Robert Urich
Acting
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.
Born: December 19, 1946
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ohio
Known For
Jock of the Bushveld
20-year old Percy Fitzpatrick hears about the Eastern Transvaal gold rush and sets out from Cape Town in hopes of finding fortune. He becomes a transport rider bringing in supplies from Delagoa Bay current Maputo and comes across a runt puppy and saves it's life and christens it Jock. Percy and Jock form a close bond and friendship and share many adventures. Based on the classic novel, JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
A Horse for Danny
Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just one great horse to make his name.
The Nanny
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
The Lazarus Man
Shortly after the Civil War, a man pulls himself out of a grave in the South wearing Southern clothing but carrying Northern gold and carrying a US Army revolver. He has no memory save for some gorgeous brunette and being beaten over the head by a man in a derby. He calls himself "Lazarus" after the man Jesus resurrected until he can figure out who he is and why he was buried alive and left for dead.
Lonesome Dove
A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
She Knows Too Much
In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to solve several puzzling murders.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Cheers
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Filmography
as Jack
as Purly Owens
as Bill Clayton
as President Adam Mayfield
as Self - Actor / Host
as Jerry McKenney
as Horton Roundtree
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
as Captain Jim Kennedy III
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
as Mr. Angus Feagan
as Capt. Matthew Troop
as Lazarus
as Rocky Mountain Jack
as Spenser
as Eddie Fortuna
as Spenser
as Alex Hale
as Jake Downey
as Spenser
as Judge Jerry Moran
as Mitch Quinn
as Spenser
as Leonard J. Fagot
as John Hawkins
as Self - Host
as Nick Suster
as Harry Carter
as Thomas Booker
as Jack Carpenter
as Jack Bauer
as Joe Fortier
as Bradley Burdock
as Tom Nash
as Rob Marshall
as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
as Simon
as Allan Strong
as Jake Spoon
as Harry
as Scotty Malloy
as Joseph Simmons
as Peter Bradford
as Michael Riley
as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson
as Spenser
as Self
as Terry Lynch
as Ben Rowan
as Jason Darcy
as Matt Winslow
as Jason
as Self / Various
as Patrick Shannon
as Self
as Robert Gavilan
as Jess Marriner
as Robert Urich
as Ruben Castle
as Charles Duke
as Rocky Bleier
as Bob Morgan
as Dan Tanna
as David Lyle
as Jeff Smith
as Scott Desmond
as Larry Hartman
as Peter "The Tennis Player"
as Paul Thurston
as Walker
as Dan Tana
as Self - Host
as Officer Jim Street
as Dr. William Nugent
as Self
as Mack McCarthy
as Officer Mike Grimes
as Bob Sanders
as Greg Dundee
as Davie Stroud
as Self
as Self
as Manolo Etchahoun
as Joseph Simmons