Robert Taylor
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 5, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Filley, Nebraska, USA
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.
Known For
| 2021 | The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta GarboSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Yellowthread StreetDet. Peter Marenta | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1969 | The Extraordinary SeamanSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Garbo, by Joan CrawfordSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Where Angels Go, Trouble FollowsMr. Farriday: The 'In' Group | |
| 1968 | The Day the Hot Line Got HotAnderson | |
| 1967 | Hondo and the ApachesGallagher | |
| 1967 | Return of the GunfighterBen Wyatt | |
| 1967 | The Glass SphinxProf. Karl Nichols | |
| 1967 | Hondo | |
| 1966 | Savage PampasCaptain Martín | |
| 1966 | Johnny TigerGeorge Dean | |
| 1964 | The Night WalkerBarry Moreland | |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a HomeFrank Costigan | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyRaymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage) | |
| 1963 | Miracle of the White StallionsCol. Podhajsky | |
| 1963 | Cattle KingSam Brassfield | |
| 1963 | RecoilCaptain Matt Holbrook | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | The HangmanMackenzie Bovard | |
| 1959 | The House of the Seven HawksJohn Nordley | |
| 1959 | Killers of KilimanjaroRobert Adamson | |
| 1959 | The DetectivesCaptain Matt Holbrook | |
| 1958 | Party GirlTommy Farrell | |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake WadeJake Wade | |
| 1958 | Saddle the WindSteve Sinclair | |
| 1957 | Tip on a Dead JockeyLloyd Tredman | |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of JuneCapt. Brad Parker | |
| 1956 | The Last HuntCharlie Gilson | |
| 1956 | The Power and the PrizeCliff Barton | |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to CrossBushrod Gentry | |
| 1955 | Quentin DurwardQuentin Durward | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSelf | |
| 1955 | MGM Paradeself | |
| 1954 | Rogue CopDet. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney | |
| 1954 | Valley of the KingsMark Brandon | |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero!Rio | |
| 1953 | Knights of the Round TableLancelot | |
| 1953 | Above and BeyondLt. Col Paul W. Tibbets | |
| 1953 | All the Brothers Were ValiantJoel Shore | |
| 1953 | I Love MelvinHimself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream | |
| 1952 | The HoaxtersNarrator (voice) | |
| 1952 | IvanhoeWilfred of Ivanhoe | |
| 1952 | Death Valley DaysSelf - Host | |
| 1952 | Death Valley DaysShanghai Kelly | |
| 1951 | Quo VadisMarcus Vinicius | |
| 1951 | Westward the WomenBuck Wyatt | |
| 1951 | Rome, the Eternal CitySelf | |
| 1950 | Devil's DoorwayLance Poole | |
| 1950 | AmbushWard Kinsman | |
| 1950 | The Fighting Lady's FamilyNarrator (voice) | |
| 1950 | Screen ActorsSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | The BribeRigby | |
| 1949 | ConspiratorMajor Michael Curragh | |
| 1948 | The Secret LandNarrator | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1947 | High WallSteven Kenet | |
| 1947 | Performers Arrive in HampshireSelf | |
| 1946 | UndercurrentAlan Garroway | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1Lt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2Lt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1Lt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Before You FlyLt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1Instructor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2Lt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: LandingsLt. Taylor | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offsInstructor | |
| 1944 | The Fighting LadyNarrator | |
| 1944 | Song of RussiaJohn Meredith | |
| 1944 | Primary Flight Training: Flight SenseLt. Robert Taylor | |
| 1943 | BataanSgt. Bill Dane | |
| 1943 | The Youngest ProfessionRobert Taylor | |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard LoverTerry Trindale | |
| 1942 | Stand by for ActionLieut. Gregg Masterman | |
| 1941 | Johnny EagerJohnny Eager | |
| 1941 | When Ladies MeetJimmy Lee | |
| 1941 | Billy the KidBilly Bonney | |
| 1940 | Waterloo BridgeRoy Cronin | |
| 1940 | Trifles of ImportanceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1940 | Flight CommandEns. Alan Drake | |
| 1940 | EscapeMark Preysing | |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf | |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf | |
| 1939 | Lady of the TropicsWilliam 'Bill' Carey | |
| 1939 | Stand Up and FightBlake Cantrell | |
| 1939 | Lucky NightBill Overton | |
| 1939 | Remember?Jeff Holland | |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the EarthSelf | |
| 1938 | Three ComradesErich Lohkamp | |
| 1938 | A Yank at OxfordLee Sheridan | |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars'Killer' McCoy | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to TownSelf | |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938Steve Raleigh | |
| 1937 | Personal PropertyRaymond Dabney | |
| 1937 | This Is My AffairLt. Richard L. Perry | |
| 1937 | The Romance of CelluloidSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1937 | Lest We ForgetHimself | |
| 1936 | CamilleArmand Duval | |
| 1936 | Small Town GirlDr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin | |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy'Bow' Timberlake | |
| 1936 | His Brother's WifeChris Claybourne | |
| 1936 | Private NumberRichard Winfield | |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936Robert Gordon | |
| 1935 | Magnificent ObsessionDr. Robert Merrick | |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air'Jasky' Jaskarelli | |
| 1935 | Buried LootAlbert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Society DoctorDr. Ellis | |
| 1935 | Murder in the FleetLieutenant Tom Randolph | |
| 1935 | Times Square LadySteve Gordon | |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraSelf | |
| 1934 | There's Always TomorrowArthur White | |
| 1934 | A Wicked WomanBill Renton | |
| 1934 | The Spectacle MakerThe Duchess's Paramour | |
| 1934 | Handy AndyLloyd Burmeister |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1Director | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2Director | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1Director | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Before You FlyDirector | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1Director | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2Director | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: LandingsDirector | |
| 1945 | Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offsDirector | |
| 1944 | Primary Flight Training: Flight SenseDirector |