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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Soap

    Soap

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • The Specialists

    The Specialists

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Deadly Relations

    Deadly Relations

  • Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

  • Final Run

    Final Run

  • Clover Bend

    Clover Bend

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

    The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Country Gold

    Country Gold

  • Spenser: Ceremony

    Spenser: Ceremony

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave

    Love Boat: The Next Wave

  • Bunco

    Bunco

  • Killdozer

    Killdozer

  • Double Edge

    Double Edge

  • Final Descent

    Final Descent

  • April Morning

    April Morning

  • The Comeback

    The Comeback

  • His Mistress

    His Mistress

  • Mistral's Daughter

    Mistral's Daughter

  • Amerika

    Amerika

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • Turk 182!

    Turk 182!

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Killing at Hell's Gate

    Killing at Hell's Gate

  • Tabitha

    Tabitha

  • The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

    The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

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

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

  • She Knows Too Much

    She Knows Too Much

  • Gavilan

    Gavilan

  • Invitation to Hell

    Invitation to Hell

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Survive the Savage Sea

    Survive the Savage Sea

  • Spooner

    Spooner

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Leave Yesterday Behind

    Leave Yesterday Behind

  • The Lazarus Man

    The Lazarus Man

  • Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

    Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

  • Carol & Company

    Carol & Company

  • Princess Daisy

    Princess Daisy

  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

    Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

  • Emeril

    Emeril

  • Spenser: A Savage Place

    Spenser: A Savage Place

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

  • A Long Way Home

    A Long Way Home

  • Dirty Harry: The Original

    Dirty Harry: The Original

  • For Love of Olivia

    For Love of Olivia

  • Murder by Night

    Murder by Night

  • Stranger at My Door

    Stranger at My Door

  • A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

    A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

  • A Perfect Stranger

    A Perfect Stranger

  • Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

  • Night of the Wolf

    Night of the Wolf

  • 83 Hours 'Til Dawn

    83 Hours 'Til Dawn

  • Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

  • To Save the Children

    To Save the Children

  • Take Your Best Shot

    Take Your Best Shot

  • Jock of the Bushveld

    Jock of the Bushveld

  • It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

  • The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

    The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

  • The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

    The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

  • Miracle on the 17th Green

    Miracle on the 17th Green

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Endangered Species

    Endangered Species

  • When She Was Bad...

    When She Was Bad...

  • Young Again

    Young Again

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • In a Stranger's Hand

    In a Stranger's Hand

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • A Horse for Danny

    A Horse for Danny

  • Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

  • Spenser: The Judas Goat

    Spenser: The Judas Goat

  • Night Walk

    Night Walk

  • Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

    Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

  • Revolver

    Revolver

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Sixty Years of Seduction

    Sixty Years of Seduction