Robert Taylor
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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.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Filley, Nebraska, USA
Birthday
8/5/1911
Rogue Cop
5.3
Quo Vadis
7.1
The Bribe
6.3
Party Girl
6.7
Ivanhoe
6.8
High Wall
6.2
Devil's Doorway
7
Johnny Eager
5.9
The Night Walker
6.5
Bataan
6.5
Waterloo Bridge
7.5
Broadway Melody of 1938
6.3
Personal Property
6.9
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.4
Camille
7
Undercurrent
5.8
The Law and Jake Wade
6.6
D-Day the Sixth of June
5
Ride, Vaquero!
5.5
The Crowd Roars
6.5
Magnificent Obsession
7.4
The Hangman
6.1
Above and Beyond
6.1
Knights of the Round Table
5.9
Many Rivers to Cross
6.2
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
6.2
The House of the Seven Hawks
6
When Ladies Meet
6.8
Conspirator
5.9
All the Brothers Were Valiant
5.9
Quentin Durward
6
Miracle of the White Stallions
5.8
The Fighting Lady
6
Saddle the Wind
6.5
Flight Command
5.4
Song of Russia
8
Westward the Women
7
Her Cardboard Lover
5.1
Stand by for Action
7
West Point of the Air
6
The Youngest Profession
5.2
Escape
7.4
Three Comrades
7.1
Small Town Girl
6.2
Savage Pampas
4.9
Hondo and the Apaches
7
Lady of the Tropics
6.1
Billy the Kid
4.7
The Last Hunt
6.7
Ambush
5.1
Cattle King
6
The Gorgeous Hussy
5
His Brother's Wife
5.6
A Yank at Oxford
6.7
The Secret Land
5.9
Buried Loot
6
Tip on a Dead Jockey
6.1
This Is My Affair
7.3
Stand Up and Fight
5.8
Valley of the Kings
4.8
Society Doctor
6.3
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
5
The Power and the Prize
5.5
Lucky Night
6.6
There's Always Tomorrow
8
Return of the Gunfighter
6.1
A House Is Not a Home
4.5
Remember?
5.8
A Wicked Woman
5
Murder in the Fleet
5
Private Number
6.5
I Love Melvin
6.2
Johnny Tiger
0
Times Square Lady
6
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8
The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3
Killers of Kilimanjaro
6
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7
The Glass Sphinx
4.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
5.7
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5
From the Ends of the Earth
0
The Romance of Celluloid
7
Hollywood Goes to Town
7
Rome, the Eternal City
0
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
5.7
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
0
The Spectacle Maker
5.6
Primary Flight Training: Landings
0
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
0
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
0
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
0
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
0
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
0
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
0
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
0
Screen Actors
6
Handy Andy
1
The Hoaxters
4.2
Trifles of Importance
6
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
Performers arrive in Hampshire
0
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7