Robert Urich
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
A Long Way Home
as Jack
A Long Way Home
as Jack
Night of the Wolf
as Purly Owens
Night of the Wolf
as Purly Owens
Clover Bend
as Bill Clayton
Clover Bend
as Bill Clayton
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam Mayfield
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam Mayfield
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / Host
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / Host
For Love of Olivia
as Horton Roundtree
For Love of Olivia
as Horton Roundtree
Miracle on the 17th Green
Miracle on the 17th Green
Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mr. Angus Feagan
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mr. Angus Feagan
Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew Troop
Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew Troop
Jock of the Bushveld
as Rocky Mountain Jack
Jock of the Bushveld
as Rocky Mountain Jack
A Horse for Danny
as Eddie Fortuna
A Horse for Danny
as Eddie Fortuna
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
as Self
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
as Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat
as Spenser
Spenser: The Judas Goat
as Spenser
A Perfect Stranger
as Alex Hale
A Perfect Stranger
as Alex Hale
To Save the Children
as Jake Downey
To Save the Children
as Jake Downey
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
as Spenser
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
as Spenser
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self - Host
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
as Self - Host
Spenser: Ceremony
as Spenser
Spenser: Ceremony
as Spenser
Deadly Relations
as Leonard J. Fagot
Deadly Relations
as Leonard J. Fagot
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self - Host
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self - Host
Revolver
as Nick Suster
Revolver
as Nick Suster
Double Edge
as Harry Carter
Double Edge
as Harry Carter
Blind Man's Bluff
as Thomas Booker
Blind Man's Bluff
as Thomas Booker
Survive the Savage Sea
as Jack Carpenter
Survive the Savage Sea
as Jack Carpenter
In a Stranger's Hand
as Jack Bauer
In a Stranger's Hand
as Jack Bauer
Stranger at My Door
as Joe Fortier
Stranger at My Door
as Joe Fortier
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Ross Pegler
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Ross Pegler
Spooner
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
Spooner
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
Night Walk
as Simon
Night Walk
as Simon
Murder by Night
as Allan Strong
Murder by Night
as Allan Strong
The Comeback
as Scotty Malloy
The Comeback
as Scotty Malloy
April Morning
as Joseph Simmons
April Morning
as Joseph Simmons
Young Again
as Michael Riley
Young Again
as Michael Riley
The Defiant Ones
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
The Defiant Ones
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Scandal Sheet
as Ben Rowan
Scandal Sheet
as Ben Rowan
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
as Self / Various
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
as Self / Various
Country Gold
as Self
Country Gold
as Self
Endangered Species
as Ruben Castle
Endangered Species
as Ruben Castle
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Presenter
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Presenter
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
as Rocky Bleier
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
as Rocky Bleier
When She Was Bad...
as Bob Morgan
When She Was Bad...
as Bob Morgan
Leave Yesterday Behind
as David Lyle
Leave Yesterday Behind
as David Lyle
The Specialists
as Dr. William Nugent
The Specialists
as Dr. William Nugent
Magnum Force
as Officer Mike Grimes
Magnum Force
as Officer Mike Grimes