Robert Taylor
AKA: Роберт Тейлор
Birthday: 1911-08-05
Died: 1969-06-08
Birthplace: Filley, Nebraska, USA
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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.
Filmography
Character: Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Character: Marcus Vinicius
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Character: Barry Moreland
Character: Sgt. Bill Dane
Character: Raymond Dabney
Character: Capt. Brad Parker
Character: Dr. Robert Merrick
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Mackenzie Bovard
Character: Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
Character: Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Character: Bushrod Gentry
Character: Major Michael Curragh
Character: Quentin Durward
Character: Col. Podhajsky
Character: Steve Sinclair
Character: Ens. Alan Drake
Character: Terry Trindale
Character: Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Character: 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Character: Captain Martín
Character: 'Bow' Timberlake
Character: William 'Bill' Carey
Character: Charlie Gilson
Character: Chris Claybourne
Character: Sam Brassfield
Character: Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Character: Lt. Richard L. Perry
Character: Blake Cantrell
Character: Frank Costigan
Character: Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Character: Richard Winfield
Character: 'Killer' McCoy
Character: Robert Adamson
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Character: Himself (archive)
Character: Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Prof. Karl Nichols
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Lt. Robert Taylor
Character: The Duchess's Paramour
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Lloyd Burmeister