Robert Taylor
Acting
Born 1911-08-05 · Filley, Nebraska, USA · Died 1969-06-08
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.
Acting
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Yellowthread Street
Det. Peter Marenta
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
Hondo
The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
Return of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt
Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
George Dean
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
The Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
Recoil
Captain Matt Holbrook
Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
The Detectives
Captain Matt Holbrook
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
Party Girl
Tommy Farrell
Crew
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Director
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Director
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Director
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Director