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The Caretakers (1963) -- In this emotionally-charged drama, Joan Crawford portrays a headstrong nurse who clashes with a crusading psychiatrist (Robert Stack) over the proper care and treatment of a mentally ill patient.
"Strike Force" (1981): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A battle for glory between Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy
First Love (1939) -- "First Love" -- Nora found the ear restoring herb to cure Mini's lost ears. But, Nora fell in love with the herb...
"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996): Season 2: Episode 27 -- The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood
The High and the Mighty (1954) -- When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

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Date of Death:
14 May 2003, Beverly Hills, California, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
"Straight Shooting" - whether skeet shooting, or portraying Eliot Ness... more
Trivia:
In 1999, he received the John F. Kennedy National Award. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
The Most Notable 3-D Movies Of All Time
 (From MTV Movie News. 28 September 2009, 1:58 AM, PDT)

Robert Stack Is Eliot Ness
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 7 September 2009, 3:23 AM, PDT)


Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Butt-Ugly Martians" (2001) TV series .... Stoat Muldoon (unknown episodes)
  2. "King of the Hill" .... Reynolds Penland (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Trouble with Gribbles (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Reynolds Penland
  3. Killer Bud (2001) .... The Gooch
  4. Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) .... Superintendent
  5. "The Angry Beavers" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
        - Slap Happy/Home Loners (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
  6. H.U.D. (2000) (TV) .... Deep Throat Man

  7. Sealed with a Kiss (1999) (TV) .... Sumner Ethridge
    ... aka First Comes Love (UK)
  8. Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. "Hercules" .... Bob the Narrator (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
        - Hercules and the Song of Circe (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Bob the Narrator
  10. "Diagnosis Murder" .... Peter McReynolds (1 episode, 1997)
        - Open and Shut (1997) TV episode .... Peter McReynolds
  11. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) (voice) .... ATF Agent Flemming
  12. The Return of Eliot Ness (1991) (TV) .... Eliot Ness
  13. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) .... Kenneth Hindmick/Dr. Ellison

  14. Caddyshack II (1988) .... Chandler Young
  15. Plain Clothes (1988) .... Mr. Gardner
  16. Dangerous Curves (1988) .... Louis Faciano
  17. Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) (TV) .... Jordan White
  18. "Falcon Crest" .... Roland Saunders (5 episodes, 1987)
        - Chain Reaction (1987) TV episode (also archive footage) (uncredited) .... Roland Saunders
        - Nowhere to Run (1987) TV episode .... Roland Saunders
        - Battle Lines (1987) TV episode .... Roland Saunders
        - Hat Trick (1987) TV episode .... Roland Saunders
        - Dance of Deception (1987) TV episode .... Roland Saunders
  19. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Ultra Magnus
    ... aka Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
    ... aka Transformers: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  20. Big Trouble (1986) .... Winslow
  21. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Chester Harrison (1 episode, 1986)
        - Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday (1986) TV episode .... Chester Harrison
  22. Midas Valley (1985) (TV) .... Drew Hammond
  23. "Brothers" .... Russell Maltby (1 episode, 1985)
        - Donald's Dad (1985) TV episode .... Russell Maltby
  24. "Hollywood Wives" (1985) TV mini-series .... George Lancaster
  25. "Hotel" .... Charles Vandoor / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - New Beginnings (1985) TV episode .... Charles Vandoor
        - Wedding (1984) TV episode .... Lewis Blackwood
  26. "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... Gen. John Stark
  27. Uncommon Valor (1983) .... MacGregor
  28. "Strike Force" .... Capt. Frank Murphy (20 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - Chinatown (1982) TV episode .... Capt. Frank Murphy
        - The Avenger (1982) TV episode
        - Deadly Chemicals (1982) TV episode .... Capt. Frank Murphy
        - Humiliation (1982) TV episode .... Capt. Frank Murphy
        - Lonely Ladies (1982) TV episode .... Capt. Frank Murphy
          (15 more)
  29. "The Love Boat" .... Bret Garrett (1 episode, 1980)
        - Secretary to the Stars/Julie's Decision/The Horse Lover/Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse (1980) TV episode .... Bret Garrett
  30. Airplane! (1980) .... Rex Kramer
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)

  31. 1941 (1979) .... Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
  32. Undercover with the KKK (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka My Undercover Years with the KKK
    ... aka The Freedom Riders
  33. Un second souffle (1978) .... François Davis
    ... aka Second Wind
  34. "Most Wanted" .... Captain Linc Evers (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - The Dutchman (1977) TV episode .... Captain Linc Evers
        - The Death Dealer (1977) TV episode .... Captain Linc Evers
        - The People Mover (1977) TV episode .... Captain Linc Evers
        - The Insider (1977) TV episode .... Captain Linc Evers
        - The Driver (1977) TV episode .... Captain Linc Evers
          (16 more)
  35. Most Wanted (1976) (TV) .... Lincoln Evers
  36. "Police Story" .... Sergeant Stoddard (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Sergeant Stoddard
        - Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Sergeant Stoddard
  37. Murder on Flight 502 (1975) (TV) .... Captain Larkin
  38. Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV) .... Captain James Morgan
  39. The Honorable Sam Houston (1975) (TV) .... Sam Houston
  40. The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974) (TV) .... Michael Rhodes
  41. "The Name of the Game" .... Dan Farrell (24 episodes, 1968-1971)
        - Beware of the Watchdog (1971) TV episode .... Dan Farrell
        - The Savage Eye (1971) TV episode .... Dan Farrell
        - Seek and Destroy (1971) TV episode .... Dan Farrell
        - The Glory Shouter (1970) TV episode .... Dan Farrell
        - Battle at Gannon's Bridge (1970) TV episode .... Dan Farrell
          (19 more)
  42. Storia di una donna (1970) .... David Frasier
    ... aka Story of a Woman (USA)

  43. Laura (1968/I) (TV) .... Mark McPherson
  44. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Escaped Convict (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.1 (1967) TV episode .... Escaped Convict
  45. Le soleil des voyous (1967) .... Jim Beckley
    ... aka Action Man (USA)
    ... aka Il più grande colpo del secolo (Italy)
    ... aka Leather and Nylon
  46. Die Hölle von Macao (1967) .... Cliff Wilder
    ... aka Hell to Macao
    ... aka Il sigillo di Pechino (Italy)
    ... aka Les corrompus (France)
    ... aka The Corrupt Ones (USA)
    ... aka The Peking Medallion (UK)
  47. Sail to Glory (1967) .... Narrator
  48. Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) .... Général Sibert/Brig. General Wm L. Sibert
    ... aka Is Paris Burning? (USA)
  49. "The Lucy Show" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy the Gun Moll (1966) TV episode
  50. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... James Andrew Congers / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Memorandum for a Spy: Part 2 (1965) TV episode .... James Andrew Congers
        - Memorandum for a Spy: Part 1 (1965) TV episode .... James Andrew Congers
        - The Command (1964) TV episode .... Major Morgan
  51. Memorandum for a Spy (1965) (TV) .... James Andrew Congers
    ... aka Asylum for a Spy
  52. The Caretakers (1963) .... Dr. Donovan MacLeod
    ... aka Borderlines (UK)
  53. "The Untouchables" .... Eliot Ness (118 episodes, 1959-1963)
        - A Taste for Pineapple (1963) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
        - Line of Fire (1963) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
        - The Torpedo (1963) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
        - The Jazz Man (1963) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
        - The Charlie Argos Story (1963) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
          (113 more)
  54. The Last Voyage (1960) .... Cliff Henderson

  55. John Paul Jones (1959) .... John Paul Jones
  56. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Eliot Ness (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Untouchables: Part 2 (1959) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
        - The Untouchables: Part 1 (1959) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
  57. The Gift of Love (1958) .... William 'Bill' Beck
  58. The Tarnished Angels (1958) .... Roger Shumann
  59. "Playhouse 90" .... Jerry Cook (1 episode, 1957)
        - Panic Button (1957) TV episode .... Jerry Cook
  60. Written on the Wind (1956) .... Kyle Hadley
  61. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Lord Don't Play Favorites (1956) TV episode
  62. Great Day in the Morning (1956) .... Owen Pentecost
  63. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) .... Dr. Thomas 'Tom' Baker
  64. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Mark MacPherson (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Laura (1955) TV episode .... Mark MacPherson
  65. House of Bamboo (1955) .... Eddie Kenner
  66. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Ben Barton / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Indirect Approach (1954) TV episode .... Ben Barton
        - Ever Since the Day (1953) TV episode .... Ralph Saunders
  67. The High and the Mighty (1954) .... John Sullivan
  68. The Iron Glove (1954) .... Charles Wogan
  69. Conquest of Cochise (1953) .... Maj. Tom Burke
  70. Sabre Jet (1953) .... Col. Gil Manton
  71. War Paint (1953) .... Lt. Billings
  72. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Storm Warnings (1953) TV episode
  73. Bwana Devil (1952) .... Bob Hayward
  74. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Thirty Days (1952) TV episode
  75. "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - They Knew What They Wanted (1952) TV episode
  76. "Lux Video Theatre" .... First Man (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Route 19 (1951) TV episode .... First Man
  77. "Lights Out" .... Ian Garth / ... (2 episodes, 1951)
        - Will-o'-the-Wisp (1951) TV episode .... Ian Garth
        - Strange Legacy (1951) TV episode .... Stephen Elliott
  78. My Outlaw Brother (1951) .... Patrick O'Moore (El Tigre)
    ... aka My Brother, the Outlaw
  79. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) .... Johnny Regan
    ... aka Torero (USA: alternative title)
  80. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Broken Dishes (1951) TV episode
  81. Mr. Music (1950) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Blake

  82. Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) .... Nickey Van Alen
  83. Fighter Squadron (1948) .... Capt. Stu Hamilton
  84. A Date with Judy (1948) .... Stephen Andrews
  85. Keeping Fit (1942) .... Bob - Factory worker
  86. Men of Texas (1942) .... Barry Conovan
    ... aka Men of Destiny (UK)
  87. Eagle Squadron (1942) .... Chuck S. Brewer
  88. To Be or Not to Be (1942) .... Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
  89. Badlands of Dakota (1941) .... Jim Holliday
  90. Nice Girl? (1941) .... Don Webb
  91. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) .... Bob Terry
  92. The Mortal Storm (1940) .... Otto von Rohn

  93. First Love (1939) .... Ted Drake
Producer:
  1. Gangsta King: Raymond Lee Washington (2003) (V) (executive producer)
  2. Lords of the Mafia (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
Thanks:
  1. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) (grateful acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. The Desilu Story (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  2. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) .... Himself
  3. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Actor
  4. Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Actor
  5. "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1997-2000)
        - Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Leslie Nielsen: Naked Laugher (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Lords of the Mafia (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  7. Top Speed (1999) .... Himself
  8. Mumford (1999) .... Himself
  9. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker (????) TV episode .... Himself
  10. BASEketball (1998) .... Himself - Unsolved Mysteries Host
  11. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Cybill" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Where's a Harpoon When You Need One? (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  13. American Hero Awards (1997) (TV) .... Host
  14. "Suddenly Susan" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - What a Card (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  15. Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  16. 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  17. "Unsolved Mysteries" .... Himself - Host / ... (26 episodes, 1987-2002)
        - Shelly Loved Horses (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Wickenburg Massacre (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Grace's Ghost (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Who Killed Superman? (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #8.5 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (21 more)
  18. Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996) .... Himself
  19. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) .... Himself
  20. "Final Appeal: From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries" .... Host (1 episode, 1992)
        - Who Killed Jeanine? (1992) TV episode .... Host

  21. "A Conversation with Dinah" (1989) TV series .... Himself (1989)
  22. America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  23. Korea: The Forgotten War (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  24. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  25. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  26. The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  27. My Kingdom For... (1985)
  28. "It's a Great Life" (1985) TV series .... Co-host (unknown episodes)
  29. The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  30. Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  31. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  32. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  33. The Magic of David Copperfield II (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  34. Homage for The Duke (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  35. The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  36. ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  37. The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Tribute to Rod Serling
  38. "Celebrity Tennis" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 27 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  39. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself - Co-Host (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 28 March 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Co-Host
  40. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) .... Himself
  41. "The Movie Game" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Episode dated 4 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  42. Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid (1968) .... Narrator
  43. "Password" .... Panelist (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Edie Adams vs. Robert Stack (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Nanette Fabray vs. Robert Stack (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
  44. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
  45. What About Linda? (1961) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka March of Dimes, What About Linda (USA: complete title)
  46. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Robert Stack (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  47. "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 8 July 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  48. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode #7.34 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  49. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
  50. The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
  51. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Himself - Intermission guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Only Yesterday (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Intermission guest
  52. "Climax!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars (1955) .... Himself

  54. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka Screen Snapshots, No. 1, Series 23 (USA: review title)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Memòries de la tele"
        - Episode #4.2 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Acting for Douglas Sirk: 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' Remembered (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. Resurrection Mary (2007) .... Himself
  4. Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2007) .... Himself
  5. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V) .... Himself
  7. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Roger Schumann (in "The Tarnished Angels")
  9. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  10. "Star Trek: Voyager"
        - Memorial (2000) TV episode .... Eliot Ness
  11. The Making of '1941' (1996) (V) .... Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
  12. The Selling of the Pentagon (1971) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  14. The Gun of Zangara (1960) (TV) .... Eliot Ness
  15. Alcatraz Express (1960) (TV) .... Eliot Ness
  16. The Scarface Mob (1959) (TV) .... Eliot Ness


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Other Works:
TV commercial: WebTV (1998) more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Drama | Crime | Action | Comedy more

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