Robert Urich

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-19

Day of death

2002-04-16 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ohio

Robert Urich

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.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Soap

    Soap

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

  • The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

    The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

  • A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

    A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Carol & Company

    Carol & Company

  • Tabitha

    Tabitha

  • Clover Bend

    Clover Bend

  • Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

  • Emeril

    Emeril

  • For Love of Olivia

    For Love of Olivia

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave

    Love Boat: The Next Wave

  • Mistral's Daughter

    Mistral's Daughter

  • Killing at Hell's Gate

    Killing at Hell's Gate

  • Murder by Night

    Murder by Night

  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

    Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

  • She Knows Too Much

    She Knows Too Much

  • Final Run

    Final Run

  • A Long Way Home

    A Long Way Home

  • April Morning

    April Morning

  • Double Edge

    Double Edge

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • To Save the Children

    To Save the Children

  • Deadly Relations

    Deadly Relations

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Killdozer

    Killdozer

  • The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

    The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

  • The Specialists

    The Specialists

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Invitation to Hell

    Invitation to Hell

  • Spenser: A Savage Place

    Spenser: A Savage Place

  • Bunco

    Bunco

  • The Comeback

    The Comeback

  • Princess Daisy

    Princess Daisy

  • Spenser: Ceremony

    Spenser: Ceremony

  • His Mistress

    His Mistress

  • The Lazarus Man

    The Lazarus Man

  • A Perfect Stranger

    A Perfect Stranger

  • Leave Yesterday Behind

    Leave Yesterday Behind

  • Night of the Wolf

    Night of the Wolf

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • Final Descent

    Final Descent

  • Amerika

    Amerika

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

  • The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

    The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

  • Gavilan

    Gavilan

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Turk 182!

    Turk 182!

  • Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

    Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

  • Country Gold

    Country Gold

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Take Your Best Shot

    Take Your Best Shot

  • Survive the Savage Sea

    Survive the Savage Sea

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

    The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

  • Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

  • The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

    The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Miracle on the 17th Green

    Miracle on the 17th Green

  • It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

  • Dirty Harry: The Original

    Dirty Harry: The Original

  • 83 Hours 'Til Dawn

    83 Hours 'Til Dawn

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Jock of the Bushveld

    Jock of the Bushveld

  • Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

    Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Stranger at My Door

    Stranger at My Door

  • Young Again

    Young Again

  • Spooner

    Spooner

  • When She Was Bad...

    When She Was Bad...

  • In a Stranger's Hand

    In a Stranger's Hand

  • Sixty Years of Seduction

    Sixty Years of Seduction

  • Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

  • Spenser: The Judas Goat

    Spenser: The Judas Goat

  • Endangered Species

    Endangered Species

  • A Horse for Danny

    A Horse for Danny

  • Revolver

    Revolver

  • Night Walk

    Night Walk