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