Robert Taylor
Biography
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.
Known For
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Rogue Cop
Marcus Vinicius
Quo Vadis
Narrator (voice)
The Hoaxters
Rigby
The Bribe
Tommy Farrell
Party Girl
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Steven Kenet
High Wall
Lance Poole
Devil's Doorway
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
Barry Moreland
The Night Walker
Sgt. Bill Dane
Bataan
Roy Cronin
Waterloo Bridge
Steve Raleigh
Broadway Melody of 1938
Raymond Dabney
Personal Property
Armand Duval
Camille
Robert Gordon
Broadway Melody of 1936
Alan Garroway
Undercurrent
Jake Wade
The Law and Jake Wade
Capt. Brad Parker
D-Day the Sixth of June
Rio
Ride, Vaquero!
Dr. Robert Merrick
Magnificent Obsession
Self (archive footage)
Trifles of Importance
Mackenzie Bovard
The Hangman
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Lancelot
Knights of the Round Table
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Above and Beyond
Bushrod Gentry
Many Rivers to Cross
John Nordley
The House of the Seven Hawks
Jimmy Lee
When Ladies Meet
Major Michael Curragh
Conspirator
Joel Shore
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
Col. Podhajsky
Miracle of the White Stallions
Narrator
The Fighting Lady
Steve Sinclair
Saddle the Wind
Ens. Alan Drake
Flight Command
John Meredith
Song of Russia
Buck Wyatt
Westward the Women
Terry Trindale
Her Cardboard Lover
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Stand by for Action
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
Small Town Girl
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
West Point of the Air
Erich Lohkamp
Three Comrades
Robert Taylor
The Youngest Profession
Mark Preysing
Escape
Captain Martín
Savage Pampas
Gallagher
Hondo and the Apaches
'Bow' Timberlake
The Gorgeous Hussy
William 'Bill' Carey
Lady of the Tropics
Billy Bonney
Billy the Kid
Ward Kinsman
Ambush
Charlie Gilson
The Last Hunt
Lee Sheridan
A Yank at Oxford
Chris Claybourne
His Brother's Wife
Sam Brassfield
Cattle King
Narrator
The Secret Land
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Buried Loot
Lloyd Tredman
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lt. Richard L. Perry
This Is My Affair
Blake Cantrell
Stand Up and Fight
Mark Brandon
Valley of the Kings
Dr. Ellis
Society Doctor
Anderson
Le rouble à deux faces
Self
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Cliff Barton
The Power and the Prize
Bill Overton
Lucky Night
Arthur White
There's Always Tomorrow
Ben Wyatt
Return of the Gunfighter
Frank Costigan
A House Is Not a Home
Jeff Holland
Remember?
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Murder in the Fleet
Richard Winfield
Private Number
'Killer' McCoy
The Crowd Roars
Robert Adamson
Killers of Kilimanjaro
George Dean
Johnny Tiger
Steve Gordon
Times Square Lady
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
I Love Melvin
Narrator (voice)
The Fighting Lady's Family
Prof. Karl Nichols
La sfinge d'oro
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Bill Renton
A Wicked Woman
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
From the Ends of the Earth
Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Rome, the Eternal City
Self
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Lt. Robert Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
The Duchess's Paramour
The Spectacle Maker
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Instructor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Instructor
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
Self (uncredited)
Screen Actors
Lloyd Burmeister
Handy Andy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Extraordinary Seaman
Himself
Lest We Forget
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
108
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-08-05
Place of Birth
Filley, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Роберт Тейлор