Robert Urich

Born: 1946-12-19, Toronto, Ohio

Died: 2002-04-16

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.

Filmography

• The Love Boat (1977)
• The Nanny (1993)
• Cheers (1982)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Soap (1977)
• Lonesome Dove (1989)
• Magnum Force (1973)
• Tabitha (1977)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Amerika (1987)
• Emeril (2001)
• Spooner (1989)
• Final Descent (1997)
• Invitation to Hell (1984)
• The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)
• Double Edge (1992)
• Clover Bend (2002)
• Jock of the Bushveld (1995)
• Killdozer (1974)
• When She Was Bad... (1979)
• Final Run (1999)
• Turk 182! (1985)
• The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996)
• Stranger at My Door (1991)
• April Morning (1988)
• Night of the Wolf (2002)
• A Perfect Stranger (1994)
• 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990)
• In a Stranger's Hand (1991)