Robert Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

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

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Savage Pampas

    Savage Pampas

  • D-Day the Sixth of June

    D-Day the Sixth of June

  • Cattle King

    Cattle King

  • A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Rogue Cop

    Rogue Cop

  • Lady of the Tropics

    Lady of the Tropics

  • Return of the Gunfighter

    Return of the Gunfighter

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Three Comrades

    Three Comrades

  • Personal Property

    Personal Property

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • The Extraordinary Seaman

    The Extraordinary Seaman

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant

    All the Brothers Were Valiant

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durward

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • Broadway Melody of 1936

    Broadway Melody of 1936

  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Ambush

    Ambush

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

  • The Night Walker

    The Night Walker

  • Valley of the Kings

    Valley of the Kings

  • Private Number

    Private Number

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • Handy Andy

    Handy Andy

  • Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

  • The House of the Seven Hawks

    The House of the Seven Hawks

  • Rome, the Eternal City

    Rome, the Eternal City

  • Knights of the Round Table

    Knights of the Round Table

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Yellowthread Street

    Yellowthread Street

  • Escape

    Escape

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Bataan

    Bataan

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • Devil's Doorway

    Devil's Doorway

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Tip on a Dead Jockey

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Miracle of the White Stallions

    Miracle of the White Stallions

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

  • I Love Melvin

    I Love Melvin

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • The Bribe

    The Bribe

  • Many Rivers to Cross

    Many Rivers to Cross

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • Conspirator

    Conspirator

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

  • Johnny Tiger

    Johnny Tiger

  • Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

  • The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

    The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

  • The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • The Hoaxters

    The Hoaxters

  • The Glass Sphinx

    The Glass Sphinx

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Song of Russia

    Song of Russia

  • When Ladies Meet

    When Ladies Meet

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Buried Loot

    Buried Loot

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • The Fighting Lady

    The Fighting Lady

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • The Spectacle Maker

    The Spectacle Maker

  • Performers arrive in Hampshire

    Performers arrive in Hampshire

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

  • Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

  • Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

  • Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

  • The Secret Land

    The Secret Land

  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

    Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • The Fighting Lady's Family

    The Fighting Lady's Family

  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

    Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

  • Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

    Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs

  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

  • Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

    Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

  • Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

    Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

  • Primary Flight Training: Landings

    Primary Flight Training: Landings