Robert Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-08-05

Day of death

1969-06-08 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Filley, Nebraska, USA

Robert Taylor

Biography

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durward

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Handy Andy

    Handy Andy

  • Bataan

    Bataan

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Conspirator

    Conspirator

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Devil's Doorway

    Devil's Doorway

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • I Love Melvin

    I Love Melvin

  • Lady of the Tropics

    Lady of the Tropics

  • Cattle King

    Cattle King

  • The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Escape

    Escape

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

  • West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

  • Song of Russia

    Song of Russia

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Buried Loot

    Buried Loot

  • Ambush

    Ambush

  • When Ladies Meet

    When Ladies Meet

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Rogue Cop

    Rogue Cop

  • Savage Pampas

    Savage Pampas

  • Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Tip on a Dead Jockey

  • Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

  • Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

  • Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

  • Yellowthread Street

    Yellowthread Street

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • Camille

    Camille

  • D-Day the Sixth of June

    D-Day the Sixth of June

  • Knights of the Round Table

    Knights of the Round Table

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • Valley of the Kings

    Valley of the Kings

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • Many Rivers to Cross

    Many Rivers to Cross

  • The Bribe

    The Bribe

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Broadway Melody of 1936

    Broadway Melody of 1936

  • The Night Walker

    The Night Walker

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • The Hoaxters

    The Hoaxters

  • Return of the Gunfighter

    Return of the Gunfighter

  • Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant

    All the Brothers Were Valiant

  • The Fighting Lady

    The Fighting Lady

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

    Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • Private Number

    Private Number

  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

  • The Extraordinary Seaman

    The Extraordinary Seaman

  • A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

  • Miracle of the White Stallions

    Miracle of the White Stallions

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • Johnny Tiger

    Johnny Tiger

  • Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

  • The Glass Sphinx

    The Glass Sphinx

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

  • Personal Property

    Personal Property

  • Garbo, by Joan Crawford

    Garbo, by Joan Crawford

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

  • Three Comrades

    Three Comrades

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

  • The House of the Seven Hawks

    The House of the Seven Hawks

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • The Secret Land

    The Secret Land

  • Rome, the Eternal City

    Rome, the Eternal City

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

    Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

  • The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

    The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

  • The Spectacle Maker

    The Spectacle Maker

  • Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

    Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

  • Primary Flight Training: Landings

    Primary Flight Training: Landings

  • The Fighting Lady's Family

    The Fighting Lady's Family

  • Recoil

    Recoil

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

    Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

    Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

  • Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2