Robert Urich

Toronto, Ohio

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.

Appearances

The Ice Pirates
5.6
The Ice Pirates
Jason
Magnum Force
7.1
Magnum Force
Officer Mike Grimes
Killdozer
5.4
Killdozer
Mack McCarthy
Night Walk
7.0
Night Walk
Simon
Turk 182!
5.9
Turk 182!
Terry Lynch
A Horse for Danny
8.1
A Horse for Danny
Eddie Fortuna
Captains Courageous
6.4
Captains Courageous
Capt. Matthew Troop
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
7.3
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
Final Descent
5.4
Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Invitation to Hell
5.1
Invitation to Hell
Matt Winslow
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
6.5
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Bradley Burdock
She Knows Too Much
7.5
She Knows Too Much
Harry
April Morning
6.0
April Morning
Joseph Simmons
Jock of the Bushveld
9.5
Jock of the Bushveld
Rocky Mountain Jack
Spenser: A Savage Place
6.5
Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser
Spenser: The Judas Goat
7.5
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser
Spenser: Ceremony
7.0
Spenser: Ceremony
Spenser
Young Again
6.3
Young Again
Michael Riley
Clover Bend
5.0
Clover Bend
Bill Clayton
Night of the Wolf
6.0
Night of the Wolf
Purly Owens
A Perfect Stranger
4.9
A Perfect Stranger
Alex Hale
Murder by Night
5.5
Murder by Night
Allan Strong
Survive the Savage Sea
4.8
Survive the Savage Sea
Jack Carpenter
Deadly Relations
6.2
Deadly Relations
Leonard J. Fagot
Miracle on the 17th Green
6.5
Miracle on the 17th Green
In a Stranger's Hand
5.7
In a Stranger's Hand
Jack Bauer
The Specialists
9.0
The Specialists
Dr. William Nugent
The Defiant Ones
5.1
The Defiant Ones
Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
4.8
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
President Adam Mayfield
For Love of Olivia
5.0
For Love of Olivia
Horton Roundtree
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
6.7
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser
Take Your Best Shot
7.0
Take Your Best Shot
Jess Marriner
Scandal Sheet
5.8
Scandal Sheet
Ben Rowan
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
6.5
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Stranger at My Door
6.6
Stranger at My Door
Joe Fortier
Leave Yesterday Behind
5.2
Leave Yesterday Behind
David Lyle
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
8.5
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Self
Final Run
5.6
Final Run
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Endangered Species
4.9
Endangered Species
Ruben Castle
A Long Way Home
4.4
A Long Way Home
Jack
To Save the Children
6.2
To Save the Children
Jake Downey
His Mistress
9.0
His Mistress
Allen Beck
Killing at Hell's Gate
6.3
Killing at Hell's Gate
Charles Duke
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
4.9
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Angus Feagan
Bunco
7.0
Bunco
Walker
Blind Man's Bluff
6.2
Blind Man's Bluff
Thomas Booker
The Comeback
6.5
The Comeback
Scotty Malloy
Double Edge
4.3
Double Edge
Harry Carter
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
5.0
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Rocky Bleier
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
6.3
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Ross Pegler
Spooner
7.0
Spooner
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
When She Was Bad...
5.0
When She Was Bad...
Bob Morgan
Dirty Harry: The Original
7.3
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor / Host
Revolver
10.0
Revolver
Nick Suster
Sixty Years of Seduction
Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Presenter
Country Gold
Country Gold
Self
Invasion America
Invasion America
Briggs (Voice)
Cheers
7.6
Cheers
Robert Urich
American Dreamer
5.3
American Dreamer
Tom Nash
Spenser: For Hire
6.9
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser
Kung Fu
7.7
Kung Fu
Greg Dundee
Tabitha
6.0
Tabitha
Paul Thurston
The F.B.I.
5.5
The F.B.I.
Davie Stroud
The Love Boat
6.3
The Love Boat
Jeff Smith
Gunsmoke
6.7
Gunsmoke
Manolo Etchahoun
Charlie's Angels
6.7
Charlie's Angels
Dan Tana
Soap
7.3
Soap
Peter "The Tennis Player"
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Simmons
Amerika
5.7
Amerika
Peter Bradford
Battle of the Network Stars
6.2
Battle of the Network Stars
Vega$
7.0
Vega$
Dan Tanna
Love Boat: The Next Wave
5.5
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Captain Jim Kennedy III
S.W.A.T.
7.1
S.W.A.T.
Officer Jim Street
Emeril
9.0
Emeril
Jerry McKenney
Carol & Company
6.5
Carol & Company
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
7.5
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob Sanders
The Lazarus Man
8.1
The Lazarus Man
Lazarus
It Had to Be You
7.0
It Had to Be You
Mitch Quinn
Crossroads
6.5
Crossroads
John Hawkins
Gavilan
6.0
Gavilan
Robert Gavilan
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
7.0
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Saturday Night Live
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Lonesome Dove
7.9
Lonesome Dove
Jake Spoon
Mistral's Daughter
6.0
Mistral's Daughter
Jason Darcy
Princess Daisy
7.4
Princess Daisy
Patrick Shannon
Blind Faith
6.4
Blind Faith
Rob Marshall
The Love Boat
6.3
The Love Boat
Scott Desmond
The Love Boat
6.3
The Love Boat
Larry Hartman
Dinah!
7.0
Dinah!
Self
Vital Signs
6.0
Vital Signs
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Nanny
8.1
The Nanny
Judge Jerry Moran

Crew

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