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Robert Taylor (I) (1911–1969)

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Spangler Arlington Brugh - for such was the impressive name with which Robert Taylor was born - was already displaying a diversity of talents in his youth on the plains of Nebraska. At Beatrice High School he was a standout track athlete, but also showed a talent for using his voice, winning several oratory awards... See full bio »

Born:

Spangler Arlington Brugh
in Filley, Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 57) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor circa 1930 Still of Robert Taylor in Many Rivers to Cross Still of Robert Taylor in Quo Vadis 12028-1 MGM Group Photo Louis B. Mayer, Katharine Hepburn, Greer Garson, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgon, Robert Taylor, etc... C. 1942 Deborah Kerr and Robert Taylor in Quo Vadis
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1968 Where Angels Go Trouble Follows!
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
 
1968 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Gallagher
– Hondo and the War Cry (1967) … Gallagher
– Hondo and the Eagle Claw (1967) … Gallagher
 
1967 Hondo and the Apaches (TV movie)
Gallagher
 
1967 The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
 
1967 Return of the Gunfighter
Ben Wyatt
 
1966 Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
 
1966 Johnny Tiger
George Dean
 
1964 The Night Walker
Barry Morland
 
1964 A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
 
1963 Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
 
1963 Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
 
1963 The Robert Taylor Show (TV series)
Christopher Logan
 
1959-1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook / Captain Matt Holbrook / Det. Captain Matt Holbrook
– Saturday Edition (1962) … Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
– Strangers in the House (1962) … Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
– The Walls Have Eyes (1962) … Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
– The Fourth Commandment (1962) … Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
– Finders Keepers (1962) … Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
See all 97 episodes »
 
1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
 
1959 The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
 
1959 The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
 
1958 Party Girl
Thomas 'Tommy' Farrell
 
1958 The Law and Jake Wade
Jake Wade
 
1958 Saddle the Wind
Steve Sinclair
 
1957 Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lloyd Tredman
 
1956 The Power and the Prize
Cliff Barton
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Capt. Brad Parker
 
1956 The Last Hunt
Charlie Gilson
 
1955 Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross
Bushrod Gentry
 
1954 Rogue Cop
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
 
1954 Valley of the Kings
Mark Brandon
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
Lancelot
 
1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant
Joel Shore
 
1953 Ride, Vaquero!
Rio
 
1952 Above and Beyond
Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets 509th Composite Group CO (Pilot of Enola Gay)
 
1952 Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
 
1951 Westward the Women
Buck Wyatt
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Marcus Vinicius
 
1950 Devil's Doorway
Lance Poole
 
1950 Ambush
Ward Kinsman
 
1949 Conspirator
Maj. Michael Curragh
 
1949 The Bribe
Rigby
 
1947 High Wall
Steven Kenet
 
1946 Undercurrent
Alan Garroway
 
1944 Song of Russia
John Meredith
 
1943 Bataan
Sergeant Bill Dane
 
1942 Stand by for Action
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Terry Trindale
 
1941 Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
 
1941 When Ladies Meet
Jimmy Lee
 
1941 Billy the Kid
Billy Bonney
 
1940 Flight Command
Ensign Alan Drake
 
1940 Escape
Mark Preysing
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge
Roy Cronin
 
1939 Remember?
Jeff Holland
 
1939 Lady of the Tropics
Bill Carey
 
1939 Lucky Night
Bill Overton
 
1939 Stand Up and Fight
Blake Cantrell
 
1938 The Crowd Roars
Thomas 'Tommy'/'Killer' McCoy
 
1938 Three Comrades
Erich Lohkamp
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Lee Sheridan
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleigh
 
1937 This Is My Affair
Lt. Richard L. Perry
 
1937 Personal Property
Raymond Dabney aka Ferguson
 
1936 Camille
Armand
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
'Bow' Timberlake
 
1936 His Brother's Wife
Chris
 
1936 Private Number
Richard Winfield
 
1936 Small Town Girl
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
 
1935 Magnificent Obsession
Robert Merrick
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
Bob Gordon
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
Lt. Tom Randolph
 
1935 West Point of the Air
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
 
1935 Times Square Lady
Steve Gordon
 
1935 Society Doctor
Dr. Ellis
 
1935 Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 1 Entitled 'Buried Loot' (short)
Al Douglas (uncredited)
 
1934 A Wicked Woman
Bill Renton
 
1934 There's Always Tomorrow
Arthur White
 
1934 The Spectacle Maker (short)
The Duchess's Paramour (uncredited)
 
1934 Handy Andy
Lloyd Burmeister
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1973 Teresa la ladra (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" - uncredited)
 
1952 Ivanhoe (performer: "The Song of Ivanhoe" 1952 - uncredited)
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover (performer: "I Dare You" 1942 - uncredited, "Frühlingslied Spring Song Op.62 #6" 1842 - uncredited / "I Dare You" 1942 - uncredited)
 
1941 When Ladies Meet (performer: "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" 1854 - uncredited)
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge (performer: "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" 1912 - uncredited, "Candlelight Waltz" 1940 - uncredited, "Auld Lang Syne" - uncredited)
 
1939 Lucky Night (performer: "Chopsticks" 1877 - uncredited)
 
1938 Three Comrades (performer: "Ach, wie ist's möglich dann" - uncredited, "The Comrade Song" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford ("Yankee Doodle" - uncredited, "Over There" 1917 - uncredited)
 
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 (performer: "Yours and Mine" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 This Is My Affair ("I Hum a Waltz" 1937)
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 (performer: "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" 1935 - uncredited / "You Are My Lucky Star" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1935 Times Square Lady (performer: "The Object Of My Affection" 1934 - uncredited / "The Object Of My Affection" 1934 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966-1969 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Himself - Host / Charles M. Russell / Frank Johnson / …
– Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza (1969) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– Lucia Darling and the Ostrich (1969) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– Dropout (1969) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– The Oldest Law (1969) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– A Key for the Fort (1969) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
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1963-1964 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 1963 (1963) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Himself-- Guest Host
– Colossus (1963) … Himself-- Guest Host
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.98 (1963) … Himself
 
1961 The 13th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Himself
– The Scene Stealer (1958) … Himself
 
1956 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 26 February 1956 (1956) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1956) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1953-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.20 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #6.18 (1953) … Himself
 
1953 I Love Melvin
Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1951 Challenge the Wilderness (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1948 The Secret Land (documentary)
Narrator (voice) (as Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R.)
 
1944 The Fighting Lady (documentary)
Narrator (voice) (as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR)
 
1943 The Youngest Profession
Himself - Guest Star
 
1943 Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 2 (documentary)
Instructor
 
1943 Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (documentary)
Instructor
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (documentary short)
Himself, Horse Show Attendee
 
1939 Verdensberømtheder i København (short)
Himself
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Lest We Forget (short)
Himself
 
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (26 titles)
2008-2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Armand Duval (uncredited)
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1997 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (documentary)
Himself - USAAF Outfit (uncredited)
 
1997 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary)
Himself - Before HUAC (uncredited)
 
1995 Nixon
Himself - Testifying before HUAC (uncredited)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself (clip from "Broadway Melody of 1936")
 
1982 Annie
Armand Duval (uncredited)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1936'
 
1975 ABC Late Night (TV series)
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property'
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1962 Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1955-1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1940 Trifles of Importance (short)
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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(10/4/68) Appeared on "George Jessel's Here Come the Stars," syndicated television series. He was the guest of honor and was roasted by host George Jessel and guests including Pat O'Brien. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 5 Print Biographies  | 9 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R. | Lieut Robert Taylor USNR

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Gary Cooper, after his death] Coop was the handsomest man- certainly one of the two or three best actors-ever to honor the ranks of the motion picture business. He was a very special man, darling, a very talented man, and probably felt forgotten. You can't afford to get old in this business. It just walks away from you. See more »

Trivia:

Actively supported his best friend Ronald Reagan's campaign to become the Republican Governor of California in 1966. See more »

Nickname:

Bob See more »

Star Sign:

Leo