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.
Known for
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movieNight of the Wolf
2002
Purly Owens
movieClover Bend
2002
Bill Clayton
movieThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
President Adam Mayfield
movieDirty Harry: The Original
2001
Self - Actor / Host
tvEmeril
2001
Jerry McKenney
movieFor Love of Olivia
2001
Horton Roundtree
movieFinal Run
1999
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
tvLove Boat: The Next Wave
1998
Captain Jim Kennedy III
movieFinal Descent
1997
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
movieThe Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
Mr. Angus Feagan
movieCaptains Courageous
1996
Capt. Matthew Troop
tvThe Lazarus Man
1996
Lazarus
movieJock of the Bushveld
1995
Rocky Mountain Jack
movieA Horse for Danny
1995
Eddie Fortuna
movieA Perfect Stranger
1994
Alex Hale
movieTo Save the Children
1994
Jake Downey
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993
Self - Host
tvThe Nanny
1993
Judge Jerry Moran
tvIt Had to Be You
1993
Mitch Quinn
movieSpenser: Ceremony
1993
Spenser
movieDeadly Relations
1993
Leonard J. Fagot
tvCrossroads
1992
John Hawkins
movieRevolver
1992
Nick Suster
movieDouble Edge
1992
Harry Carter
movieBlind Man's Bluff
1992
Thomas Booker
movieSurvive the Savage Sea
1992
Jack Carpenter
movieIn a Stranger's Hand
1991
Jack Bauer
movieStranger at My Door
1991
Joe Fortier
movie83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
Bradley Burdock
tvAmerican Dreamer
1990
Tom Nash
tvBlind Faith
1990
Rob Marshall
movieSpooner
1989
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
movieNight Walk
1989
Simon
movieMurder by Night
1989
Allan Strong
tvLonesome Dove
1989
Jake Spoon
movieThe Comeback
1989
Scotty Malloy
movieApril Morning
1988
Joseph Simmons
tvAmerika
1987
Peter Bradford
movieYoung Again
1986
Michael Riley
movieThe Defiant Ones
1986
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
tvSpenser: For Hire
1985
Spenser
movieTurk 182!
1985
Terry Lynch
movieScandal Sheet
1985
Ben Rowan
movieHis Mistress
1984
Allen Beck
tvMistral's Daughter
1984
Jason Darcy
movieInvitation to Hell
1984
Matt Winslow
tvPrincess Daisy
1983
Patrick Shannon
tvGavilan
1982
Robert Gavilan
movieTake Your Best Shot
1982
Jess Marriner
tvCheers
1982
Robert Urich
movieEndangered Species
1982
Ruben Castle
movieKilling at Hell's Gate
1981
Charles Duke
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
Self - Presenter
movieWhen She Was Bad...
1979
Bob Morgan
tvVega$
1978
Dan Tanna
movieLeave Yesterday Behind
1978
David Lyle
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Jeff Smith / Scott Desmond / Larry Hartman
tvSoap
1977
Peter "The Tennis Player"
tvTabitha
1977
Paul Thurston
movieBunco
1977
Walker
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Dan Tana
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvS.W.A.T.
1975
Officer Jim Street
movieThe Specialists
1975
Dr. William Nugent
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieKilldozer
1974
Mack McCarthy
movieMagnum Force
1973
Officer Mike Grimes
tvBob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
Bob Sanders
tvKung Fu
1972
Greg Dundee
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Davie Stroud
tvGunsmoke
1955
Manolo Etchahoun
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Joseph Simmons