Portrait of Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: December 19, 1946

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ohio

Filmography

2003
2002
Night of the Wolf

as Purly Owens

2002
Clover Bend

as Bill Clayton

2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

as President Adam Mayfield

2001
Dirty Harry: The Original

as Self - Actor / Host

2001
Emeril

as Jerry McKenney

2001
For Love of Olivia

as Horton Roundtree

1999
Final Run

as Glen 'Lucky' Singer

1998
Love Boat: The Next Wave

as Captain Jim Kennedy III

1997
Final Descent

as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

1996
1996
Captains Courageous

as Capt. Matthew Troop

1996
The Lazarus Man

as Lazarus

1995
Jock of the Bushveld

as Rocky Mountain Jack

1995
A Horse for Danny

as Eddie Fortuna

1994
A Perfect Stranger

as Alex Hale

1994
To Save the Children

as Jake Downey

1993
The Nanny

as Judge Jerry Moran

1993
It Had to Be You

as Mitch Quinn

1993
1993
Deadly Relations

as Leonard J. Fagot

1992
Crossroads

as John Hawkins

1992
Revolver

as Nick Suster

1992
Double Edge

as Harry Carter

1992
Blind Man's Bluff

as Thomas Booker

1992
Survive the Savage Sea

as Jack Carpenter

1991
1991
Stranger at My Door

as Joe Fortier

1990
83 Hours 'Til Dawn

as Bradley Burdock

1990
American Dreamer

as Tom Nash

1990
Blind Faith

as Rob Marshall

1989
Spooner

as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

1989
Night Walk

as Simon

1989
Murder by Night

as Allan Strong

1989
Lonesome Dove

as Jake Spoon

1989
1989
The Comeback

as Scotty Malloy

1988
April Morning

as Joseph Simmons

1987
Amerika

as Peter Bradford

1986
Young Again

as Michael Riley

1986
The Defiant Ones

as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

1985
1985
Turk 182!

as Terry Lynch

1985
Scandal Sheet

as Ben Rowan

1984
Mistral's Daughter

as Jason Darcy

1984
Invitation to Hell

as Matt Winslow

1984
1983
Princess Daisy

as Patrick Shannon

1983
1982
Gavilan

as Robert Gavilan

1982
Take Your Best Shot

as Jess Marriner

1982
Cheers

as Robert Urich

1982
Endangered Species

as Ruben Castle

1981
Killing at Hell's Gate

as Charles Duke

1979
When She Was Bad...

as Bob Morgan

1978
Vega$

as Dan Tanna

1978
1977
The Love Boat

as Jeff Smith

1977
The Love Boat

as Scott Desmond

1977
The Love Boat

as Larry Hartman

1977
Soap

as Peter "The Tennis Player"

1977
Tabitha

as Paul Thurston

1977
Bunco

as Walker

1976
Charlie's Angels

as Dan Tana

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
S.W.A.T.

as Officer Jim Street

1975
The Specialists

as Dr. William Nugent

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Killdozer

as Mack McCarthy

1973
Magnum Force

as Officer Mike Grimes

1973
1972
Kung Fu

as Greg Dundee

1965
The F.B.I.

as Davie Stroud

1955
Gunsmoke

as Manolo Etchahoun

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Joseph Simmons