Robert Urich

Born: 1946-12-19

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Magnum Force

as Mike Grimes
Released: 1973-12-13

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops...

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The Ice Pirates

as Jason
Released: 1984-03-16

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water....

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Turk 182!

as Terry Lynch
Released: 1985-02-15

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury...

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Final Run

as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Released: 1999-10-10

The Grand Royale is a new high-tech passenger train with a computerized engine. On its maiden...

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Final Descent

as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Released: 1997-10-12

An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the...

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83 Hours 'Til Dawn

as Bradley Burdock
Released: 1990-11-04

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.

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The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

as President Adam Mayfield
Released: 2002-01-20

A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Clover Bend

as Bill Clayton
Released: 2002-03-20

When an L.A. cop gets called to a crime scene on his anniversary, he is forced into a shootout...

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The Comeback

as Scotty Malloy
Released: 1989-01-08

Scotty Malloy is a former NFL football player who travels around the world without a care. He...

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Killdozer

as Mack McCarthy
Released: 1974-02-02

A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when a spirit-like being takes over a large...

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Invitation to Hell

as Matt Winslow
Released: 1984-05-24

Matt Winslow and his family move to California where they settle in an affluent community where...

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Endangered Species

as Ruben Castle
Released: 1982-09-10

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of...

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April Morning

as Joseph Simmons
Released: 1988-04-24

A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution.

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Leave Yesterday Behind

as David Lyle
Released: 1978-05-14

A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with...

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The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

as Mr. Angus Feagan
Released: 1996-12-15

When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are...

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Captains Courageous

as Capt. Matthew Troop
Released: 1996-04-21

Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters...

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Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

as Rocky Bleier
Released: 1980-12-07

Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming...

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The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

as Self / Various
Released: 1983-11-29

Rodney Dangerfield special, featuring stand-up and sketches.

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Scandal Sheet

as Ben Rowan
Released: 1985-01-21

The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is...

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Young Again

as Michael Riley
Released: 1986-05-11

A 40-year-old bachelor gets his wish to be 17 again, and he goes back to high school where he...

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To Save the Children

as Jake Downey
Released: 1994-04-05

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems...

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Double Edge

as Harry Carter
Released: 1992-03-22

In this fast paced action-thriller, daytime's top star Susan Lucci plays two roles: both a crack...

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The Defiant Ones

as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Released: 1986-01-05

Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison...

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In a Stranger's Hand

as Jack Bauer
Released: 1991-09-29

Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping...

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Bunco

as Walker
Released: 1977-01-01

Tom Selleck is a member of the "Bunco" squad the squad in charge of nabbing con men, cheats, and...

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Spenser: Ceremony

as Spenser
Released: 1993-07-23

Spenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and...

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For Love of Olivia

as Horton Roundtree
Released: 2001-03-18

To protect his wife's "secret", a small-town Southern lawyer in the 1960s decides to defend a...

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When She Was Bad...

as Bob Morgan
Released: 1979-11-25

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on...

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Dirty Harry: The Original

as Self - Actor / Host
Released: 2001-11-20

A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.

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The Specialists

as Dr. William Nugent
Released: 1975-01-06

Inspectors for the U.S. Public Health Service try to track down the cause of a rash of...

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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

as Spenser
Released: 1994-01-02

When Spenser (Robert Urich), his psychologist girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Williams),...

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Blind Man's Bluff

as Thomas Booker
Released: 1992-02-19

A blind professor is accused by the police of killing his neighbor and must clear his name by...

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Night Walk

as Simon
Released: 1989-10-01

A woman witnesses a murder, reports the crime and become a target for the murderer.

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A Perfect Stranger

as Alex Hale
Released: 1994-09-12

A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who...

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Killing at Hell's Gate

as Charles Duke
Released: 1981-10-31

A whitewater rafting party is terrorized by a group of loggers who, after accidentally killing...

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She Knows Too Much

as Harry
Released: 1989-01-29

In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team...

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A Horse for Danny

as Eddie Fortuna
Released: 1995-04-08

Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She...

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Spooner

as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
Released: 1989-12-02

An escaped convict starts a new life as a Texas high school English teacher and wrestling coach,...

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Deadly Relations

as Leonard J. Fagot
Released: 1993-05-22

Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them....

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Survive the Savage Sea

as Jack Carpenter
Released: 1992-01-05

After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the...

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The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

as Himself / Host
Released: 1992-06-14

Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.

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Murder by Night

as Allan Strong
Released: 1989-07-20

A man inadvertently gets caught near a car explosion, and after he recovers from his injuries...

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Stranger at My Door

as Joe Fortier
Released: 1991-09-27

A cop on the run from his mob boss "in-laws" tries to start a new life on a deserted farm with...

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Revolver

as Nick Suster
Released: 1992-04-19

Nick Suster, a secret intelligence agent paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, sets out to track...

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A Long Way Home

as Jack
Released: 2003-01-10

Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.

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Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

as Himself
Released: 1995-02-27

Robert Urich, the legendary Jim Street in 'S.W.A.T.', is the host of this voyage around the...

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Take Your Best Shot

as Jess Marriner
Released: 1982-10-12

An actor whose career has gone flat resolves to pursue a more stable occupation while also...

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Spenser: The Judas Goat

as Spenser
Released: 1994-12-01

Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and...

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Spenser: A Savage Place

as Spenser
Released: 1995-05-20

Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she...

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Jock of the Bushveld

as Rocky Mountain Jack
Released: 1995-12-22

20-year old Percy Fitzpatrick hears about the Eastern Transvaal gold rush and sets out from Cape...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Love Boat

as Jeff Smith
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Scott Desmond
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Larry Hartman
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Charlie's Angels

as Dan Tana
First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Cheers

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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The F.B.I.

as Davie Stroud
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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Spenser: For Hire

as Spenser
First aired: 1985-09-20

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private...

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Love Boat: The Next Wave

as Captain Jim Kennedy III
First aired: 1998-04-13

In this updated version of the classic "The Love Boat" series, recently divorced former U.S....

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Battle of the Network Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-11-13

Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS,...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self
First aired: 1999-03-30

Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until...

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S.W.A.T.

as Officer Jim Street
First aired: 1975-02-24

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And...

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Lonesome Dove

as Jake Spoon
First aired: 1989-02-05

A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up...

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Vega$

as Dan Tanna
First aired: 1978-09-20

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981....

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Soap

as Peter Campbell
First aired: 1977-09-13

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the...

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Soap

as Peter "The Tennis Player"
First aired: 1977-09-13

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the...

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Mistral's Daughter

as Jason Darcy
First aired: 1984-09-24

Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Joseph Simmons
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Tabitha

as Paul Thurston
First aired: 1977-05-07

Tabitha Stephens is the daughter of the bewitching Samantha and her mortal husband, Darrin...

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Gunsmoke

as Manolo Etchahoun
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

as Bob Sanders
First aired: 1973-09-26

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is an American situation comedy broadcast in the United States by ABC...

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The Lazarus Man

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-02-03

The Lazarus Man is an American Western television series produced by Castle Rock Entertainment...

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Carol & Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-03-01

Carol & Company is a comedy program airing on NBC-TV in the United States during 1990 and...

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Emeril

as Jerry McKenney
First aired: 2001-09-25

Emeril is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on NBC in 2001. The series stars chef Emeril...

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First Years

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-03-19

Five first-year law graduates live together in San Francisco as they try to get both their lives...

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Invasion America

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-06-08

Invasion America is an animated science fiction miniseries that aired in the prime time lineup...

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It Had to Be You

as Mitch Quinn
First aired: 1993-09-19

It Had to Be You is an American sitcom starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Urich. The series...

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Amerika

as Peter Bradford
First aired: 1987-02-15

Amerika is a miniseries about life in the United States, ten years after a bloodless takeover...

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Princess Daisy

as Patrick Shannon
First aired: 1983-11-06

The lovely Daisy is the daughter of a Russian prince and an American movie star. After her...

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Gavilan

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

Gavilan is an American 1982 TV series directed by Corey Allen that aired on NBC.

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Blind Faith

as Rob Marshall
First aired: 1990-02-11

Successful insurance salesman Rob Marshall, his bright and devoted wife Maria, and their three...

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Kung Fu

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-14

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...

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Crossroads

as John Hawkins
First aired: 1992-09-14

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