Robert Urich
Acting
Born 1946-12-19 · Toronto, Ohio
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 several treatments during the last years of his life.
Filmography
A Long Way Home
Jan 10, 2003
Night of the Wolf
Apr 15, 2002
Clover Bend
Mar 20, 2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Jan 20, 2002
Dirty Harry: The Original
Nov 20, 2001
For Love of Olivia
Mar 18, 2001
Miracle on the 17th Green
Dec 19, 1999
Final Run
Oct 10, 1999
Final Descent
Oct 12, 1997
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Dec 15, 1996
Captains Courageous
Apr 21, 1996
Jock of the Bushveld
Dec 22, 1995
Spenser: A Savage Place
May 20, 1995
A Horse for Danny
Apr 8, 1995
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Feb 27, 1995
Spenser: The Judas Goat
Dec 1, 1994
A Perfect Stranger
Sep 12, 1994
To Save the Children
Apr 5, 1994
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Jan 2, 1994
Spenser: Ceremony
Jul 23, 1993
Deadly Relations
May 22, 1993
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Jun 17, 1992
Revolver
Apr 19, 1992
Double Edge
Mar 22, 1992
Blind Man's Bluff
Feb 19, 1992
Survive the Savage Sea
Jan 5, 1992
In a Stranger's Hand
Sep 29, 1991
Stranger at My Door
Sep 27, 1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Nov 4, 1990
Spooner
Dec 2, 1989