Actor profile

Robert Urich

19th December 1946 Toronto, Ohio 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.

58 Movies 35 TV Shows 93 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Long Way Home poster

A Long Way Home 10th January 2003 as Jack

Night of the Wolf poster

Night of the Wolf 15th April 2002 as Purly Owens

Clover Bend poster

Clover Bend 20th March 2002 as Bill Clayton

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand poster

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand 20th January 2002 as President Adam Mayfield

Dirty Harry: The Original poster

Dirty Harry: The Original 20th November 2001 as Self - Actor / Host

For Love of Olivia poster

For Love of Olivia 18th March 2001 as Horton Roundtree

Miracle on the 17th Green poster

Miracle on the 17th Green 19th December 1999

Final Run poster

Final Run 10th October 1999 as Glen 'Lucky' Singer

Invasion America poster

Invasion America 8th June 1998 as Briggs (Voice)

Final Descent poster

Final Descent 12th October 1997 as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue poster

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 15th December 1996 as Mr. Angus Feagan

Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous 21st April 1996 as Capt. Matthew Troop

Jock of the Bushveld poster

Jock of the Bushveld 22nd December 1995 as Rocky Mountain Jack

Spenser: A Savage Place poster

Spenser: A Savage Place 20th May 1995 as Spenser

A Horse for Danny poster

A Horse for Danny 8th April 1995 as Eddie Fortuna

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland poster

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland 27th February 1995 as Self

Spenser: The Judas Goat poster

Spenser: The Judas Goat 1st December 1994 as Spenser

A Perfect Stranger poster

A Perfect Stranger 12th September 1994 as Alex Hale

To Save the Children poster

To Save the Children 5th April 1994 as Jake Downey

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes poster

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes 2nd January 1994 as Spenser

Spenser: Ceremony poster

Spenser: Ceremony 23rd July 1993 as Spenser

Deadly Relations poster

Deadly Relations 22nd May 1993 as Leonard J. Fagot

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin poster

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin 17th June 1992 as Self - Host

Revolver poster

Revolver 19th April 1992 as Nick Suster

Double Edge poster

Double Edge 22nd March 1992 as Harry Carter

Blind Man's Bluff poster

Blind Man's Bluff 19th February 1992 as Thomas Booker

Survive the Savage Sea poster

Survive the Savage Sea 5th January 1992 as Jack Carpenter

In a Stranger's Hand poster

In a Stranger's Hand 29th September 1991 as Jack Bauer

Stranger at My Door poster

Stranger at My Door 27th September 1991 as Joe Fortier

83 Hours 'Til Dawn poster

83 Hours 'Til Dawn 4th November 1990 as Bradley Burdock

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 4th October 1990 as Ross Pegler

Spooner poster

Spooner 2nd December 1989 as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

Night Walk poster

Night Walk 1st October 1989 as Simon

Murder by Night poster

Murder by Night 20th July 1989 as Allan Strong

She Knows Too Much poster

She Knows Too Much 29th January 1989 as Harry

The Comeback poster

The Comeback 8th January 1989 as Scotty Malloy

April Morning poster

April Morning 24th April 1988 as Joseph Simmons

Young Again poster

Young Again 11th May 1986 as Michael Riley

The Defiant Ones poster

The Defiant Ones 5th January 1986 as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Turk 182! poster

Turk 182! 15th February 1985 as Terry Lynch

Scandal Sheet poster

Scandal Sheet 21st January 1985 as Ben Rowan

His Mistress 20th October 1984 as Allen Beck

Invitation to Hell poster

Invitation to Hell 24th May 1984 as Matt Winslow

The Ice Pirates poster

The Ice Pirates 16th March 1984 as Jason

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

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More 29th November 1983 as Self / Various

Country Gold poster

Country Gold 1st January 1983 as Self

Take Your Best Shot poster

Take Your Best Shot 12th October 1982 as Jess Marriner

Endangered Species poster

Endangered Species 10th September 1982 as Ruben Castle

Killing at Hell's Gate poster

Killing at Hell's Gate 31st October 1981 as Charles Duke

Sixty Years of Seduction 4th May 1981 as Self - Presenter

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier poster

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier 7th December 1980 as Rocky Bleier

When She Was Bad... poster

When She Was Bad... 25th November 1979 as Bob Morgan

Leave Yesterday Behind poster

Leave Yesterday Behind 14th May 1978 as David Lyle

Bunco poster

Bunco 1st January 1977 as Walker

The Specialists poster

The Specialists 6th January 1975 as Dr. William Nugent

Killdozer poster

Killdozer 2nd February 1974 as Mack McCarthy

Magnum Force poster

Magnum Force 13th December 1973 as Officer Mike Grimes

Emeril poster

Emeril 25th September 2001 as Jerry McKenney

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self

Love Boat: The Next Wave poster

Love Boat: The Next Wave 13th April 1998 as Captain Jim Kennedy III

Vital Signs 27th February 1997

The Lazarus Man poster

The Lazarus Man 20th January 1996 as Lazarus

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Judge Jerry Moran

It Had to Be You poster

It Had to Be You 19th September 1993 as Mitch Quinn

Crossroads poster

Crossroads 14th September 1992 as John Hawkins

American Dreamer poster

American Dreamer 20th September 1990 as Tom Nash

Carol & Company 31st March 1990

Blind Faith poster

Blind Faith 11th February 1990 as Rob Marshall

Lonesome Dove poster

Lonesome Dove 5th February 1989 as Jake Spoon

Amerika poster

Amerika 15th February 1987 as Peter Bradford

Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire 20th September 1985 as Spenser

Mistral's Daughter poster

Mistral's Daughter 24th September 1984 as Jason Darcy

Princess Daisy poster

Princess Daisy 6th November 1983 as Patrick Shannon

Gavilan poster

Gavilan 26th October 1982 as Robert Gavilan

Cheers poster

Cheers 30th September 1982 as Robert Urich

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour 30th January 1982

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978 as Dan Tanna

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Larry Hartman

Soap poster

Soap 13th September 1977 as Peter "The Tennis Player"

Tabitha poster

Tabitha 7th May 1977 as Paul Thurston

Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars 13th November 1976

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Dan Tana

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T. 24th February 1975 as Officer Jim Street

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice poster

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice 26th September 1973 as Bob Sanders

Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu 14th October 1972 as Greg Dundee

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Davie Stroud

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Manolo Etchahoun

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Joseph Simmons