Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Acting

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…

Filmography

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A Long Way Home ★ 4.4 A Long Way Home 2003 Night of the Wolf ★ 6.0 Night of the Wolf 2002 Clover Bend ★ 5.0 Clover Bend 2002 The President's Man: A Line in the Sand ★ 4.8 The President's Man: A Line in the Sand 2002 Dirty Harry: The Original ★ 7.3 Dirty Harry: The Original 2001 Emeril ★ 9.0 Emeril 2001 For Love of Olivia ★ 5.0 For Love of Olivia 2001 Miracle on the 17th Green ★ 6.5 Miracle on the 17th Green 1999 Final Run ★ 5.6 Final Run 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ★ 5.2 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 1999 Invasion America Invasion America 1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave ★ 5.5 Love Boat: The Next Wave 1998 Final Descent ★ 5.4 Final Descent 1997 Vital Signs ★ 6.0 Vital Signs 1997 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue ★ 4.9 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 1996 Captains Courageous ★ 6.4 Captains Courageous 1996 The Lazarus Man ★ 8.1 The Lazarus Man 1996 Jock of the Bushveld ★ 9.5 Jock of the Bushveld 1995 Spenser: A Savage Place ★ 6.5 Spenser: A Savage Place 1995 A Horse for Danny ★ 8.1 A Horse for Danny 1995 Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland ★ 8.5 Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland 1995 Spenser: The Judas Goat ★ 7.5 Spenser: The Judas Goat 1994 A Perfect Stranger ★ 4.9 A Perfect Stranger 1994 To Save the Children ★ 6.2 To Save the Children 1994 Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes ★ 6.7 Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes 1994 A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World ★ 9.0 A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World 1993 The Nanny ★ 8.1 The Nanny 1993 It Had to Be You ★ 7.0 It Had to Be You 1993 Spenser: Ceremony ★ 7.0 Spenser: Ceremony 1993 Deadly Relations ★ 6.2 Deadly Relations 1993 Crossroads ★ 6.5 Crossroads 1992 Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin ★ 6.5 Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin 1992 Revolver ★ 10.0 Revolver 1992 Double Edge ★ 4.3 Double Edge 1992 Blind Man's Bluff ★ 6.2 Blind Man's Bluff 1992 Survive the Savage Sea ★ 4.8 Survive the Savage Sea 1992 In a Stranger's Hand ★ 5.7 In a Stranger's Hand 1991 Stranger at My Door ★ 6.6 Stranger at My Door 1991 83 Hours 'Til Dawn ★ 6.5 83 Hours 'Til Dawn 1990 A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder ★ 6.3 A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 1990 American Dreamer ★ 5.3 American Dreamer 1990 Carol & Company ★ 6.5 Carol & Company 1990 Blind Faith ★ 6.4 Blind Faith 1990 Spooner ★ 7.0 Spooner 1989 Night Walk ★ 7.0 Night Walk 1989 Murder by Night ★ 5.5 Murder by Night 1989 Lonesome Dove ★ 7.9 Lonesome Dove 1989 She Knows Too Much ★ 7.5 She Knows Too Much 1989 The Comeback ★ 6.5 The Comeback 1989 April Morning ★ 5.7 April Morning 1988 Amerika ★ 5.7 Amerika 1987 Young Again ★ 6.3 Young Again 1986 The defiant ones ★ 5.1 The defiant ones 1986 Spenser: For Hire ★ 6.9 Spenser: For Hire 1985 Night of 100 Stars II ★ 8.0 Night of 100 Stars II 1985 Turk 182! ★ 5.9 Turk 182! 1985 Scandal Sheet ★ 5.8 Scandal Sheet 1985 His Mistress ★ 9.0 His Mistress 1984 Mistral's Daughter ★ 6.0 Mistral's Daughter 1984 Invitation to Hell ★ 5.1 Invitation to Hell 1984 The Ice Pirates ★ 5.6 The Ice Pirates 1984 The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More ★ 7.3 The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More 1983 Princess Daisy ★ 7.4 Princess Daisy 1983 Country Gold Country Gold 1983 Gavilan ★ 6.0 Gavilan 1982 Take Your Best Shot ★ 7.0 Take Your Best Shot 1982 Cheers ★ 7.6 Cheers 1982 Endangered Species ★ 4.9 Endangered Species 1982 The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour ★ 7.0 The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour 1982 Killing at Hell's Gate ★ 6.3 Killing at Hell's Gate 1981 Sixty Years of Seduction Sixty Years of Seduction 1981 Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier ★ 5.0 Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier 1980 When She Was Bad... ★ 5.0 When She Was Bad... 1979 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 Leave Yesterday Behind ★ 5.2 Leave Yesterday Behind 1978 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Soap ★ 7.3 Soap 1977 Tabitha ★ 6.0 Tabitha 1977 Bunco ★ 7.0 Bunco 1977 Battle of the Network Stars ★ 6.2 Battle of the Network Stars 1976