Robert Stack

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-01-13

Day of death

2003-05-14 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Robert Stack

Biography

Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first Hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • The Angry Beavers

    The Angry Beavers

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • The Transformers: The Movie

    The Transformers: The Movie

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Unsolved Mysteries

    Unsolved Mysteries

  • Sabre Jet

    Sabre Jet

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Murder on Flight 502

    Murder on Flight 502

  • Caddyshack II

    Caddyshack II

  • Mumford

    Mumford

  • BASEketball

    BASEketball

  • Laura

    Laura

  • Fighter Squadron

    Fighter Squadron

  • Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

  • Bwana Devil

    Bwana Devil

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

    Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

  • 1941

    1941

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Dangerous Curves

    Dangerous Curves

  • Laura

    Laura

  • Joe Versus the Volcano

    Joe Versus the Volcano

  • Killer Bud

    Killer Bud

  • The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

    The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

  • Is Paris Burning?

    Is Paris Burning?

  • Midas Valley

    Midas Valley

  • The Caretakers

    The Caretakers

  • War Paint

    War Paint

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Recess: School's Out

    Recess: School's Out

  • Written on the Wind

    Written on the Wind

  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

  • Strike Force

    Strike Force

  • First Love

    First Love

  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

  • Plain Clothes

    Plain Clothes

  • Riviera Dream

    Riviera Dream

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

  • The Last Voyage

    The Last Voyage

  • The Corrupt Ones

    The Corrupt Ones

  • Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

  • The Tarnished Angels

    The Tarnished Angels

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

  • The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

  • The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

  • The Scarface Mob

    The Scarface Mob

  • Hercules: Zero to Hero

    Hercules: Zero to Hero

  • Uncommon Valor

    Uncommon Valor

  • Bullfighter and the Lady

    Bullfighter and the Lady

  • John Paul Jones

    John Paul Jones

  • House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo

  • Asylum for a Spy

    Asylum for a Spy

  • Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

  • Great Day in the Morning

    Great Day in the Morning

  • Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

    Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

  • Undercover with the KKK

    Undercover with the KKK

  • Conquest of Cochise

    Conquest of Cochise

  • Most Wanted

    Most Wanted

  • The Return of Eliot Ness

    The Return of Eliot Ness

  • Acting for Douglas Sirk

    Acting for Douglas Sirk

  • A Date with Judy

    A Date with Judy

  • Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

    Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

    Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

  • The Fanelli Boys

    The Fanelli Boys

  • The Fanelli Boys

    The Fanelli Boys

  • Second Wind

    Second Wind

  • Adventures of the Queen

    Adventures of the Queen

  • Sealed with a Kiss

    Sealed with a Kiss

  • A Little Bit of Heaven

    A Little Bit of Heaven

  • George Washington

    George Washington

  • My Outlaw Brother

    My Outlaw Brother

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

  • Barry Norman in Celebrity City

    Barry Norman in Celebrity City

  • The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

    The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

  • Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

  • Men of Texas

    Men of Texas

  • The Iron Glove

    The Iron Glove

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Hollywood Wives

    Hollywood Wives

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • Action Man

    Action Man

  • Butt-Ugly Martians

    Butt-Ugly Martians

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • My Kingdom For...

    My Kingdom For...

  • Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

    Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

  • Story of a Woman

    Story of a Woman

  • Miss Tatlock's Millions

    Miss Tatlock's Millions

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

    Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

  • The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

    The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

  • The Y2K Crisis

    The Y2K Crisis

  • Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS

    Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS

  • Keeping Fit

    Keeping Fit

  • Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts

    Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts

  • The Selling of the Pentagon

    The Selling of the Pentagon

  • Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

    Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

  • These Dead Souls

    These Dead Souls