Robert Taylor

Biography

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

The Mike Douglas Show

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

The Ed Sullivan Show

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

The Detectives

All Movies (110)

• The Real Charlie Chaplin2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Garbo, by Joan Crawford1969 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Extraordinary Seaman1969 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows1968 · as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
• The Day the Hot Line Got Hot1968 · as Anderson
• Hondo and the Apaches1967 · as Gallagher
• The Glass Sphinx1967 · as Prof. Karl Nichols
• Return of the Gunfighter1967 · as Ben Wyatt
• Savage Pampas1966 · as Captain Martín
• Johnny Tiger1966 · as George Dean
• The Night Walker1964 · as Barry Moreland
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
• A House Is Not a Home1964 · as Frank Costigan
• Recoil1963 · as Captain Matt Holbrook
• Cattle King1963 · as Sam Brassfield
• Miracle of the White Stallions1963 · as Col. Podhajsky
• The House of the Seven Hawks1959 · as John Nordley
• Killers of Kilimanjaro1959 · as Robert Adamson
• The Hangman1959 · as Mackenzie Bovard
• Party Girl1958 · as Tommy Farrell
• The Law and Jake Wade1958 · as Jake Wade
• Saddle the Wind1958 · as Steve Sinclair
• Tip on a Dead Jockey1957 · as Lloyd Tredman
• The Power and the Prize1956 · as Cliff Barton
• D-Day the Sixth of June1956 · as Capt. Brad Parker
• The Last Hunt1956 · as Charlie Gilson
• Quentin Durward1955 · as Quentin Durward
• Many Rivers to Cross1955 · as Bushrod Gentry
• Rogue Cop1954 · as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
• Valley of the Kings1954 · as Mark Brandon
• Knights of the Round Table1953 · as Lancelot
• All the Brothers Were Valiant1953 · as Joel Shore
• Ride, Vaquero!1953 · as Rio
• I Love Melvin1953 · as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
• Above and Beyond1953 · as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
• The Hoaxters1952 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ivanhoe1952 · as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
• Westward the Women1951 · as Buck Wyatt
• Quo Vadis1951 · as Marcus Vinicius
• Rome, the Eternal City1951 · as Self
• Devil's Doorway1950 · as Lance Poole
• The Fighting Lady's Family1950 · as Narrator (voice)
• Screen Actors1950 · as Self (uncredited)
• Ambush1950 · as Ward Kinsman
• Conspirator1949 · as Major Michael Curragh
• The Bribe1949 · as Rigby
• The Secret Land1948 · as Narrator
• High Wall1947 · as Steven Kenet
• Performers Arrive in Hampshire1947 · as Self
• Undercurrent1946 · as Alan Garroway
• Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly1945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 21945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 21945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 11945 · as Instructor
• Primary Flight Training: Landings1945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 11945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 11945 · as Lt. Taylor
• Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs1945 · as Instructor
• The Fighting Lady1944 · as Narrator
• Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense1944 · as Lt. Robert Taylor
• Song of Russia1944 · as John Meredith
• Bataan1943 · as Sgt. Bill Dane
• The Youngest Profession1943 · as Robert Taylor
• Stand by for Action1942 · as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
• Her Cardboard Lover1942 · as Terry Trindale
• Johnny Eager1941 · as Johnny Eager
• When Ladies Meet1941 · as Jimmy Lee
• Billy the Kid1941 · as Billy Bonney
• Flight Command1940 · as Ens. Alan Drake
• Escape1940 · as Mark Preysing
• A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
• Trifles of Importance1940 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
• Waterloo Bridge1940 · as Roy Cronin
• Remember?1939 · as Jeff Holland
• Lady of the Tropics1939 · as William 'Bill' Carey
• From the Ends of the Earth1939 · as Self
• Lucky Night1939 · as Bill Overton
• Stand Up and Fight1939 · as Blake Cantrell
• The Crowd Roars1938 · as 'Killer' McCoy
• Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
• Three Comrades1938 · as Erich Lohkamp
• A Yank at Oxford1938 · as Lee Sheridan
• The Romance of Celluloid1937 · as Self (archive footage)
• Broadway Melody of 19381937 · as Steve Raleigh
• This Is My Affair1937 · as Lt. Richard L. Perry
• Lest We Forget1937 · as Himself
• Personal Property1937 · as Raymond Dabney
• Camille1936 · as Armand Duval
• The Gorgeous Hussy1936 · as 'Bow' Timberlake
• His Brother's Wife1936 · as Chris Claybourne
• Private Number1936 · as Richard Winfield
• Small Town Girl1936 · as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
• Magnificent Obsession1935 · as Dr. Robert Merrick
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara1935 · as Self
• Broadway Melody of 19361935 · as Robert Gordon
• Murder in the Fleet1935 · as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
• West Point of the Air1935 · as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
• Times Square Lady1935 · as Steve Gordon
• Society Doctor1935 · as Dr. Ellis
• Buried Loot1935 · as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
• A Wicked Woman1934 · as Bill Renton
• There's Always Tomorrow1934 · as Arthur White
• The Spectacle Maker1934 · as The Duchess's Paramour
• Handy Andy1934 · as Lloyd Burmeister

All TV Shows (13)

• Yellowthread Street1990 · as Det. Peter Marenta
• Hondo1967
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Detectives1959 · as Captain Matt Holbrook
• The Thin Man1957
• MGM Parade1955
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955 · as self
• Death Valley Days1952 · as Self - Host
• Death Valley Days1952 · as Shanghai Kelly
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self