Acting · Filley, Nebraska, USA · Born August 5, 1911
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.
MovieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieStars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
TVYellowthread Street
1990
as Det. Peter Marenta
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGarbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieWhere Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
MovieThe Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
as Anderson
MovieHondo and the Apaches
1967
as Gallagher
TVHondo
1967
MovieThe Glass Sphinx
1967
as Prof. Karl Nichols
MovieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967
as Ben Wyatt
MovieSavage Pampas
1966
as Captain Martín
MovieJohnny Tiger
1966
as George Dean
MovieThe Night Walker
1964
as Barry Moreland
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
MovieA House Is Not a Home
1964
as Frank Costigan
MovieRecoil
1963
as Captain Matt Holbrook
MovieCattle King
1963
as Sam Brassfield
MovieMiracle of the White Stallions
1963
as Col. Podhajsky
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieThe House of the Seven Hawks
1959
as John Nordley
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Captain Matt Holbrook
MovieKillers of Kilimanjaro
1959
as Robert Adamson
MovieThe Hangman
1959
as Mackenzie Bovard
MovieParty Girl
1958
as Tommy Farrell
MovieThe Law and Jake Wade
1958
as Jake Wade
MovieSaddle the Wind
1958
as Steve Sinclair
TVThe Thin Man
1957
MovieTip on a Dead Jockey
1957
as Lloyd Tredman
MovieThe Power and the Prize
1956
as Cliff Barton
MovieD-Day the Sixth of June
1956
as Capt. Brad Parker
MovieThe Last Hunt
1956
as Charlie Gilson
TVMGM Parade
1955
MovieQuentin Durward
1955
as Quentin Durward
MovieMany Rivers to Cross
1955
as Bushrod Gentry
MovieRogue Cop
1954
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
MovieValley of the Kings
1954
as Mark Brandon
MovieKnights of the Round Table
1953
as Lancelot
MovieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Joel Shore
MovieRide, Vaquero!
1953
as Rio
MovieI Love Melvin
1953
as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
MovieAbove and Beyond
1953
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
TVDeath Valley Days
1952
as Self - Host
MovieIvanhoe
1952
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
MovieWestward the Women
1951
as Buck Wyatt
MovieQuo Vadis
1951
as Marcus Vinicius
MovieRome, the Eternal City
1951
as Self
MovieDevil's Doorway
1950
as Lance Poole
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950
as Narrator (voice)
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieAmbush
1950
as Ward Kinsman
MovieConspirator
1949
as Major Michael Curragh
MovieThe Bribe
1949
as Rigby
MovieThe Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieHigh Wall
1947
as Steven Kenet
MoviePerformers Arrive in Hampshire
1947
as Self
MovieUndercurrent
1946
as Alan Garroway
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945
as Instructor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945
as Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
as Instructor
MovieThe Fighting Lady
1944
as Narrator
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
as Lt. Robert Taylor
MovieSong of Russia
1944
as John Meredith
MovieBataan
1943
as Sgt. Bill Dane
MovieThe Youngest Profession
1943
as Robert Taylor
MovieStand by for Action
1942
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
MovieHer Cardboard Lover
1942
as Terry Trindale
MovieJohnny Eager
1941
as Johnny Eager
MovieWhen Ladies Meet
1941
as Jimmy Lee
MovieBilly the Kid
1941
as Billy Bonney
MovieFlight Command
1940
as Ens. Alan Drake
MovieEscape
1940
as Mark Preysing
MovieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
MovieTrifles of Importance
1940
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
MovieWaterloo Bridge
1940
as Roy Cronin
MovieRemember?
1939
as Jeff Holland
MovieLady of the Tropics
1939
as William 'Bill' Carey
MovieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
MovieLucky Night
1939
as Bill Overton
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Blake Cantrell
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1938
as 'Killer' McCoy
MovieHollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
MovieThree Comrades
1938
as Erich Lohkamp
MovieA Yank at Oxford
1938
as Lee Sheridan
MovieThe Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Steve Raleigh
MovieThis Is My Affair
1937
as Lt. Richard L. Perry
MovieLest We Forget
1937
as Himself
MoviePersonal Property
1937
as Raymond Dabney
MovieCamille
1936
as Armand Duval
MovieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as 'Bow' Timberlake
MovieHis Brother's Wife
1936
as Chris Claybourne
MoviePrivate Number
1936
as Richard Winfield
MovieSmall Town Girl
1936
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
MovieMagnificent Obsession
1935
as Dr. Robert Merrick
MovieLa Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
MovieBroadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Robert Gordon
MovieMurder in the Fleet
1935
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
MovieWest Point of the Air
1935
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
MovieTimes Square Lady
1935
as Steve Gordon
MovieSociety Doctor
1935
as Dr. Ellis
MovieBuried Loot
1935
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
MovieA Wicked Woman
1934
as Bill Renton
MovieThere's Always Tomorrow
1934
as Arthur White
MovieThe Spectacle Maker
1934
as The Duchess's Paramour
MovieHandy Andy
1934
as Lloyd Burmeister
