Acting · Toronto, Ohio · Born December 19, 1946
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.
MovieA Long Way Home
2003
as Jack
MovieNight of the Wolf
2002
as Purly Owens
MovieClover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton
MovieThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield
MovieDirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor / Host
TVEmeril
2001
as Jerry McKenney
MovieFor Love of Olivia
2001
as Horton Roundtree
MovieMiracle on the 17th Green
1999
MovieFinal Run
1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
TVLove Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Captain Jim Kennedy III
MovieFinal Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Vital Signs
1997
MovieThe Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan
MovieCaptains Courageous
1996
as Capt. Matthew Troop
TVThe Lazarus Man
1996
as Lazarus
MovieJock of the Bushveld
1995
as Rocky Mountain Jack
MovieSpenser: A Savage Place
1995
as Spenser
MovieA Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna
MovieAlien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995
as Self
MovieSpenser: The Judas Goat
1994
as Spenser
MovieA Perfect Stranger
1994
as Alex Hale
MovieTo Save the Children
1994
as Jake Downey
MovieSpenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994
as Spenser
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993
as Self - Host
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Judge Jerry Moran
TVIt Had to Be You
1993
as Mitch Quinn
MovieSpenser: Ceremony
1993
as Spenser
MovieDeadly Relations
1993
as Leonard J. Fagot
TVCrossroads
1992
as John Hawkins
MovieBatman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host
MovieRevolver
1992
as Nick Suster
MovieDouble Edge
1992
as Harry Carter
MovieBlind Man's Bluff
1992
as Thomas Booker
MovieSurvive the Savage Sea
1992
as Jack Carpenter
MovieIn a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Jack Bauer
MovieStranger at My Door
1991
as Joe Fortier
Movie83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
as Bradley Burdock
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Ross Pegler
TVAmerican Dreamer
1990
as Tom Nash
Carol & Company
1990
TVBlind Faith
1990
as Rob Marshall
MovieSpooner
1989
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
MovieNight Walk
1989
as Simon
MovieMurder by Night
1989
as Allan Strong
TVLonesome Dove
1989
as Jake Spoon
MovieShe Knows Too Much
1989
as Harry
MovieThe Comeback
1989
as Scotty Malloy
MovieApril Morning
1988
as Joseph Simmons
TVAmerika
1987
as Peter Bradford
MovieYoung Again
1986
as Michael Riley
MovieThe Defiant Ones
1986
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
TVSpenser: For Hire
1985
as Spenser
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieTurk 182!
1985
as Terry Lynch
MovieScandal Sheet
1985
as Ben Rowan
MovieHis Mistress
1984
as Allen Beck
TVMistral's Daughter
1984
as Jason Darcy
MovieInvitation to Hell
1984
as Matt Winslow
MovieThe Ice Pirates
1984
as Jason
MovieThe Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983
as Self / Various
TVPrincess Daisy
1983
as Patrick Shannon
MovieCountry Gold
1983
as Self
TVGavilan
1982
as Robert Gavilan
MovieTake Your Best Shot
1982
as Jess Marriner
TVCheers
1982
as Robert Urich
MovieEndangered Species
1982
as Ruben Castle
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
MovieKilling at Hell's Gate
1981
as Charles Duke
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Presenter
MovieFighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
1980
as Rocky Bleier
MovieWhen She Was Bad...
1979
as Bob Morgan
TVVega$
1978
as Dan Tanna
MovieLeave Yesterday Behind
1978
as David Lyle
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Jeff Smith
TVSoap
1977
as Peter "The Tennis Player"
TVTabitha
1977
as Paul Thurston
MovieBunco
1977
as Walker
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Dan Tana
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVS.W.A.T.
1975
as Officer Jim Street
MovieThe Specialists
1975
as Dr. William Nugent
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieKilldozer
1974
as Mack McCarthy
MovieMagnum Force
1973
as Officer Mike Grimes
TVBob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
as Bob Sanders
TVKung Fu
1972
as Greg Dundee
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Davie Stroud
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Manolo Etchahoun
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joseph Simmons
