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Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Acting

Born: December 19, 1946Toronto, Ohio

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
A Long Way Home

A Long Way Home

Jack

2003
Night of the Wolf

Night of the Wolf

Purly Owens

2002
Clover Bend

Clover Bend

Bill Clayton

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

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

President Adam Mayfield

2002
Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

Self - Actor / Host

2001
For Love of Olivia

For Love of Olivia

Horton Roundtree

2001
Miracle on the 17th Green

Miracle on the 17th Green

1999
Final Run

Final Run

Glen 'Lucky' Singer

1999
Final Descent

Final Descent

Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

1997
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

Mr. Angus Feagan

1996
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Capt. Matthew Troop

1996
Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld

Rocky Mountain Jack

1995
Spenser: A Savage Place

Spenser: A Savage Place

Spenser

1995
A Horse for Danny

A Horse for Danny

Eddie Fortuna

1995
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

Self

1995
Spenser: The Judas Goat

Spenser: The Judas Goat

Spenser

1994
A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

Alex Hale

1994
To Save the Children

To Save the Children

Jake Downey

1994
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Spenser

1994
Spenser: Ceremony

Spenser: Ceremony

Spenser

1993
Deadly Relations

Deadly Relations

Leonard J. Fagot

1993
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

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

Self - Host

1992
Revolver

Revolver

Nick Suster

1992
Double Edge

Double Edge

Harry Carter

1992
Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

Thomas Booker

1992
Survive the Savage Sea

Survive the Savage Sea

Jack Carpenter

1992
In a Stranger's Hand

In a Stranger's Hand

Jack Bauer

1991
Stranger at My Door

Stranger at My Door

Joe Fortier

1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

Bradley Burdock

1990

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Ross Pegler

1990
Spooner

Spooner

Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

1989
Night Walk

Night Walk

Simon

1989
Murder by Night

Murder by Night

Allan Strong

1989
She Knows Too Much

She Knows Too Much

Harry

1989
The Comeback

The Comeback

Scotty Malloy

1989
April Morning

April Morning

Joseph Simmons

1988
Young Again

Young Again

Michael Riley

1986
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

1986
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985
Turk 182!

Turk 182!

Terry Lynch

1985
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Ben Rowan

1985

His Mistress

Allen Beck

1984
Invitation to Hell

Invitation to Hell

Matt Winslow

1984
The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates

Jason

1984
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

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

Self / Various

1983
Country Gold

Country Gold

Self

1983
Take Your Best Shot

Take Your Best Shot

Jess Marriner

1982
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Ruben Castle

1982
Killing at Hell's Gate

Killing at Hell's Gate

Charles Duke

1981

Sixty Years of Seduction

Self - Presenter

1981
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier

1980
When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad...

Bob Morgan

1979
Leave Yesterday Behind

Leave Yesterday Behind

David Lyle

1978
Bunco

Bunco

Walker

1977
The Specialists

The Specialists

Dr. William Nugent

1975
Killdozer

Killdozer

Mack McCarthy

1974
Magnum Force

Magnum Force

Officer Mike Grimes

1973