Robert Taylor
Acting
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.
TV Shows(10)
Movies(110)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
1967
The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt
1967
Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
1966
Johnny Tiger
George Dean
1966
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
1964
A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
1964
Recoil
Captain Matt Holbrook
1963
Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
1963
Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
1963
The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
1959
The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
1959
Party Girl
Tommy Farrell
1958
The Law and Jake Wade
Jake Wade
1958
Saddle the Wind
Steve Sinclair
1958
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lloyd Tredman
1957
The Power and the Prize
Cliff Barton
1956
D-Day the Sixth of June
Capt. Brad Parker
1956
The Last Hunt
Charlie Gilson
1956
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
1955
Many Rivers to Cross
Bushrod Gentry
1955
Rogue Cop
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
1954
Valley of the Kings
Mark Brandon
1954
Knights of the Round Table
Lancelot
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Joel Shore
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Rio
1953
I Love Melvin
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
1953
Above and Beyond
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
1953
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
1952
Ivanhoe
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
1952
Westward the Women
Buck Wyatt
1951
Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius
1951
Rome, the Eternal City
Self
1951
Devil's Doorway
Lance Poole
1950
The Fighting Lady's Family
Narrator (voice)
1950
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
1950
Ambush
Ward Kinsman
1950
Conspirator
Major Michael Curragh
1949
The Bribe
Rigby
1949
The Secret Land
Narrator
1948
High Wall
Steven Kenet
1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
1947
Undercurrent
Alan Garroway
1946
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Instructor
1945
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Lt. Taylor
1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Instructor
1945
The Fighting Lady
Narrator
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Lt. Robert Taylor
1944
Song of Russia
John Meredith
1944
Bataan
Sgt. Bill Dane
1943
The Youngest Profession
Robert Taylor
1943
Stand by for Action
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Terry Trindale
1942
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941
When Ladies Meet
Jimmy Lee
1941
Billy the Kid
Billy Bonney
1941
Flight Command
Ens. Alan Drake
1940
Escape
Mark Preysing
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Waterloo Bridge
Roy Cronin
1940
Remember?
Jeff Holland
1939
Lady of the Tropics
William 'Bill' Carey
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939
Lucky Night
Bill Overton
1939
Stand Up and Fight
Blake Cantrell
1939
The Crowd Roars
'Killer' McCoy
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938
Three Comrades
Erich Lohkamp
1938
A Yank at Oxford
Lee Sheridan
1938
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleigh
1937
This Is My Affair
Lt. Richard L. Perry
1937
Lest We Forget
Himself
1937
Personal Property
Raymond Dabney
1937
Camille
Armand Duval
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
'Bow' Timberlake
1936
His Brother's Wife
Chris Claybourne
1936
Private Number
Richard Winfield
1936
Small Town Girl
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
1936
Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Robert Merrick
1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Robert Gordon
1935
Murder in the Fleet
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
1935
West Point of the Air
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
1935
Times Square Lady
Steve Gordon
1935
Society Doctor
Dr. Ellis
1935
Buried Loot
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
1935
A Wicked Woman
Bill Renton
1934
There's Always Tomorrow
Arthur White
1934
The Spectacle Maker
The Duchess's Paramour
1934
Handy Andy
Lloyd Burmeister
1934