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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
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Marcus Vinicius
Ivanhoe
(1952)
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Roy Cronin
Camille
(1936)
Armand Duval
Party Girl
(1958)
Tommy Farrell
Return of the Gunfighter
(1967)
Ben Wyatt
Knights of the Round Table
(1953)
Lancelot
The Law and Jake Wade
(1958)
Jake Wade
Westward the Women
(1951)
Buck Wyatt
D-Day the Sixth of June
(1956)
Capt. Brad Parker
Full Filmography
Acting
There's Always Tomorrow
(1934)
Arthur White
A Wicked Woman
(1934)
Bill Renton
The Spectacle Maker
(1934)
The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
(1934)
Lloyd Burmeister
Broadway Melody of 1936
(1935)
Robert Gordon
Magnificent Obsession
(1935)
Dr. Robert Merrick
West Point of the Air
(1935)
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Buried Loot
(1935)
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
Society Doctor
(1935)
Dr. Ellis
Murder in the Fleet
(1935)
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
Times Square Lady
(1935)
Steve Gordon
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
(1935)
Self
Camille
(1936)
Armand Duval
Small Town Girl
(1936)
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936)
'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
(1936)
Chris Claybourne
Private Number
(1936)
Richard Winfield
Broadway Melody of 1938
(1937)
Steve Raleigh
Personal Property
(1937)
Raymond Dabney
This Is My Affair
(1937)
Lt. Richard L. Perry
The Romance of Celluloid
(1937)
Self (archive footage)
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
'Killer' McCoy
Three Comrades
(1938)
Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford
(1938)
Lee Sheridan
Hollywood Goes to Town
(1938)
Self
Lady of the Tropics
(1939)
William 'Bill' Carey
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
Blake Cantrell
Lucky Night
(1939)
Bill Overton
Remember?
(1939)
Jeff Holland
From the Ends of the Earth
(1939)
Self
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Roy Cronin
Flight Command
(1940)
Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
(1940)
Mark Preysing
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
(1940)
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
(1940)
Self
Trifles of Importance
(1940)
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Eager
(1941)
Johnny Eager
When Ladies Meet
(1941)
Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid
(1941)
Billy Bonney
Her Cardboard Lover
(1942)
Terry Trindale
Stand by for Action
(1942)
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Bataan
(1943)
Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
(1943)
Robert Taylor
The Fighting Lady
(1944)
Narrator
Song of Russia
(1944)
John Meredith
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
(1944)
Lt. Robert Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Landings
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
(1945)
Instructor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
(1945)
Instructor
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
(1945)
Lt. Taylor
Undercurrent
(1946)
Alan Garroway
High Wall
(1947)
Steven Kenet
Performers arrive in Hampshire
(1947)
Self
The Secret Land
(1948)
Narrator
The Bribe
(1949)
Rigby
Conspirator
(1949)
Major Michael Curragh
Devil's Doorway
(1950)
Lance Poole
Ambush
(1950)
Ward Kinsman
Screen Actors
(1950)
Self (uncredited)
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Marcus Vinicius
Westward the Women
(1951)
Buck Wyatt
Rome, the Eternal City
(1951)
Self
Ivanhoe
(1952)
Wilfred of Ivanhoe
The Hoaxters
(1952)
Narrator (voice)
Ride, Vaquero!
(1953)
Rio
Above and Beyond
(1953)
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
Knights of the Round Table
(1953)
Lancelot
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1953)
Joel Shore
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
Rogue Cop
(1954)
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
(1954)
Mark Brandon
Many Rivers to Cross
(1955)
Bushrod Gentry
Quentin Durward
(1955)
Quentin Durward
D-Day the Sixth of June
(1956)
Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt
(1956)
Charlie Gilson
The Power and the Prize
(1956)
Cliff Barton
Tip on a Dead Jockey
(1957)
Lloyd Tredman
Party Girl
(1958)
Tommy Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade
(1958)
Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind
(1958)
Steve Sinclair
The Hangman
(1959)
Mackenzie Bovard
The House of the Seven Hawks
(1959)
John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro
(1959)
Robert Adamson
Miracle of the White Stallions
(1963)
Col. Podhajsky
Cattle King
(1963)
Sam Brassfield
The Night Walker
(1964)
Barry Moreland
A House Is Not a Home
(1964)
Frank Costigan
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Savage Pampas
(1966)
Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
(1966)
George Dean
Hondo and the Apaches
(1967)
Gallagher
Return of the Gunfighter
(1967)
Ben Wyatt
The Glass Sphinx
(1967)
Prof. Karl Nichols
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
(1968)
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
(1968)
Anderson
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976)
(archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
(1944)
Director
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
(1945)
Director
Primary Flight Training: Landings
(1945)
Director