1911-08-05 Filley, Nebraska, USA
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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The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-19 |
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Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo | Self (archive footage) | 2014-06-11 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-12 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | 1991-07-15 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Extraordinary Seaman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1969-05-14 |
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Garbo, by Joan Crawford | Self (archive footage) | 1969-11-06 |
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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows | Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group | 1968-04-10 |
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Le rouble à deux faces | Anderson | 1968-01-01 |
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La sfinge d'oro | Prof. Karl Nichols | 1967-05-31 |
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Hondo and the Apaches | Gallagher | 1967-09-08 |
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Return of the Gunfighter | Ben Wyatt | 1967-03-25 |
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Johnny Tiger | George Dean | 1966-06-15 |
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Savage Pampas | Captain Martín | 1966-07-07 |
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The Night Walker | Barry Moreland | 1964-12-30 |
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A House Is Not a Home | Frank Costigan | 1964-08-12 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Miracle of the White Stallions | Col. Podhajsky | 1963-03-29 |
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Cattle King | Sam Brassfield | 1963-07-08 |
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The Hangman | Mackenzie Bovard | 1959-06-17 |
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The House of the Seven Hawks | John Nordley | 1959-10-29 |
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Killers of Kilimanjaro | Robert Adamson | 1959-10-01 |
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Saddle the Wind | Steve Sinclair | 1958-03-20 |
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The Law and Jake Wade | Jake Wade | 1958-06-06 |
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Party Girl | Tommy Farrell | 1958-10-28 |
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Tip on a Dead Jockey | Lloyd Tredman | 1957-09-06 |
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The Power and the Prize | Cliff Barton | 1956-09-26 |
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The Last Hunt | Charlie Gilson | 1956-04-30 |
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D-Day the Sixth of June | Capt. Brad Parker | 1956-05-29 |
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Many Rivers to Cross | Bushrod Gentry | 1955-02-04 |
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Quentin Durward | Quentin Durward | 1955-09-09 |
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Valley of the Kings | Mark Brandon | 1954-07-21 |
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Rogue Cop | Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney | 1954-09-17 |
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I Love Melvin | Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream | 1953-03-20 |
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All the Brothers Were Valiant | Joel Shore | 1953-11-13 |
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Knights of the Round Table | Lancelot | 1953-12-22 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Rio | 1953-07-17 |
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Above and Beyond | Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets | 1953-01-02 |
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Ivanhoe | Wilfred of Ivanhoe | 1952-07-31 |
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The Hoaxters | Narrator (voice) | 1952-12-05 |
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Westward the Women | Buck Wyatt | 1951-12-16 |
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Quo Vadis | Marcus Vinicius | 1951-11-08 |
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Rome, the Eternal City | Self | 1951-01-21 |
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Ambush | Ward Kinsman | 1950-01-13 |
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Devil's Doorway | Lance Poole | 1950-08-18 |
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Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
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The Fighting Lady's Family | Narrator (voice) | 1950-08-13 |
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Conspirator | Major Michael Curragh | 1949-07-28 |
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The Bribe | Rigby | 1949-02-03 |
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The Secret Land | Narrator | 1948-10-22 |
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Performers Arrive in Hampshire | Self | 1947-12-12 |
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High Wall | Steven Kenet | 1947-12-17 |
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Undercurrent | Alan Garroway | 1946-11-11 |
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Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 | Lt. Taylor | 1945-01-01 |
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Primary Flight Training: Landings | Lt. Taylor | 1945-04-04 |
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Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 | Lt. Taylor | 1945-03-12 |
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Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 | Instructor | 1945-10-04 |
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Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 | Lt. Taylor | 1945-11-16 |
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Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly | Lt. Taylor | 1945-12-12 |
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Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 | Lt. Taylor | 1945-12-12 |
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Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs | Instructor | 1945-01-01 |
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Song of Russia | John Meredith | 1944-02-10 |
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Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense | Lt. Robert Taylor | 1944-03-13 |
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The Fighting Lady | Narrator | 1944-12-21 |
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The Youngest Profession | Robert Taylor | 1943-02-26 |
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Bataan | Sgt. Bill Dane | 1943-06-03 |
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Her Cardboard Lover | Terry Trindale | 1942-07-16 |
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Stand by for Action | Lieut. Gregg Masterman | 1942-12-31 |
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Johnny Eager | Johnny Eager | 1941-12-09 |
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Billy the Kid | Billy Bonney | 1941-05-30 |
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When Ladies Meet | Jimmy Lee | 1941-08-29 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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Escape | Mark Preysing | 1940-11-01 |
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Trifles of Importance | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-13 |
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Waterloo Bridge | Roy Cronin | 1940-05-17 |
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Flight Command | Ens. Alan Drake | 1940-12-27 |
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From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939-05-28 |
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Lady of the Tropics | William 'Bill' Carey | 1939-08-11 |
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Lucky Night | Bill Overton | 1939-05-05 |
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Remember? | Jeff Holland | 1939-12-19 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Blake Cantrell | 1939-01-06 |
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The Crowd Roars | 'Killer' McCoy | 1938-08-06 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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Three Comrades | Erich Lohkamp | 1938-06-02 |
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A Yank at Oxford | Lee Sheridan | 1938-02-18 |
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Broadway Melody of 1938 | Steve Raleigh | 1937-08-20 |
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Lest We Forget | Himself | 1937-05-01 |
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This Is My Affair | Lt. Richard L. Perry | 1937-05-28 |
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Personal Property | Raymond Dabney | 1937-03-19 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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His Brother's Wife | Chris Claybourne | 1936-08-07 |
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Private Number | Richard Winfield | 1936-06-05 |
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Small Town Girl | Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin | 1936-04-10 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | 'Bow' Timberlake | 1936-08-28 |
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Camille | Armand Duval | 1936-12-26 |
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West Point of the Air | 'Jasky' Jaskarelli | 1935-03-23 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Dr. Robert Merrick | 1935-12-30 |
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Broadway Melody of 1936 | Robert Gordon | 1935-09-18 |
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Buried Loot | Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited) | 1935-01-19 |
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Society Doctor | Dr. Ellis | 1935-01-25 |
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Self | 1935-12-07 |
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Times Square Lady | Steve Gordon | 1935-03-08 |
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Murder in the Fleet | Lieutenant Tom Randolph | 1935-05-24 |
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Handy Andy | Lloyd Burmeister | 1934-07-19 |
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A Wicked Woman | Bill Renton | 1934-12-07 |
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There's Always Tomorrow | Arthur White | 1934-11-01 |
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The Spectacle Maker | The Duchess's Paramour | 1934-09-20 |
