter
(1967) Ben Wyatt
Ivanhoe
(1952) Wilfred of IvanhoeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group | |
| Anderson | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Gallagher | ||
| Ben Wyatt | ||
| Prof. Karl Nichols | ||
| 1966 | Captain Martín | |
| George Dean | ||
| 1964 | Barry Moreland | |
| Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage) | ||
| Frank Costigan | ||
| 1963 | Sam Brassfield | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Col. Podhajsky | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | John Nordley | |
| Captain Matt Holbrook | ||
| Robert Adamson | ||
| Mackenzie Bovard | ||
| 1958 | Tommy Farrell | |
| Jake Wade | ||
| Steve Sinclair | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Lloyd Tredman | ||
| 1956 | Cliff Barton | |
| Capt. Brad Parker | ||
| Charlie Gilson | ||
| 1955 | Quentin Durward | |
| Bushrod Gentry | ||
| 1954 | Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney | |
| Mark Brandon | ||
| 1953 | Lancelot | |
| Joel Shore | ||
| Rio | ||
| Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream | ||
| Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets | ||
| 1952 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Shanghai Kelly | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Wilfred of Ivanhoe | ||
| 1951 | Buck Wyatt | |
| Marcus Vinicius | ||
| Self | ||
| 1950 | Lance Poole | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| Ward Kinsman | ||
| 1949 | Major Michael Curragh | |
| Rigby | ||
| 1948 | Narrator | |
| Self | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1947 | Steven Kenet | |
| Self | ||
| 1946 | Alan Garroway | |
| 1945 | Lt. Taylor | |
| Lt. Taylor | ||
| Lt. Taylor | ||
| Instructor | ||
| Lt. Taylor | ||
| Lt. Taylor | ||
| Lt. Taylor | ||
| Instructor | ||
| 1944 | Narrator | |
| Lt. Robert Taylor | ||
| John Meredith | ||
| 1943 | Sgt. Bill Dane | |
| Robert Taylor | ||
| 1942 | Lieut. Gregg Masterman | |
| Terry Trindale | ||
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | |
| Jimmy Lee | ||
| Billy Bonney | ||
| 1940 | Ens. Alan Drake | |
| Mark Preysing | ||
| Self | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Roy Cronin | ||
| 1939 | Jeff Holland | |
| William 'Bill' Carey | ||
| Self | ||
| Bill Overton | ||
| Blake Cantrell | ||
| 1938 | 'Killer' McCoy | |
| Self | ||
| Erich Lohkamp | ||
| Lee Sheridan | ||
| 1937 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Steve Raleigh | ||
| Lt. Richard L. Perry | ||
| Raymond Dabney | ||
| 1936 | Armand Duval | |
| 'Bow' Timberlake | ||
| Chris Claybourne | ||
| Richard Winfield | ||
| Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin | ||
| 1935 | Dr. Robert Merrick | |
| Self | ||
| Robert Gordon | ||
| Lieutenant Tom Randolph | ||
| 'Jasky' Jaskarelli | ||
| Steve Gordon | ||
| Dr. Ellis | ||
| Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Bill Renton | |
| Arthur White | ||
| The Duchess's Paramour | ||
| Lloyd Burmeister | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1945 | Director | |
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| 1944 | Director | |
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