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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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2019-10-13 |
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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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Recess: School's Out | Superintendent (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir | Self | 2001-10-01 |
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Killer Bud | The Gooch | 2001-06-17 |
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The Y2K Crisis | Host | 1999-03-07 |
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Mumford | Himself | 1999-09-24 |
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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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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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The Making of '1941' | (archive) | 1996-05-28 |
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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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Plain Clothes | Mr. Gardner | 1988-04-15 |
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Caddyshack II | Chandler Young | 1988-07-22 |
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Dangerous Curves | Louis Faciano | 1988-09-23 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit | Jordan White | 1987-05-24 |
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The Transformers: The Movie | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 1986-08-08 |
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Big Trouble | Winslow | 1986-05-30 |
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Midas Valley | Drew Hammond | 1985-06-27 |
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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 | 1980-07-02 |
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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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Adventures of the Queen | Capt. James Morgan | 1975-02-14 |
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Murder on Flight 502 | Captain Larkin | 1975-11-21 |
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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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Le Soleil des voyous | Jim Beckley | 1967-05-31 |
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Die Hölle von Macao | Cliff Wilder | 1967-01-20 |
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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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John Paul Jones | John Paul Jones | 1959-06-16 |
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The Scarface Mob | Eliot Ness | 1959-04-19 |
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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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Good Morning, Miss Dove | Dr. Tommy Baker | 1955-11-23 |
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Laura | Mark Macpherson | 1955-10-19 |
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House of Bamboo | Eddie Kenner | 1955-07-01 |
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The Iron Glove | Captain Charles Wogan | 1954-04-01 |
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The High and the Mighty | John Sullivan | 1954-07-03 |
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Conquest of Cochise | Maj. Tom Burke | 1953-09-01 |
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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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Bwana Devil | Bob Hayward | 1952-08-22 |
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My Outlaw Brother | Patrick O´Moore | 1951-08-22 |
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Bullfighter and the Lady | John Regan | 1951-04-26 |
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Mr. Music | Jeff Blake | 1950-12-08 |
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Fighter Squadron | Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton | 1948-11-27 |
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Miss Tatlock's Millions | Nickey Van Alen | 1948-11-19 |
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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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Keeping Fit | Bob - Factory worker | 1942-10-26 |
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Eagle Squadron | Chuck S. Brewer | 1942-06-16 |
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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 | 1942-03-05 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Badlands Of Dakota | Jim Holliday | 1941-09-15 |
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Nice Girl? | Don Webb | 1941-02-21 |
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The Mortal Storm | Otto Von Rohn | 1940-06-20 |
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A Little Bit of Heaven | Bob Terry | 1940-10-10 |
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First Love | Ted Drake | 1939-11-10 |
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These Dead Souls | (archive footage) |
