Acting
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.
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Film · 2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Film · 2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Film · 1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Film · 1991
Yellowthread Street
Series · 1990
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film · 1972
The Extraordinary Seaman
Film · 1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Film · 1969
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Film · 1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Film · 1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Film · 1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Film · 1967
The Glass Sphinx
Film · 1967
Hondo
Series · 1967
Savage Pampas
Film · 1966
Johnny Tiger
Film · 1966
The Night Walker
Film · 1964
A House Is Not a Home
Film · 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Film · 1964
Miracle of the White Stallions
Film · 1963
Cattle King
Film · 1963
Recoil
Film · 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Hangman
Film · 1959
The House of the Seven Hawks
Film · 1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Film · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
Party Girl
Film · 1958
The Law and Jake Wade
Film · 1958
Saddle the Wind
Film · 1958
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Film · 1957
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
D-Day the Sixth of June
Film · 1956
The Last Hunt
Film · 1956
The Power and the Prize
Film · 1956
Many Rivers to Cross
Film · 1955
Quentin Durward
Film · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Rogue Cop
Film · 1954
Valley of the Kings
Film · 1954
Ride, Vaquero!
Film · 1953
Knights of the Round Table
Film · 1953
Above and Beyond
Film · 1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Film · 1953
I Love Melvin
Film · 1953
The Hoaxters
Film · 1952
Ivanhoe
Film · 1952
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
Quo Vadis
Film · 1951
Westward the Women
Film · 1951
Rome, the Eternal City
Film · 1951
Devil's Doorway
Film · 1950
Ambush
Film · 1950
The Fighting Lady's Family
Film · 1950
Screen Actors
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Bribe
Film · 1949
Conspirator
Film · 1949
The Secret Land
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
High Wall
Film · 1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Film · 1947
Undercurrent
Film · 1946
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Film · 1945
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Film · 1945
The Fighting Lady
Film · 1944
Song of Russia
Film · 1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Film · 1944
Bataan
Film · 1943
The Youngest Profession
Film · 1943
Her Cardboard Lover
Film · 1942
Stand by for Action
Film · 1942
Johnny Eager
Film · 1941
When Ladies Meet
Film · 1941
Billy the Kid
Film · 1941
Waterloo Bridge
Film · 1940
Trifles of Importance
Film · 1940
Flight Command
Film · 1940
Escape
Film · 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Film · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Film · 1940
Lady of the Tropics
Film · 1939
Stand Up and Fight
Film · 1939
Lucky Night
Film · 1939
Remember?
Film · 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1939
Three Comrades
Film · 1938
A Yank at Oxford
Film · 1938
The Crowd Roars
Film · 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Film · 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
Film · 1937
Personal Property
Film · 1937
This Is My Affair
Film · 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1937
Lest We Forget
Film · 1937
Camille
Film · 1936
Small Town Girl
Film · 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Film · 1936
His Brother's Wife
Film · 1936
Private Number
Film · 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
Film · 1935
Magnificent Obsession
Film · 1935
West Point of the Air
Film · 1935
Buried Loot
Film · 1935
Society Doctor
Film · 1935
Murder in the Fleet
Film · 1935
Times Square Lady
Film · 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Film · 1935
There's Always Tomorrow
Film · 1934
A Wicked Woman
Film · 1934
The Spectacle Maker
Film · 1934
Handy Andy
Film · 1934