1919-01-13 Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first Hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2023-10-05 |
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2019-10-13 |
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These Dead Souls | (archive footage) | 2018-05-07 |
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Acting for Douglas Sirk | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-05 |
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Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs | Host | 2004-09-07 |
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Killer Bud | The Gooch | 2001-06-17 |
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir | Self | 2001-10-01 |
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Recess: School's Out | Superintendent (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
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Hercules: Zero to Hero | Narrator (voice) (archive sound) | 1999-08-17 |
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Sealed with a Kiss | Sumner Ethridge | 1999-09-19 |
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The Y2K Crisis | Host | 1999-03-07 |
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Mumford | Himself | 1999-09-24 |
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BASEketball | Robert Stack | 1998-07-28 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self | 1997-05-12 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Agent Flemming (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome | Self | 1996-02-04 |
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The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep | Lt. Littleboy (voice) | 1991-01-01 |
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The Return of Eliot Ness | Eliot Ness | 1991-11-10 |
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Joe Versus the Volcano | Dr. Ellison | 1990-03-09 |
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Dangerous Curves | Louis Faciano | 1988-09-23 |
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Plain Clothes | Mr. Gardner | 1988-04-15 |
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Caddyshack II | Chandler Young | 1988-07-22 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit | Jordan White | 1987-05-24 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Big Trouble | Winslow | 1986-05-30 |
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The Transformers: The Movie | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 1986-08-08 |
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Midas Valley | Drew Hammond | 1985-06-27 |
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My Kingdom For... | 1985-01-01 | |
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Uncommon Valor | MacGregor | 1983-12-16 |
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Barry Norman in Celebrity City | Self | 1982-09-14 |
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Airplane! | Captain Rex Kramer | 1980-06-27 |
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Douglas Sirk: Über Stars | Self | 1980-04-29 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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1941 | Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell | 1979-12-14 |
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Undercover with the KKK | Host - Narrator | 1979-10-23 |
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Un Second Souffle | François Davis | 1978-09-12 |
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Murder on Flight 502 | Captain Larkin | 1975-11-21 |
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Adventures of the Queen | Capt. James Morgan | 1975-02-14 |
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The Strange and Deadly Occurrence | Michael Rhodes | 1974-09-24 |
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The Selling of the Pentagon | Self (archive footage) | 1971-02-23 |
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
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Storia di una donna | David Frasier | 1970-02-13 |
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Laura | Mark McPherson | 1968-01-24 |
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Die Hölle von Macao | Cliff Wilder | 1967-01-20 |
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Le Soleil des voyous | Jim Beckley | 1967-05-31 |
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Paris brûle-t-il? | General Sibert | 1966-10-26 |
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Asylum for a Spy | James Andrew Congers | 1965-04-02 |
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The Caretakers | Dr. Donovan MacLeod | 1963-08-21 |
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The Last Voyage | Cliff Henderson | 1960-02-19 |
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The Scarface Mob | Eliot Ness | 1959-04-19 |
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John Paul Jones | John Paul Jones | 1959-06-16 |
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The Gift of Love | William 'Bill' Beck | 1958-02-11 |
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The Tarnished Angels | Roger Shumann | 1957-11-21 |
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Great Day in the Morning | Owen Pentecost | 1956-05-16 |
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Written on the Wind | Kyle Hadley | 1956-10-04 |
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House of Bamboo | Eddie Kenner | 1955-07-01 |
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Laura | Mark Macpherson | 1955-10-19 |
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Good Morning, Miss Dove | Dr. Tommy Baker | 1955-11-23 |
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The High and the Mighty | John Sullivan | 1954-07-03 |
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The Iron Glove | Captain Charles Wogan | 1954-04-01 |
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War Paint | Lt. Billings | 1953-08-28 |
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Sabre Jet | Col. Gil Manton | 1953-09-04 |
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Conquest of Cochise | Maj. Tom Burke | 1953-09-01 |
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Bwana Devil | Bob Hayward | 1952-08-22 |
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Bullfighter and the Lady | John Regan | 1951-04-26 |
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My Outlaw Brother | Patrick O´Moore | 1951-08-22 |
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Mr. Music | Jeff Blake | 1950-12-08 |
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Riviera Dream | 1950-01-01 | |
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Miss Tatlock's Millions | Nickey Van Alen | 1948-11-19 |
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Fighter Squadron | Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton | 1948-11-27 |
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A Date with Judy | Stephen Andrews | 1948-07-29 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform | Himself | 1943-08-15 |
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Men of Texas | Barry Conovan | 1942-07-03 |
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To Be or Not to Be | Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski | 1942-03-06 |
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Keeping Fit | Bob - Factory worker | 1942-10-26 |
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Eagle Squadron | Chuck S. Brewer | 1942-06-16 |
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Nice Girl? | Don Webb | 1941-02-21 |
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Badlands of Dakota | Jim Holliday | 1941-09-15 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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A Little Bit of Heaven | Bob Terry | 1940-10-10 |
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The Mortal Storm | Otto Von Rohn | 1940-06-20 |
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First Love | Ted Drake | 1939-11-10 |
