Robert Stack

Robert Stack

1919-01-13 Los Angeles, California, USA 83 Credits

Biography

Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe.  Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles.  Stack achieved minor...

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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

2023

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Sitting down with co-creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, along with long-time actors, producers, and directors of the show, this documentary...

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

as (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

These Dead Souls

These Dead Souls

2018

as (archive footage)

Acting

An audiovisual essay on Douglas Sirk's film The Tarnished Angels (1957). Analyzes a central scene 40 minutes into the narrative, and also refers both ...

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews original...

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

2004

as Host

Acting

First Look Studios released six theme-based DVD sets of "Unsolved Mysteries" in Region 1 in 2004/2005. The sets were re-released on June 21, 2005 with...

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

2001

as Self

7.3
Acting

A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading ladies

Killer Bud

Killer Bud

2001

as The Gooch

2.8
Acting

After losing another job, two idiots embark on an adventure of mythic proportion: to acquire "Feed Bags," the discontinued entire-meal-in-a-bag, to im...

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001

as Superintendent (voice)

6.6
Acting

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — unti...

Mumford

Mumford

1999

as Himself

6.5
Acting

When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarm...

Sealed with a Kiss

Sealed with a Kiss

1999

as Sumner Ethridge

5.7
Acting

Bennett, who's engaged to his boss's daughter, just lost a major client for his company. When a letter meant for someone else is accidentally mailed t...

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

as Narrator (voice) (archive sound)

6.6
Acting

After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and t...

The Y2K Crisis

The Y2K Crisis

1999

as Host

5.0
Acting

Panic over the year 2000 problem will only increase as we get closer to the turn of the millennium; adding fuel to the flame is The Y2K Crisis, an inv...

BASEketball

BASEketball

1998

as Robert Stack

6.1
Acting

Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of baseball. When the game becomes a huge success, th...

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

as Self

7.0
Acting

Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellen...

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

as Agent Flemming (voice)

6.6
Acting

Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across Ameri...

The Making of '1941'

The Making of '1941'

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-t...

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

1996

as Self

Acting

A snyposis of the legendary actor's career, narrated by Liam Neeson.

The Return of Eliot Ness

The Return of Eliot Ness

1991

as Eliot Ness

6.0
Acting

Detective Eliot Ness comes back to town to fight corruption and avenge a former partner's murder with the help of the son.

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

1991

as Lt. Littleboy (voice)

Acting

With the help of the Master Wolf, Baa Baa makes a daring breakout from the Muttonville State Pen. In order to thank the Master Wolf, Baa Baa sets up h...

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

as Dr. Ellison

5.8
Acting

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is th...

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

1988

as Louis Faciano

2.9
Acting

A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the company of your dreams in return. When the car gets s...

Caddyshack II

Caddyshack II

1988

as Chandler Young

4.1
Acting

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a...

Plain Clothes

Plain Clothes

1988

as Mr. Gardner

6.0
Acting

To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

1987

as Jordan White

7.7
Acting

Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weeken...

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Ultra Magnus (voice)

7.1
Acting

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselve...

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

1986

as Winslow

5.3
Acting

Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making thing...

Midas Valley

Midas Valley

1985

as Drew Hammond

Acting

Set in Silicon Valley, California, follows the lives of a group of people involved in the competitive world of computer electronics and the greed, pas...

My Kingdom For...

1985

Acting

When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettiche...

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983

as MacGregor

6.2
Acting

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

1982

as Self

Acting

Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does...

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

as Captain Rex Kramer

7.3
Acting

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980

as Self

Acting

Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck, ...

1941

1941

1979

as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

5.8
Acting

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Undercover with the KKK

Undercover with the KKK

1979

as Host - Narrator

3.2
Acting

The true story of Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., who worked undercover for the FBI to infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan group in his Alabama hometown and later testif...

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.3
Acting

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movi...

Second Wind

Second Wind

1978

as François Davis

7.0
Acting

An aging dentist looks for a little liveliness by abandoning his wife in favor of a younger woman. When he learns that his mistress also has another y...

Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

1975

as Captain Larkin

5.7
Acting

On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.

Adventures of the Queen

Adventures of the Queen

1975

as Capt. James Morgan

4.8
Acting

A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionaire pays him the the contents of a safe deposit box...

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

1974

as Michael Rhodes

6.1
Acting

A family moves into a new home in an isolated area, and soon realizes that someone--or something--doesn't want them there.

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

as Self

7.0
Acting

A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.

The Selling of the Pentagon

1971

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The Selling of the Pentagon, was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis...

Story of a Woman

Story of a Woman

1970

as David Frasier

Acting

Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry a...

Laura

Laura

1968

as Mark McPherson

4.5
Acting

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.

Action Man

Action Man

1967

as Jim Beckley

5.8
Acting

An American talks a retired French crook into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as ransom.

The Corrupt Ones

The Corrupt Ones

1967

as Cliff Wilder

5.5
Acting

Freelance photographer Cliff Wilder (Robert Stack) finds himself the target of various colorful villains in this quest for an ancient Chinese treasure...

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

as General Sibert

7.2
Acting

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if ...

Asylum for a Spy

1965

as James Andrew Congers

Acting

A spy wants to "come in from the cold" since his last assignment resulted in the death of two innocent people. But the service cannot let a man quit.

The Caretakers

The Caretakers

1963

as Dr. Donovan MacLeod

6.2
Acting

This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital.

The Last Voyage

The Last Voyage

1960

as Cliff Henderson

6.2
Acting

The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert A...

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959

as John Paul Jones

6.1
Acting

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.

The Scarface Mob

The Scarface Mob

1959

as Eliot Ness

7.1
Acting

Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.

The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

1958

as William 'Bill' Beck

7.2
Acting

Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.

The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957

as Roger Shumann

6.7
Acting

In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, wor...

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956

as Kyle Hadley

7.0
Acting

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business...

Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning

1956

as Owen Pentecost

5.9
Acting

After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundame...

Good Morning, Miss Dove

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

as Dr. Tommy Baker

6.8
Acting

Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor...

Laura

Laura

1955

as Mark Macpherson

10.0
Acting

A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mys...

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

as Eddie Kenner

6.1
Acting

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen...

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

as John Sullivan

5.9
Acting

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-t...

The Iron Glove

The Iron Glove

1954

as Captain Charles Wogan

4.0
Acting

Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I on the throne of England.

Sabre Jet

Sabre Jet

1953

as Col. Gil Manton

6.7
Acting

The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives, on station with them, who have dinner read...

Conquest of Cochise

Conquest of Cochise

1953

as Maj. Tom Burke

5.1
Acting

A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being prodded into starting a war.

War Paint

War Paint

1953

as Lt. Billings

5.5
Acting

An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.

Bwana Devil

Bwana Devil

1952

as Bob Hayward

4.7
Acting

British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to ki...

My Outlaw Brother

My Outlaw Brother

1951

as Patrick O´Moore

5.5
Acting

Danny, a greenhorn from New York comes to the Mexican border in search for his older brother whom he has always looked up to. A Texas Ranger charged w...

Bullfighter and the Lady

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

as John Regan

6.1
Acting

An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.

Mr. Music

Mr. Music

1950

as Jeff Blake

4.0
Acting

A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary consp...

Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream

1950

Acting

This black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a discharged American soldier -- traveling the French Rivie...

Fighter Squadron

Fighter Squadron

1948

as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

5.7
Acting

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

Miss Tatlock's Millions

Miss Tatlock's Millions

1948

as Nickey Van Alen

5.9
Acting

After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the esta...

A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy

1948

as Stephen Andrews

6.1
Acting

Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship w...

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

1943

as Himself

6.0
Acting

Actors are seen in their new roles as military men during WWII: Robert Stack displaying his remarkable skill as an artillery training officer; Tyrone ...

Keeping Fit

Keeping Fit

1942

as Bob - Factory worker

Acting

Topical wartime short depicting the plight of civilians who must stay in shape in order to fight the good fight.

Men of Texas

Men of Texas

1942

as Barry Conovan

Acting

A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in post-Civil War Texas.

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

as Chuck S. Brewer

Acting

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

7.8
Acting

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941

as Jim Holliday

5.9
Acting

In the Dakotas during the days of the Great Gold Boom, brothers Jim and Bob Holliday are bumping heads over the affections of pretty Anne Grayson. Whi...

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

as Self

Acting

This edition of Screen Snapshots has more of a vaudeville flavor as opposed to Ralph Staub's usual candid-camera at home with the stars offerings. Ken...

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

as Don Webb

5.3
Acting

Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice gi...

A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

as Bob Terry

1.0
Acting

A child from the New York tenements sings on a radio quiz show and is eventually hired to a big-bucks contract, which allows her and her family to mov...

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940

as Otto Von Rohn

7.2
Acting

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided ...

First Love

First Love

1939

as Ted Drake

7.8
Acting

In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's har...