Robert Taylor
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.
Fotos
Películas (110)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969 · Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968 · Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968 · Anderson
Hondo and the Apaches
1967 · Gallagher
The Glass Sphinx
1967 · Prof. Karl Nichols
Return of the Gunfighter
1967 · Ben Wyatt
Savage Pampas
1966 · Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
1966 · George Dean
The Night Walker
1964 · Barry Moreland
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
A House Is Not a Home
1964 · Frank Costigan
Recoil
1963 · Captain Matt Holbrook
Cattle King
1963 · Sam Brassfield
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963 · Col. Podhajsky
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 · Robert Adamson
The Hangman
1959 · Mackenzie Bovard
Party Girl
1958 · Tommy Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade
1958 · Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Steve Sinclair
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Lloyd Tredman
The Power and the Prize
1956 · Cliff Barton
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt
1956 · Charlie Gilson
Quentin Durward
1955 · Quentin Durward
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Bushrod Gentry
Rogue Cop
1954 · Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
1954 · Mark Brandon
Knights of the Round Table
1953 · Lancelot
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Joel Shore
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 · Rio
I Love Melvin
1953 · Robert Taylor
Above and Beyond
1953 · Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
The Hoaxters
1952 · Narrator (voice)
Ivanhoe
1952 · Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Westward the Women
1951 · Buck Wyatt
Quo Vadis
1951 · Marcus Vinicius
Rome, the Eternal City
1951 · Self
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Lance Poole
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950 · Narrator (voice)
Screen Actors
1950 · Self (uncredited)
Ambush
1950 · Ward Kinsman
Conspirator
1949 · Major Michael Curragh
The Bribe
1949 · Rigby
The Secret Land
1948 · Narrator
High Wall
1947 · Steven Kenet
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
1947 · Self
Undercurrent
1946 · Alan Garroway
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945 · Instructor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945 · Instructor, Director
The Fighting Lady
1944 · Narrator
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944 · Lt. Robert Taylor, Director
Song of Russia
1944 · John Meredith
Bataan
1943 · Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
1943 · Robert Taylor
Stand by for Action
1942 · Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Her Cardboard Lover
1942 · Terry Trindale
Johnny Eager
1941 · Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet
1941 · Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid
1941 · Billy Bonney
Flight Command
1940 · Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
1940 · Mark Preysing
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
Trifles of Importance
1940 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Roy Cronin
Remember?
1939 · Jeff Holland
Lady of the Tropics
1939 · William 'Bill' Carey
From the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
Lucky Night
1939 · Bill Overton
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Blake Cantrell
The Crowd Roars
1938 · 'Killer' McCoy
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
Three Comrades
1938 · Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Lee Sheridan
The Romance of Celluloid
1937 · Self (archive footage)
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Steve Raleigh
This Is My Affair
1937 · Lt. Richard L. Perry
Lest We Forget
1937 · Himself
Personal Property
1937 · Raymond Dabney
Camille
1936 · Armand Duval
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · 'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
1936 · Chris Claybourne
Private Number
1936 · Richard Winfield
Small Town Girl
1936 · Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Magnificent Obsession
1935 · Dr. Robert Merrick
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 · Self
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 · Robert Gordon
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Lieutenant Tom Randolph
West Point of the Air
1935 · 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady
1935 · Steve Gordon
Society Doctor
1935 · Dr. Ellis
Buried Loot
1935 · Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
1934 · Bill Renton
There's Always Tomorrow
1934 · Arthur White
The Spectacle Maker
1934 · The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
1934 · Lloyd Burmeister
Series (10)
Yellowthread Street
1990 · Det. Peter Marenta
Hondo
1967
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
The Detectives
1959 · Captain Matt Holbrook
The Thin Man
1957
MGM Parade
1955 · Self, self
Death Valley Days
1952 · Self - Host, Shanghai Kelly
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self