
Robert Urich
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1946-12-19
- Died
- 2002-04-16
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ohio
- Also known as
- رابرت اوریچ
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
TV Shows (35)

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

The Love Boat
1977
as Jeff Smith / Scott Desmond / Larry Hartman

Cheers
1982
as Robert Urich

The Nanny
1993
as Judge Jerry Moran

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Dan Tana

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

The F.B.I.
1965
as Davie Stroud

Gunsmoke
1955
as Manolo Etchahoun

Soap
1977
as Peter "The Tennis Player"

Vega$
1978
as Dan Tanna

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Spenser: For Hire
1985
as Spenser

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

Lonesome Dove
1989
as Jake Spoon

Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Captain Jim Kennedy III

S.W.A.T.
1975
as Officer Jim Street

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joseph Simmons
Carol & Company
1990

Amerika
1987
as Peter Bradford

Tabitha
1977
as Paul Thurston

American Dreamer
1990
as Tom Nash

Mistral's Daughter
1984
as Jason Darcy

Gavilan
1982
as Robert Gavilan

Emeril
2001
as Jerry McKenney

Princess Daisy
1983
as Patrick Shannon

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
as Bob Sanders

The Lazarus Man
1996
as Lazarus

Blind Faith
1990
as Rob Marshall

Kung Fu
1972
as Greg Dundee
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982

Crossroads
1992
as John Hawkins

It Had to Be You
1993
as Mitch Quinn
Vital Signs
1997
Movies (58)

Magnum Force
1973
as Officer Mike Grimes

Final Run
1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer

Final Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

Endangered Species
1982
as Ruben Castle
His Mistress
1984
as Allen Beck

Clover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton

The Ice Pirates
1984
as Jason

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Deadly Relations
1993
as Leonard J. Fagot

Turk 182!
1985
as Terry Lynch

April Morning
1988
as Joseph Simmons

Young Again
1986
as Michael Riley

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield

When She Was Bad...
1979
as Bob Morgan

The Defiant Ones
1986
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

Killdozer
1974
as Mack McCarthy

A Perfect Stranger
1994
as Alex Hale

Spooner
1989
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

Invitation to Hell
1984
as Matt Winslow

A Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna

Scandal Sheet
1985
as Ben Rowan

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
1980
as Rocky Bleier

In a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Jack Bauer

83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
as Bradley Burdock

Stranger at My Door
1991
as Joe Fortier
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Ross Pegler

Night of the Wolf
2002
as Purly Owens

Double Edge
1992
as Harry Carter

Murder by Night
1989
as Allan Strong

Captains Courageous
1996
as Capt. Matthew Troop

She Knows Too Much
1989
as Harry

Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994
as Spenser

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994
as Spenser

Spenser: Ceremony
1993
as Spenser

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan

Miracle on the 17th Green
1999

A Long Way Home
2003
as Jack

To Save the Children
1994
as Jake Downey

Invasion America
1998
as Briggs (Voice)

Jock of the Bushveld
1995
as Rocky Mountain Jack

The Specialists
1975
as Dr. William Nugent

Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as David Lyle

Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor / Host

Take Your Best Shot
1982
as Jess Marriner

Survive the Savage Sea
1992
as Jack Carpenter

For Love of Olivia
2001
as Horton Roundtree

The Comeback
1989
as Scotty Malloy

Bunco
1977
as Walker

Spenser: A Savage Place
1995
as Spenser

Blind Man's Bluff
1992
as Thomas Booker

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983
as Self / Various

Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
as Charles Duke

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host

Night Walk
1989
as Simon

Revolver
1992
as Nick Suster
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Presenter

Country Gold
1983
as Self

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995
as Self
About Robert Urich
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 atta… With 93 credits spanning from 1951 to 2003, Robert Urich has appeared in 58 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Magnum Force (1973) — as Officer Mike Grimes
- Final Run (1999) — as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
- Final Descent (1997) — as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
- Endangered Species (1982) — as Ruben Castle
- His Mistress (1984) — as Allen Beck
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