Robert Taylor

Acting Aug 5, 1911 Jun 8, 1969 (aged 58) 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.

123 Acting Credits

9 Crew Credits

Robert Taylor

Acting

Quo Vadis

Ivanhoe

Waterloo Bridge

Camille

Knights of the Round Table

Westward the Women

Party Girl

Return of the Gunfighter

The Law and Jake Wade

Undercurrent

Johnny Eager

Devil's Doorway

The Night Walker

The Last Hunt

That's Entertainment, Part II

The Hangman

Three Comrades

Bataan

The Bribe

Saddle the Wind

D-Day the Sixth of June

High Wall

What's My Line?

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Crew

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: Landings

Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs