Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-12-19
Day of Death
2002-04-16
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ohio
Robert Urich
Biography
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.
Filmography (58)
A Long Way Home
2003
Night of the Wolf
2002
Clover Bend
2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
For Love of Olivia
2001
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Final Run
1999
Invasion America
1998
Final Descent
1997
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
Captains Courageous
1996
Jock of the Bushveld
1995
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995