Robert Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

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

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

  • Broadway Melody of 1936

    Broadway Melody of 1936

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

  • Personal Property

    Personal Property

  • Johnny Tiger

    Johnny Tiger

  • Cattle King

    Cattle King

  • Savage Pampas

    Savage Pampas

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durward

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

  • Three Comrades

    Three Comrades

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Ambush

    Ambush

  • Private Number

    Private Number

  • Bataan

    Bataan

  • Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

  • Rogue Cop

    Rogue Cop

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Conspirator

    Conspirator

  • Escape

    Escape

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Knights of the Round Table

    Knights of the Round Table

  • Handy Andy

    Handy Andy

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • D-Day the Sixth of June

    D-Day the Sixth of June

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Return of the Gunfighter

    Return of the Gunfighter

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant

    All the Brothers Were Valiant

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

  • Valley of the Kings

    Valley of the Kings

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Miracle of the White Stallions

    Miracle of the White Stallions

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • Buried Loot

    Buried Loot

  • The House of the Seven Hawks

    The House of the Seven Hawks

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • I Love Melvin

    I Love Melvin

  • Lady of the Tropics

    Lady of the Tropics

  • The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • Song of Russia

    Song of Russia

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

  • Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

  • West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

  • The Extraordinary Seaman

    The Extraordinary Seaman

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • Many Rivers to Cross

    Many Rivers to Cross

  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Garbo, by Joan Crawford

    Garbo, by Joan Crawford

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Tip on a Dead Jockey

  • Devil's Doorway

    Devil's Doorway

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

  • The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

  • The Glass Sphinx

    The Glass Sphinx

  • When Ladies Meet

    When Ladies Meet

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • The Night Walker

    The Night Walker

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Rome, the Eternal City

    Rome, the Eternal City

  • The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

    The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

  • Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Yellowthread Street

    Yellowthread Street

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

  • Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

  • Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

  • The Fighting Lady

    The Fighting Lady

  • Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

    Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • The Hoaxters

    The Hoaxters

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • The Bribe

    The Bribe

  • The Secret Land

    The Secret Land

  • The Spectacle Maker

    The Spectacle Maker

  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

    Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

    Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

  • Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

    Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

    Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

  • The Fighting Lady's Family

    The Fighting Lady's Family

  • Primary Flight Training: Landings

    Primary Flight Training: Landings