Acting
Robert Taylor
EN, SV, FR, IT cinema · 110 credits
Born
5 August 1911
Died
8 June 1969 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Filley, Nebraska, USA
Also known as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR · Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R. · Spangler Arlington Brugh
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
as Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
as Anderson
Hondo and the Apaches
as Gallagher
Return of the Gunfighter
as Ben Wyatt
The Glass Sphinx
as Prof. Karl Nichols
Savage Pampas
as Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
as George Dean
The Night Walker
as Barry Moreland
A House Is Not a Home
as Frank Costigan
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Miracle of the White Stallions
as Col. Podhajsky
Cattle King
as Sam Brassfield
Recoil
as Captain Matt Holbrook
The Hangman
as Mackenzie Bovard
The House of the Seven Hawks
as John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Robert Adamson
Party Girl
as Tommy Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade
as Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind
as Steve Sinclair
Tip on a Dead Jockey
as Lloyd Tredman
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt
as Charlie Gilson
The Power and the Prize
as Cliff Barton
Many Rivers to Cross
as Bushrod Gentry
Quentin Durward
as Quentin Durward
Rogue Cop
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
as Mark Brandon
Knights of the Round Table
as Lancelot
Above and Beyond
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Joel Shore
I Love Melvin
as Robert Taylor
The Hoaxters
1952
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Ivanhoe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Quo Vadis
as Marcus Vinicius
Westward the Women
as Buck Wyatt
Devil's Doorway
as Lance Poole
Ambush
as Ward Kinsman
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950
The Fighting Lady's Family
as Narrator (voice)
Screen Actors
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
The Bribe
as Rigby
Conspirator
as Major Michael Curragh
The Secret Land
as Narrator
High Wall
as Steven Kenet
Undercurrent
as Alan Garroway
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
as Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
as Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
as Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
as Instructor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
as Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
as Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
as Instructor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945
Primary Flight Training: Landings
as Lt. Taylor, Director
The Fighting Lady
as Narrator
Song of Russia
as John Meredith
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Lt. Robert Taylor, Director
Bataan
as Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
as Robert Taylor
Her Cardboard Lover
as Terry Trindale
Stand by for Action
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Johnny Eager
as Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet
as Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid
as Billy Bonney
Waterloo Bridge
as Roy Cronin
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
Flight Command
as Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
as Mark Preysing
Lady of the Tropics
as William 'Bill' Carey
Stand Up and Fight
as Blake Cantrell
Lucky Night
as Bill Overton
Remember?
as Jeff Holland
Three Comrades
as Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford
as Lee Sheridan
The Crowd Roars
as 'Killer' McCoy
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Steve Raleigh
Personal Property
as Raymond Dabney
This Is My Affair
as Lt. Richard L. Perry
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Camille
as Armand Duval
Small Town Girl
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
The Gorgeous Hussy
as 'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
as Chris Claybourne
Private Number
as Richard Winfield
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Robert Gordon
Magnificent Obsession
as Dr. Robert Merrick
West Point of the Air
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Buried Loot
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Society Doctor
as Dr. Ellis
Murder in the Fleet
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Times Square Lady
as Steve Gordon
There's Always Tomorrow
as Arthur White
A Wicked Woman
as Bill Renton
The Spectacle Maker
as The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
as Lloyd Burmeister