Robert Taylor

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Quo Vadis (1951) — Marcus Vinicius
2. Ivanhoe (1952) — Wilfred of Ivanhoe
3. Waterloo Bridge (1940) — Roy Cronin
4. Camille (1936) — Armand Duval
5. Knights of the Round Table (1953) — Lancelot
6. Westward the Women (1951) — Buck Wyatt
7. Party Girl (1958) — Tommy Farrell
8. Return of the Gunfighter (1967) — Ben Wyatt
9. The Law and Jake Wade (1958) — Jake Wade
10. Undercurrent (1946) — Alan Garroway
11. Devil's Doorway (1950) — Lance Poole
12. Johnny Eager (1941) — Johnny Eager
13. The Night Walker (1964) — Barry Moreland
14. The Last Hunt (1956) — Charlie Gilson
15. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
16. The Hangman (1959) — Mackenzie Bovard
17. Three Comrades (1938) — Erich Lohkamp
18. Bataan (1943) — Sgt. Bill Dane
19. The Bribe (1949) — Rigby
20. Saddle the Wind (1958) — Steve Sinclair
21. D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) — Capt. Brad Parker
22. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) — Self (archive footage)
23. High Wall (1947) — Steven Kenet
24. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
25. I Love Melvin (1953) — Robert Taylor
26. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) — Robert Gordon
27. Billy the Kid (1941) — Billy Bonney
28. Conspirator (1949) — Major Michael Curragh
29. Valley of the Kings (1954) — Mark Brandon
30. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
31. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) — Rio
32. Magnificent Obsession (1935) — Dr. Robert Merrick
33. Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) — Col. Podhajsky
34. Many Rivers to Cross (1955) — Bushrod Gentry
35. Above and Beyond (1953) — Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
36. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) — Joel Shore
37. Quentin Durward (1955) — Quentin Durward
38. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) — Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
39. This Is My Affair (1937) — Lt. Richard L. Perry
40. Escape (1940) — Mark Preysing

Directed

1. Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1945) — Director
2. Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 (1945) — Director
3. Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (1944) — Director
4. Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 (1945) — Director
5. Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945) — Director
6. Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 (1945) — Director
7. Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 (1945) — Director
8. Primary Flight Training: Landings (1945) — Director
9. Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (1945) — Director