- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1911
- Place of Birth
- Filley, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- June 8, 1969
Robert Taylor
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 Urs…
Filmography
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieStars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · Self (archive footage)
tvYellowthread Street
1990 · Det. Peter Marenta
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
movieGarbo, by Joan Crawford
1969 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieWhere Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968 · Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
movieThe Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968 · Anderson
movieHondo and the Apaches
1967 · Gallagher
tvHondo
1967
movieThe Glass Sphinx
1967 · Prof. Karl Nichols
movieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967 · Ben Wyatt
movieSavage Pampas
1966 · Captain Martín
movieJohnny Tiger
1966 · George Dean
movieThe Night Walker
1964 · Barry Moreland
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
movieA House Is Not a Home
1964 · Frank Costigan
movieRecoil
1963 · Captain Matt Holbrook
movieCattle King
1963 · Sam Brassfield
movieMiracle of the White Stallions
1963 · Col. Podhajsky
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
movieThe House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · John Nordley
tvThe Detectives
1959 · Captain Matt Holbrook
movieKillers of Kilimanjaro
1959 · Robert Adamson
movieThe Hangman
1959 · Mackenzie Bovard
movieParty Girl
1958 · Tommy Farrell
movieThe Law and Jake Wade
1958 · Jake Wade
movieSaddle the Wind
1958 · Steve Sinclair
tvThe Thin Man
1957
movieTip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Lloyd Tredman
movieThe Power and the Prize
1956 · Cliff Barton
movieD-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · Capt. Brad Parker
movieThe Last Hunt
1956 · Charlie Gilson
tvMGM Parade
1955 · , Self, self
movieQuentin Durward
1955 · Quentin Durward
movieMany Rivers to Cross
1955 · Bushrod Gentry
movieRogue Cop
1954 · Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
movieValley of the Kings
1954 · Mark Brandon
movieKnights of the Round Table
1953 · Lancelot
movieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Joel Shore
movieRide, Vaquero!
1953 · Rio
movieI Love Melvin
1953 · Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
movieAbove and Beyond
1953 · Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
The Hoaxters
movieThe Hoaxters
1952 · Narrator (voice)
tvDeath Valley Days
1952 · Self - Host, Shanghai Kelly
movieIvanhoe
1952 · Wilfred of Ivanhoe
movieWestward the Women
1951 · Buck Wyatt
movieQuo Vadis
1951 · Marcus Vinicius
movieRome, the Eternal City
1951 · Self
movieDevil's Doorway
1950 · Lance Poole
The Fighting Lady's Family
movieThe Fighting Lady's Family
1950 · Narrator (voice)
Screen Actors
movieScreen Actors
1950 · Self (uncredited)
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieAmbush
1950 · Ward Kinsman
movieConspirator
1949 · Major Michael Curragh
movieThe Bribe
1949 · Rigby
movieThe Secret Land
1948 · Narrator
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieHigh Wall
1947 · Steven Kenet
moviePerformers Arrive in Hampshire
1947 · Self
movieUndercurrent
1946 · Alan Garroway
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
moviePrimary Flight Training: Before You Fly
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
moviePrimary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
moviePrimary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
moviePrimary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
1945 · Instructor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
moviePrimary Flight Training: Landings
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
moviePrimary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
moviePrimary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
1945 · Lt. Taylor, Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
moviePrimary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
1945 · Instructor, Director
movieThe Fighting Lady
1944 · Narrator
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
moviePrimary Flight Training: Flight Sense
1944 · Lt. Robert Taylor, Director
movieSong of Russia
1944 · John Meredith
movieBataan
1943 · Sgt. Bill Dane
movieThe Youngest Profession
1943 · Robert Taylor
movieStand by for Action
1942 · Lieut. Gregg Masterman
movieHer Cardboard Lover
1942 · Terry Trindale
movieJohnny Eager
1941 · Johnny Eager
movieWhen Ladies Meet
1941 · Jimmy Lee
movieBilly the Kid
1941 · Billy Bonney
movieFlight Command
1940 · Ens. Alan Drake
movieEscape
1940 · Mark Preysing
movieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
movieTrifles of Importance
1940 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
movieWaterloo Bridge
1940 · Roy Cronin
movieRemember?
1939 · Jeff Holland
movieLady of the Tropics
1939 · William 'Bill' Carey
movieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
movieLucky Night
1939 · Bill Overton
movieStand Up and Fight
1939 · Blake Cantrell
movieThe Crowd Roars
1938 · 'Killer' McCoy
movieHollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
movieThree Comrades
1938 · Erich Lohkamp
movieA Yank at Oxford
1938 · Lee Sheridan
movieThe Romance of Celluloid
1937 · Self (archive footage)
movieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Steve Raleigh
movieThis Is My Affair
1937 · Lt. Richard L. Perry
movieLest We Forget
1937 · Himself
moviePersonal Property
1937 · Raymond Dabney
movieCamille
1936 · Armand Duval
movieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · 'Bow' Timberlake
movieHis Brother's Wife
1936 · Chris Claybourne
moviePrivate Number
1936 · Richard Winfield
movieSmall Town Girl
1936 · Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935 · Dr. Robert Merrick
movieLa Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 · Self
movieBroadway Melody of 1936
1935 · Robert Gordon
movieMurder in the Fleet
1935 · Lieutenant Tom Randolph
movieWest Point of the Air
1935 · 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
movieTimes Square Lady
1935 · Steve Gordon
movieSociety Doctor
1935 · Dr. Ellis
movieBuried Loot
1935 · Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
movieA Wicked Woman
1934 · Bill Renton
movieThere's Always Tomorrow
1934 · Arthur White
movieThe Spectacle Maker
1934 · The Duchess's Paramour
movieHandy Andy
1934 · Lloyd Burmeister