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Robert Stack (1919–2003)


"Straight Shooting" - whether skeet shooting, or portraying Eliot Ness, Robert Stack always tells it like it is, and shoots straight. Robert was the 2nd child of Elizabeth Modini Wood (who named him Charles after his grandfather) and James Langford Stack (who changed his name to Robert, after no one in particular)... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (96 titles)
2001 Butt-Ugly Martians (TV series)
Stoat Muldoon
 
2001 King of the Hill (TV series)
Reynolds Penland
The Trouble with Gribbles (2001) … Reynolds Penland (voice)
 
2001 Killer Bud
The Gooch
 
2001 Recess: School's Out
Superintendent (voice)
 
2000 The Angry Beavers (TV series)
Narrator
Slap Happy/Home Loners (2000) … Narrator (voice)
 
2000 H.U.D. (TV movie)
Deep Throat Man
 
1999 Sealed with a Kiss (TV movie)
Sumner Ethridge
 
1999 Recess (TV series)
General
A Genius Among Us (1999) … General (voice)
 
1998-1999 Hercules (TV series)
Bob the Narrator
Hercules and the Long Nightmare (1999) … Bob the Narrator (voice)
Hercules and the Song of Circe (1998) … Bob the Narrator (voice)
Hercules and the Hostage Crisis (1998) … Bob the Narrator (voice)
Hercules and the Return of Typhon (1998) … Bob the Narrator (voice)
Hercules and the First Day of School (1998) … Bob the Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Hercules: Zero to Hero (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Peter McReynolds
Open and Shut (1997) … Peter McReynolds
 
1990 The Fanelli Boys (TV series)
Tarnished Angel (1990)
 
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano
Dr. Ellison
 
1989 Dangerous Curves
Louis Faciano
 
1988 Plain Clothes
Mr. Gardner
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (TV movie)
Jordan White
 
1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Roland Saunders
Chain Reaction (1987) … Roland Saunders (also archive footage) (uncredited)
Battle Lines (1987) … Roland Saunders
Hat Trick (1987) … Roland Saunders
 
1986 Big Trouble
Winslow
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Chester Harrison
Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday (1986) … Chester Harrison
 
1985 Midas Valley (TV movie)
Drew Hammond
 
1985 Brothers (TV series)
Russell Maltby
Donald's Dad (1985) … Russell Maltby
 
1985 Hollywood Wives (TV mini-series)
George Lancaster
Episode #1.1 (1985) … George Lancaster
 
1984-1985 Hotel (TV series)
Charles Vandoor / Lewis Blackwood
New Beginnings (1985) … Charles Vandoor
Wedding (1984) … Lewis Blackwood
 
1984 George Washington (TV mini-series)
Gen. John Stark
 
1981-1982 Strike Force (TV series)
Capt. Frank Murphy / Captain Frank Murphy
Death Fire (1982) … Captain Frank Murphy
Chinatown (1982) … Capt. Frank Murphy
Revenge (1982) … Capt. Frank Murphy
 
1979 Undercover with the KKK (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1978 Un second souffle
François Davis
 
1976-1977 Most Wanted (TV series)
Captain Linc Evers / Capt. Linc Evers / Lincoln Evers
 
1976 Police Story (TV series)
Sergeant Dave Stoddard / Sergeant Stoddard
Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (1976) … Sergeant Stoddard
Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (1976) … Sergeant Dave Stoddard
 
1975 Murder on Flight 502 (TV movie)
Captain Larkin
 
1975 Adventures of the Queen (TV movie)
Capt. James Morgan
 
1975 The Honorable Sam Houston (TV movie)
Governor Sam Houston
 
1974 The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (TV movie)
Michael Rhodes
 
1968-1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dan Farrell
The Savage Eye (1971) … Dan Farrell
Seek and Destroy (1971) … Dan Farrell
 
1970 Story of a Woman
David Frasier
 
1968/I Laura (TV movie)
Mark McPherson
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Businessman
The Scene (1967) … Businessman
 
1967 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Escaped Convict
Episode #17.1 (1967) … Escaped Convict
 
1967 Action Man
Jim Beckley
 
1967 Sail to Glory
Narrator
 
1966 Is Paris Burning?
Brig. General Wm L. Sibert
 
1966 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Agent Briggs
Lucy the Gun Moll (1966) … Agent Briggs
 
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
James Andrew Congers / Major Morgan
The Command (1964) … Major Morgan
 
1963 The Caretakers
Dr. Donovan MacLeod
 
1959-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Eliot Ness
Line of Fire (1963) … Eliot Ness
The Torpedo (1963) … Eliot Ness
The Jazz Man (1963) … Eliot Ness
 
1960 The Last Voyage
Cliff Henderson
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Eliot Ness
 
1959 The Scarface Mob (TV movie)
Eliot Ness
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Jerry Cook
Panic Button (1957) … Jerry Cook
 
1957 The Tarnished Angels
Roger Shumann
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
 
1956 Great Day in the Morning
Owen Pentecost
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Dr. Thomas 'Tom' Baker
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Mark MacPherson
 
1955 House of Bamboo
Eddie Kenner
 
1953-1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Ben Barton / Ralph Saunders
Indirect Approach (1954) … Ben Barton
Ever Since the Day (1953) … Ralph Saunders
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
John Sullivan
 
1954 The Iron Glove
Captain Charles Wogan
 
1953 Conquest of Cochise
Maj. Tom Burke
 
1953 Sabre Jet
Col. Gil Manton
 
1953 War Paint
Lt. Billings
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Storm Warnings (1953)
 
1952 Bwana Devil
Bob Hayward
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
Thirty Days (1952)
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Joe
They Knew What They Wanted (1952) … Joe
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
First Man
Route 19 (1951) … First Man
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Ian Garth / Stephen Elliott
Will-o'-the-Wisp (1951) … Ian Garth
Strange Legacy (1951) … Stephen Elliott
 
1951 My Outlaw Brother
Patrick O'Moore
 
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
Johnny Regan
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Broken Dishes (1951)
 
1950 Mr. Music
Jefferson 'Jeff' Blake
 
1948 Miss Tatlock's Millions
Nickey Van Alen
 
1948 Fighter Squadron
Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
 
1948 A Date with Judy
Stephen Andrews
 
1942 Keeping Fit (short)
Bob - Factory worker
 
1942 Men of Texas
Barry Conovan
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Chuck S. Brewer
 
1941 Badlands of Dakota
Jim Holliday
 
1941 Nice Girl?
Don Webb
 
1940 A Little Bit of Heaven
Bob Terry
 
1940 The Mortal Storm
Otto Von Rohn
 
1939 First Love
Ted Drake
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2003 Gangsta King: Raymond Lee Washington (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 Lords of the Mafia (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (94 titles)
2003 The Desilu Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood (2003) … Himself
Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily (2000) … Himself
Leslie Nielsen: Naked Laugher (2000) … Himself
 
1987-2002 Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Co-Host
Love on the Run (2002) … Himself - Host
Bonnie and Clyde (2001) … Himself - Host
Episode #11.6 (1999) … Himself - Host
Episode #11.5 (1999) … Himself - Host
Episode #11.4 (1999) … Himself - Host
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
2000 Lords of the Mafia (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Motor Trend Television (TV series)
Himself (1999)
 
1999 Top Speed
Himself
 
1999 Mumford
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 BASEketball
Himself - Unsolved Mysteries Host
 
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Cybill (TV series)
Himself
Where's a Harpoon When You Need One? (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 American Hero Awards (TV documentary)
Host
 
1997 Suddenly Susan (TV series)
Himself
What a Card (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 September 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Blossom (TV series)
Himself
Sitcom (1993) … Himself
 
1992 Final Appeal: From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode #1.5 (1992) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.4 (1992) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.3 (1992) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.2 (1992) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.1 (1992) … Himself - Host
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.45 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 6th Annual Soap Opera Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1989 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Himself
 
1989 America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 Korea: The Forgotten War (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 1987 Annual Uomo Moda Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredit)
 
1985 The Holywood Reporter Salutes Radie Harris (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Co-host
 
1985 My Kingdom For... (documentary)
Herself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1982 The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Country Western Musical Performer
 
1982 The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The American Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Stars en Campagne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 August 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Sinatra: The First 40 Years (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The Magic of David Copperfield II (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1979 Homage for The Duke (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1978 The 4th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himsself
3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Himsself
 
1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Tribute to Rod Serling
 
1975 Celebrity Tennis (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 June 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1973 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 28 March 1973 (1973) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1972 Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970-1971 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 28 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 12 April 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 23 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.19 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.67 (1968) … Himself
Episode #3.43 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.177 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.58 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1968 Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1966 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1963 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
Edie Adams vs. Robert Stack (1963) … Himself - Panelist
Nanette Fabray vs. Robert Stack (1963) … Himself - Panelist
 
1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 August 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
1962 Guest Shot (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
 
1961 What About Linda? (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Robert Stack (1960) … Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 July 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #7.29 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Intermission Guest
Only Yesterday (1956) … Himself - Intermission Guest
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Himself
The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Himself
 
1943 Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2013 Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2007 Resurrection Mary
Himself
 
2007 Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: An American Original (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Roger Schumann (in 'The Tarnished Angels')
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2000 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Making of '1941' (video documentary)
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
 
1971 The Selling of the Pentagon (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1960 The Gun of Zangara (TV movie)
Eliot Ness
 
1960 Alcatraz Express (TV movie)
Eliot Ness
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(early 1990s) TV commercial: Maaco auto painting shops See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 5 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 11¼" (1.81 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

As a matter of national survival, we need to do the best we can to sponsor the good guys and to do something active about bringing down the bad guys. See more »

Trivia:

Son of James Stack and Betzi Stack. See more »

Trademark:

Usually played macho, assertive men. See more »

Nickname:

Bob See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn