Robert Taylor
5. august 1911 (115 aastat), Filley, Nebraska, USA
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.
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- 2021The Real Charlie Chaplin (Self (archive footage))
- 2014Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo (Self (archive footage))
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (Self (archive footage))
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (Self (archive footage))
- 1990Yellowthread Street (Det. Peter Marenta)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II ((archive footage))
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory (Self (archive footage))
- 1969Garbo, by Joan Crawford (Self (archive footage))
- 1969The Extraordinary Seaman (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 1968Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group)
- 1968Le rouble à deux faces (Anderson)
- 1967Hondo and the Apaches (Gallagher)
- 1967Hondo
- 1967La sfinge d'oro (Prof. Karl Nichols)
- 1967Return of the Gunfighter (Ben Wyatt)
- 1966Savage Pampas (Captain Martín)
- 1966Johnny Tiger (George Dean)
- 1964The Night Walker (Barry Moreland)
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy (Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage))
- 1964A House Is Not a Home (Frank Costigan)
- 1963Recoil (Captain Matt Holbrook)
- 1963Cattle King (Sam Brassfield)
- 1963Miracle of the White Stallions (Col. Podhajsky)
- 1962The Merv Griffin Show (Self)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self - Co-Host)
- 1959The House of the Seven Hawks (John Nordley)
- 1959The Detectives (Captain Matt Holbrook)
- 1959Killers of Kilimanjaro (Robert Adamson)
- 1959The Hangman (Mackenzie Bovard)
- 1958Party Girl (Tommy Farrell)
- 1958The Law and Jake Wade (Jake Wade)
- 1958Saddle the Wind (Steve Sinclair)
- 1957The Thin Man
- 1957Tip on a Dead Jockey (Lloyd Tredman)
- 1956The Power and the Prize (Cliff Barton)
- 1956D-Day the Sixth of June (Capt. Brad Parker)
- 1956The Last Hunt (Charlie Gilson)
- 1955MGM Parade
- 1955MGM Parade (Self)
- 1955MGM Parade (self)
- 1955Quentin Durward (Quentin Durward)
- 1955Many Rivers to Cross (Bushrod Gentry)
- 1954Rogue Cop (Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney)
- 1954Valley of the Kings (Mark Brandon)
- 1953Knights of the Round Table (Lancelot)
- 1953All the Brothers Were Valiant (Joel Shore)
- 1953Ride, Vaquero! (Rio)
- 1953I Love Melvin (Robert Taylor)
- 1953Above and Beyond (Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets)
- 1952The Hoaxters (Narrator (voice))
- 1952Death Valley Days (Self - Host)
- 1952Death Valley Days (Shanghai Kelly)
- 1952Ivanhoe (Wilfred of Ivanhoe)
- 1951Westward the Women (Buck Wyatt)
- 1951Quo Vadis (Marcus Vinicius)
- 1951Rome, the Eternal City (Self)
- 1950Devil's Doorway (Lance Poole)
- 1950The Fighting Lady's Family (Narrator (voice))
- 1950Screen Actors (Self (uncredited))
- 1950What's My Line? (Self)
- 1950Ambush (Ward Kinsman)
- 1949Conspirator (Major Michael Curragh)
- 1949The Bribe (Rigby)
- 1948The Secret Land (Narrator)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show (Self)
- 1947High Wall (Steven Kenet)
- 1947Performers Arrive in Hampshire (Self)
- 1946Undercurrent (Alan Garroway)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 (Instructor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Landings (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (Lt. Taylor)
- 1945Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (Instructor)
- 1944The Fighting Lady (Narrator)
- 1944Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (Lt. Robert Taylor)
- 1944Song of Russia (John Meredith)
- 1943Bataan (Sgt. Bill Dane)
- 1943The Youngest Profession (Robert Taylor)
- 1942Stand by for Action (Lieut. Gregg Masterman)
- 1942Her Cardboard Lover (Terry Trindale)
- 1941Johnny Eager (Johnny Eager)
- 1941When Ladies Meet (Jimmy Lee)
- 1941Billy the Kid (Billy Bonney)
- 1940Flight Command (Ens. Alan Drake)
- 1940Escape (Mark Preysing)
- 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (Self)
- 1940Trifles of Importance (Self (archive footage))
- 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World (Self)
- 1940Waterloo Bridge (Roy Cronin)
- 1939Remember? (Jeff Holland)
- 1939Lady of the Tropics (William 'Bill' Carey)
- 1939From the Ends of the Earth (Self)
- 1939Lucky Night (Bill Overton)
- 1939Stand Up and Fight (Blake Cantrell)
- 1938The Crowd Roars ('Killer' McCoy)
- 1938Hollywood Goes to Town (Self)
- 1938Three Comrades (Erich Lohkamp)
- 1938A Yank at Oxford (Lee Sheridan)
- 1937The Romance of Celluloid (Self (archive footage))
- 1937Broadway Melody of 1938 (Steve Raleigh)
- 1937This Is My Affair (Lt. Richard L. Perry)
- 1937Lest We Forget (Himself)
- 1937Personal Property (Raymond Dabney)
- 1936Camille (Armand Duval)
- 1936The Gorgeous Hussy ('Bow' Timberlake)
- 1936His Brother's Wife (Chris Claybourne)
- 1936Private Number (Richard Winfield)
- 1936Small Town Girl (Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin)
- 1935Magnificent Obsession (Dr. Robert Merrick)
- 1935La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (Self)
- 1935Broadway Melody of 1936 (Robert Gordon)
- 1935Murder in the Fleet (Lieutenant Tom Randolph)
- 1935West Point of the Air ('Jasky' Jaskarelli)
- 1935Times Square Lady (Steve Gordon)
- 1935Society Doctor (Dr. Ellis)
- 1935Buried Loot (Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited))
- 1934A Wicked Woman (Bill Renton)
- 1934There's Always Tomorrow (Arthur White)
- 1934The Spectacle Maker (The Duchess's Paramour)
- 1934Handy Andy (Lloyd Burmeister)