Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Acting
Born Dec 19, 1946
From Toronto, Ohio
Died Apr 16, 2002

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Magnum Force
7.1
1973

Magnum Force

Officer Mike Grimes

The Ice Pirates
5.6
1984

The Ice Pirates

Jason

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
1985

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Killdozer
5.4
1974

Killdozer

Mack McCarthy

Turk 182!
5.9
1985

Turk 182!

Terry Lynch

Final Descent
5.2
1997

Final Descent

Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

In a Stranger's Hand
5.2
1991

In a Stranger's Hand

Jack Bauer

Final Run
5.5
1999

Final Run

Glen 'Lucky' Singer

Endangered Species
4.8
1982

Endangered Species

Ruben Castle

When She Was Bad...
5.0
1979

When She Was Bad...

Bob Morgan

Scandal Sheet
5.0
1985

Scandal Sheet

Ben Rowan

Young Again
6.3
1986

Young Again

Michael Riley

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
4.6
2002

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

President Adam Mayfield

The Defiant Ones
4.7
1986

The Defiant Ones

Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

Survive the Savage Sea
4.8
1992

Survive the Savage Sea

Jack Carpenter

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
4.3
1996

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

Mr. Angus Feagan

Invitation to Hell
5.0
1984

Invitation to Hell

Matt Winslow

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
6.4
1992

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

Self - Host

To Save the Children
6.0
1994

To Save the Children

Jake Downey

A Long Way Home
4.0
2003

A Long Way Home

Jack

Clover Bend
4.3
2002

Clover Bend

Bill Clayton

Take Your Best Shot
6.0
1982

Take Your Best Shot

Jess Marriner

Leave Yesterday Behind
4.9
1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

David Lyle

Spooner
6.7
1989

Spooner

Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

Spenser: The Judas Goat
5.0
1994

Spenser: The Judas Goat

Spenser

Night of the Wolf
5.3
2002

Night of the Wolf

Purly Owens

April Morning
5.8
1988

April Morning

Joseph Simmons

Miracle on the 17th Green
6.0
1999

Miracle on the 17th Green

83 Hours 'Til Dawn
6.5
1990

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

Bradley Burdock

Killing at Hell's Gate
6.0
1981

Killing at Hell's Gate

Charles Duke

A Horse for Danny
8.2
1995

A Horse for Danny

Eddie Fortuna

Dirty Harry: The Original
7.4
2001

Dirty Harry: The Original

Self - Actor / Host

Blind Man's Bluff
5.8
1992

Blind Man's Bluff

Thomas Booker

Deadly Relations
5.6
1993

Deadly Relations

Leonard J. Fagot

Captains Courageous
6.3
1996

Captains Courageous

Capt. Matthew Troop

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
5.0
1980

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

She Knows Too Much
7.8
1989

She Knows Too Much

Harry

Bunco
1977

Bunco

Walker

1984

His Mistress

Allen Beck

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
5.0
1994

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Spenser

Stranger at My Door
5.8
1991

Stranger at My Door

Joe Fortier

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
7.0
1995

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

Self

Murder by Night
4.7
1989

Murder by Night

Allan Strong

For Love of Olivia
1.0
2001

For Love of Olivia

Horton Roundtree

5.5
1990

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Ross Pegler

Double Edge
3.0
1992

Double Edge

Harry Carter

Revolver
1992

Revolver

Nick Suster

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
7.3
1983

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

Self / Various

Jock of the Bushveld
10.0
1995

Jock of the Bushveld

Rocky Mountain Jack

Spenser: Ceremony
5.0
1993

Spenser: Ceremony

Spenser

The Comeback
6.0
1989

The Comeback

Scotty Malloy

Spenser: A Savage Place
5.0
1995

Spenser: A Savage Place

Spenser

Night Walk
5.0
1989

Night Walk

Simon

A Perfect Stranger
4.6
1994

A Perfect Stranger

Alex Hale

1981

Sixty Years of Seduction

Self - Presenter

The Specialists
1975

The Specialists

Dr. William Nugent

Country Gold
1983

Country Gold

Self