Robert Urich

Biography

Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American actor. He played the starring role in the television series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988) and Vega$ (1978–1981). He also appeared in other television series over the years including: S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), and The Lazarus Man (1996), as well as in several feature films including Turk 182!, The Ice Pirates, and Magnum Force. Urich died in 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California. The actor announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the body's joints, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Cheers

The Nanny

Charlie's Angels

All Movies (59)

• A Long Way Home2003 · as Jack
• Night of the Wolf2002 · as Purly Owens
• Clover Bend2002 · as Bill Clayton
• The President's Man: A Line in the Sand2002 · as President Adam Mayfield
• Dirty Harry: The Original2001 · as Self - Actor / Host
• For Love of Olivia2001 · as Horton Roundtree
• Miracle on the 17th Green1999
• Final Run1999 · as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
• Invasion America1998 · as Briggs (Voice)
• Final Descent1997 · as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
• The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue1996 · as Mr. Angus Feagan
• Captains Courageous1996 · as Capt. Matthew Troop
• Jock of the Bushveld1995 · as Rocky Mountain Jack
• Spenser: A Savage Place1995 · as Spenser
• A Horse for Danny1995 · as Eddie Fortuna
• Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland1995 · as Self
• Spenser: The Judas Goat1994 · as Spenser
• A Perfect Stranger1994 · as Alex Hale
• To Save the Children1994 · as Jake Downey
• Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes1994 · as Spenser
• A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World1993 · as Self - Host
• Spenser: Ceremony1993 · as Spenser
• Deadly Relations1993 · as Leonard J. Fagot
• Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin1992 · as Self - Host
• Revolver1992 · as Nick Suster
• Double Edge1992 · as Harry Carter
• Blind Man's Bluff1992 · as Thomas Booker
• Survive the Savage Sea1992 · as Jack Carpenter
• In a Stranger's Hand1991 · as Jack Bauer
• Stranger at My Door1991 · as Joe Fortier
• 83 Hours 'Til Dawn1990 · as Bradley Burdock
• A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder1990 · as Ross Pegler
• Spooner1989 · as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
• Night Walk1989 · as Simon
• Murder by Night1989 · as Allan Strong
• She Knows Too Much1989 · as Harry
• The Comeback1989 · as Scotty Malloy
• April Morning1988 · as Joseph Simmons
• Young Again1986 · as Michael Riley
• The Defiant Ones1986 · as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Turk 182!1985 · as Terry Lynch
• Scandal Sheet1985 · as Ben Rowan
• His Mistress1984 · as Allen Beck
• Invitation to Hell1984 · as Matt Winslow
• The Ice Pirates1984 · as Jason
• The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More1983 · as Self / Various
• Country Gold1983 · as Self
• Take Your Best Shot1982 · as Jess Marriner
• Endangered Species1982 · as Ruben Castle
• Killing at Hell's Gate1981 · as Charles Duke
• Sixty Years of Seduction1981 · as Self - Presenter
• Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier1980 · as Rocky Bleier
• When She Was Bad...1979 · as Bob Morgan
• Leave Yesterday Behind1978 · as David Lyle
• Bunco1977 · as Walker
• The Specialists1975 · as Dr. William Nugent
• Killdozer1974 · as Mack McCarthy
• Magnum Force1973 · as Officer Mike Grimes

All TV Shows (37)

• Emeril2001 · as Jerry McKenney
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self
• Love Boat: The Next Wave1998 · as Captain Jim Kennedy III
• Vital Signs1997
• The Lazarus Man1996 · as Lazarus
• The Nanny1993 · as Judge Jerry Moran
• It Had to Be You1993 · as Mitch Quinn
• Crossroads1992 · as John Hawkins
• American Dreamer1990 · as Tom Nash
• Carol & Company1990
• Blind Faith1990 · as Rob Marshall
• Lonesome Dove1989 · as Jake Spoon
• Amerika1987 · as Peter Bradford
• Spenser: For Hire1985 · as Spenser
• Mistral's Daughter1984 · as Jason Darcy
• Princess Daisy1983 · as Patrick Shannon
• Gavilan1982 · as Robert Gavilan
• Cheers1982 · as Robert Urich
• The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour1982
• Vega$1978 · as Dan Tanna
• The Love Boat1977 · as Jeff Smith
• The Love Boat1977 · as Scott Desmond
• The Love Boat1977 · as Larry Hartman
• Soap1977 · as Peter "The Tennis Player"
• Tabitha1977 · as Paul Thurston
• Battle of the Network Stars1976
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as Dan Tana
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• S.W.A.T.1975 · as Officer Jim Street
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice1973 · as Bob Sanders
• Kung Fu1972 · as Greg Dundee
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Davie Stroud
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Manolo Etchahoun
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Joseph Simmons