Robert Stack
Biography
Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first Hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Known For
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
To Be or Not to Be
Otto Von Rohn
The Mortal Storm
Captain Rex Kramer
Airplane!
Agent Flemming (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Dr. Ellison
Joe Versus the Volcano
General Sibert
Paris brûle-t-il?
Dr. Tommy Baker
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Eddie Kenner
House of Bamboo
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
1941
Himself
Mumford
Patrick O´Moore
My Outlaw Brother
Self
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
MacGregor
Uncommon Valor
Don Webb
Nice Girl?
Cliff Henderson
The Last Voyage
Ted Drake
First Love
Bob Hayward
Bwana Devil
Roger Shumann
The Tarnished Angels
Chandler Young
Caddyshack II
John Sullivan
The High and the Mighty
Kyle Hadley
Written on the Wind
Self
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
(archive footage)
These Dead Souls
Michael Rhodes
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Louis Faciano
Dangerous Curves
Owen Pentecost
Great Day in the Morning
Dr. Donovan MacLeod
The Caretakers
Jim Holliday
Badlands of Dakota
Jim Beckley
Le Soleil des voyous
John Regan
Bullfighter and the Lady
Stephen Andrews
A Date with Judy
Host
The Y2K Crisis
Winslow
Big Trouble
Barry Conovan
Men of Texas
Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
Fighter Squadron
Col. Gil Manton
Sabre Jet
Sumner Ethridge
Sealed with a Kiss
Capt. James Morgan
Adventures of the Queen
Captain Larkin
Murder on Flight 502
Jeff Blake
Mr. Music
Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Lt. Billings
War Paint
Self
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Maj. Tom Burke
Conquest of Cochise
William 'Bill' Beck
The Gift of Love
Mark McPherson
Laura
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Eliot Ness
The Scarface Mob
Captain Charles Wogan
The Iron Glove
Self (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
(archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Mr. Gardner
Plain Clothes
Ultra Magnus (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
James Andrew Congers
Asylum for a Spy
Bob Terry
A Little Bit of Heaven
Drew Hammond
Midas Valley
Cliff Wilder
Die Hölle von Macao
Host
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Nickey Van Alen
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
François Davis
Un Second Souffle
Host - Narrator
Undercover with the KKK
Chuck S. Brewer
Eagle Squadron
Lt. Littleboy (voice)
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Riviera Dream
The Gooch
Killer Bud
Jordan White
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Robert Stack
BASEketball
Bob - Factory worker
Keeping Fit
Himself
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
David Frasier
Storia di una donna
Superintendent (voice)
Recess: School's Out
Self (archive footage)
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Mark Macpherson
Laura
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Eliot Ness
The Return of Eliot Ness
Self (archive footage)
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Self
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
My Kingdom For...
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-01-13
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Роберт Стэк