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