Robert Taylor
Actor · DirectorRobert 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR110
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)
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
Self (archive footage)
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
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
Ben Wyatt
The Glass Sphinx
1967
Prof. Karl Nichols
Savage Pampas
1966
Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
1966
George Dean
The Night Walker
1964
Barry Moreland
A House Is Not a Home
1964
Frank Costigan
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963
Col. Podhajsky
Cattle King
1963
Sam Brassfield
Recoil
1963
Captain Matt Holbrook
The Hangman
1959
Mackenzie Bovard
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959
John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
Robert Adamson
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
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956
Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt
1956
Charlie Gilson
The Power and the Prize
1956
Cliff Barton
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
Bushrod Gentry
Quentin Durward
1955
Quentin Durward
Rogue Cop
1954
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
1954
Mark Brandon
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
Rio
Knights of the Round Table
1953
Lancelot
Above and Beyond
1953
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
Joel Shore
I Love Melvin
1953
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
- The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters
1952
Narrator (voice)
Ivanhoe
1952
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Quo Vadis
1951
Marcus Vinicius
Westward the Women
1951
Buck Wyatt
Rome, the Eternal City
1951
Self
Devil's Doorway
1950
Lance Poole
Ambush
1950
Ward Kinsman
- The Fighting Lady's Family
The Fighting Lady's Family
1950
Narrator (voice)
- Screen Actors
Screen Actors
1950
Self (uncredited)
The Bribe
1949
Rigby
Conspirator
1949
Major Michael Curragh
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
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
Lt. Taylor
- Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945
Lt. Taylor
- Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945
Lt. Taylor
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
Lt. Taylor
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945
Instructor
- Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945
Lt. Taylor
- Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
Instructor
- Primary Flight Training: Landings
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945
Lt. Taylor
The Fighting Lady
1944
Narrator
Song of Russia
1944
John Meredith
- Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
Lt. Robert Taylor
Bataan
1943
Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
1943
Robert Taylor
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
Terry Trindale
Stand by for Action
1942
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Johnny Eager
1941
Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet
1941
Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid
1941
Billy Bonney
Waterloo Bridge
1940
Roy Cronin
Trifles of Importance
1940
Self (archive footage)
Flight Command
1940
Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
1940
Mark Preysing
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Self
Lady of the Tropics
1939
William 'Bill' Carey
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Blake Cantrell
Lucky Night
1939
Bill Overton
Remember?
1939
Jeff Holland
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
Self
Three Comrades
1938
Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford
1938
Lee Sheridan
The Crowd Roars
1938
'Killer' McCoy
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
Self
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Steve Raleigh
Personal Property
1937
Raymond Dabney
This Is My Affair
1937
Lt. Richard L. Perry
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
Self (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
1937
Himself
Camille
1936
Armand Duval
Small Town Girl
1936
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
1936
Chris Claybourne
Private Number
1936
Richard Winfield
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Robert Gordon
Magnificent Obsession
1935
Dr. Robert Merrick
West Point of the Air
1935
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Buried Loot
1935
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Society Doctor
1935
Dr. Ellis
Murder in the Fleet
1935
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Times Square Lady
1935
Steve Gordon
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Self
There's Always Tomorrow
1934
Arthur White
A Wicked Woman
1934
Bill Renton
The Spectacle Maker
1934
The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
1934
Lloyd Burmeister
DIRECTOR9
- Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Landings
Primary Flight Training: Landings
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945
Director
- Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944
Director
