Robert Taylor
Acting
Awards
Won 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
58 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Detectives
MGM Parade
Quo Vadis
Waterloo Bridge
Death Valley Days
Ivanhoe
Party Girl
Westward the Women
Yellowthread Street
That's Entertainment, Part II
Undercurrent
Camille
Return of the Gunfighter
Buried Loot
Many Rivers to Cross
Knights of the Round Table
The Law and Jake Wade
The Hangman
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Ride, Vaquero!
The Last Hunt
The Night Walker
Three Comrades
When Ladies Meet
Johnny Eager
Conspirator
Saddle the Wind
Miracle of the White Stallions
Cattle King
Escape
Society Doctor
Above and Beyond
Billy the Kid
Rogue Cop
The Big Parade of Comedy
Small Town Girl
The Youngest Profession
West Point of the Air
All the Brothers Were Valiant
High Wall
The Gorgeous Hussy
D-Day the Sixth of June
Ambush
Recoil
A Yank at Oxford
Flight Command
Song of Russia
His Brother's Wife
Private Number
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Bataan
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Devil's Doorway
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
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Directing
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