Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1911-08-05
Day of Death
1969-06-08
Place of Birth
Filley, Nebraska, USA
Robert Taylor
Biography
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 (110)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
Hondo and the Apaches
1967
The Glass Sphinx
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
Savage Pampas
1966
