1919-01-13 Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) 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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Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune | 2021-11-19 | |
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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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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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The Y2K Crisis | Host | 1999-03-07 |
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Sealed with a Kiss | Sumner Ethridge | 1999-09-19 |
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Hercules: Zero to Hero | Narrator (voice) (archive sound) | 1999-08-17 |
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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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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome | Self | 1996-02-04 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Agent Flemming (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
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The Return of Eliot Ness | Eliot Ness | 1991-11-10 |
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The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep | Lt. Littleboy (voice) | 1991-01-01 |
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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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Undercover with the KKK | Host - Narrator | 1979-10-23 |
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1941 | Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell | 1979-12-14 |
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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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Alcatraz Express | Eliot Ness (archive footage) | 1961-01-05 |
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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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Laura | Mark Macpherson | 1955-10-19 |
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House of Bamboo | Eddie Kenner | 1955-07-01 |
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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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Conquest of Cochise | Maj. Tom Burke | 1953-09-01 |
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Sabre Jet | Col. Gil Manton | 1953-09-04 |
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War Paint | Lt. Billings | 1953-08-28 |
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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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Riviera Dream | 1950-01-01 | |
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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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Miss Tatlock's Millions | Nickey Van Alen | 1948-11-19 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform | Himself | 1943-08-15 |
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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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Men of Texas | Barry Conovan | 1942-07-03 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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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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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 |
