Robert Urich
Acting
Born: 1946-12-19 in Toronto, Ohio
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Nanny
Judge Jerry Moran
The Love Boat
Jeff Smith
The Love Boat
Scott Desmond
The Love Boat
Larry Hartman
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Cheers
Robert Urich
Charlie's Angels
Dan Tana
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Gunsmoke
Manolo Etchahoun
The F.B.I.
Davie Stroud
Dinah!
Self
Soap
Peter "The Tennis Player"
Vega$
Dan Tanna
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
Lonesome Dove
Jake Spoon
Carol & Company
Magnum Force
Officer Mike Grimes
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Captain Jim Kennedy III
S.W.A.T.
Officer Jim Street
Battle of the Network Stars
Gavilan
Robert Gavilan
Tabitha
Paul Thurston
American Dreamer
Tom Nash
Mistral's Daughter
Jason Darcy
Emeril
Jerry McKenney
The Ice Pirates
Jason
The Lazarus Man
Lazarus
Amerika
Peter Bradford
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob Sanders
Princess Daisy
Patrick Shannon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Simmons
Spooner
Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
It Had to Be You
Mitch Quinn
Crossroads
John Hawkins
Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Blind Faith
Rob Marshall
Endangered Species
Ruben Castle