Robert Urich
Acting
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.
TV Shows(35)
Emeril
Jerry McKenney
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Captain Jim Kennedy III
1998
Vital Signs
1997
The Lazarus Man
Lazarus
1996
The Nanny
Judge Jerry Moran
1993
It Had to Be You
Mitch Quinn
1993
Crossroads
John Hawkins
1992
American Dreamer
Tom Nash
1990
Carol & Company
1990
Blind Faith
Rob Marshall
1990
Lonesome Dove
Jake Spoon
1989
Amerika
Peter Bradford
1987
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser
1985
Mistral's Daughter
Jason Darcy
1984
Princess Daisy
Patrick Shannon
1983
Gavilan
Robert Gavilan
1982
Cheers
Robert Urich
1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
Vega$
Dan Tanna
1978
The Love Boat
Jeff Smith
1977
Soap
Peter "The Tennis Player"
1977
Tabitha
Paul Thurston
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Charlie's Angels
Dan Tana
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
S.W.A.T.
Officer Jim Street
1975
Dinah!
Self
1974
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob Sanders
1973
Kung Fu
Greg Dundee
1972
The F.B.I.
Davie Stroud
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Gunsmoke
Manolo Etchahoun
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Simmons
1951
Movies(58)
A Long Way Home
Jack
2003
Night of the Wolf
Purly Owens
2002
Clover Bend
Bill Clayton
2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
President Adam Mayfield
2002
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor / Host
2001
For Love of Olivia
Horton Roundtree
2001
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Final Run
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
1999
Invasion America
Briggs (Voice)
1998
Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
1997
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Angus Feagan
1996
Captains Courageous
Capt. Matthew Troop
1996
Jock of the Bushveld
Rocky Mountain Jack
1995
Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser
1995
A Horse for Danny
Eddie Fortuna
1995
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Self
1995
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser
1994
A Perfect Stranger
Alex Hale
1994
To Save the Children
Jake Downey
1994
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser
1994
Spenser: Ceremony
Spenser
1993
Deadly Relations
Leonard J. Fagot
1993
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self - Host
1992
Revolver
Nick Suster
1992
Double Edge
Harry Carter
1992
Blind Man's Bluff
Thomas Booker
1992
Survive the Savage Sea
Jack Carpenter
1992
In a Stranger's Hand
Jack Bauer
1991
Stranger at My Door
Joe Fortier
1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Bradley Burdock
1990
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Ross Pegler
1990
Spooner
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
1989
Night Walk
Simon
1989
Murder by Night
Allan Strong
1989
She Knows Too Much
Harry
1989
The Comeback
Scotty Malloy
1989
April Morning
Joseph Simmons
1988
Young Again
Michael Riley
1986
The Defiant Ones
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Turk 182!
Terry Lynch
1985
Scandal Sheet
Ben Rowan
1985
His Mistress
Allen Beck
1984
Invitation to Hell
Matt Winslow
1984
The Ice Pirates
Jason
1984
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
1983
Country Gold
Self
1983
Take Your Best Shot
Jess Marriner
1982
Endangered Species
Ruben Castle
1982
Killing at Hell's Gate
Charles Duke
1981
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Presenter
1981
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Rocky Bleier
1980
When She Was Bad...
Bob Morgan
1979
Leave Yesterday Behind
David Lyle
1978
Bunco
Walker
1977
The Specialists
Dr. William Nugent
1975
Killdozer
Mack McCarthy
1974
Magnum Force
Officer Mike Grimes
1973