Robert Urich

Robert Urich

1946-12-19 Toronto, Ohio 56 Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 an...

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A Long Way Home

A Long Way Home

2003

as Jack

5.2
Acting

Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.

Night of the Wolf

2002

as Purly Owens

5.3
Acting

Claire and her teenaged son, Jesse, along with their friend and ranch foreman Purly Owens, work the cattle ranch that Claire once shared with her husb...

Clover Bend

Clover Bend

2002

as Bill Clayton

4.3
Acting

When an L.A. cop gets called to a crime scene on his anniversary, he is forced into a shootout that leaves both a criminal and his hostage dead. Soon ...

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

2002

as President Adam Mayfield

4.5
Acting

A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U...

Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

as Self - Actor / Host

7.4
Acting

A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.

For Love of Olivia

For Love of Olivia

2001

as Horton Roundtree

1.0
Acting

To protect his wife's "secret", a small-town Southern lawyer in the 1960s decides to defend a young man accused of murder, all while running for Congr...

Miracle on the 17th Green

1999

6.0
Acting

A 50 year old adman (Robert Urich) loses his job. Rather than facing trying to find a new job, he decides to try to make it on the senior golf tour. T...

Final Run

Final Run

1999

as Glen 'Lucky' Singer

5.5
Acting

The Grand Royale is a new high-tech passenger train with a computerized engine. On its maiden voyage, it suffers a severe technical failure, killing t...

Final Descent

Final Descent

1997

as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

5.1
Acting

An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel...

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

1996

as Mr. Angus Feagan

4.3
Acting

When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are determined to get him out of jail in time for Christma...

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1996

as Capt. Matthew Troop

6.3
Acting

Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters a cigar and the sea on his way to England for boarding...

Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld

1995

as Rocky Mountain Jack

10.0
Acting

20-year old Percy Fitzpatrick hears about the Eastern Transvaal gold rush and sets out from Cape Town in hopes of finding fortune. He becomes a transp...

Spenser: A Savage Place

Spenser: A Savage Place

1995

as Spenser

5.0
Acting

Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operati...

A Horse for Danny

A Horse for Danny

1995

as Eddie Fortuna

8.0
Acting

Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just one great horse to make his na...

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

1995

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Robert Urich, the legendary Jim Street in 'S.W.A.T.', is the host of this voyage around the UFO's and its mystery. From New Tomorrowland, in Disneylan...

Spenser: The Judas Goat

Spenser: The Judas Goat

1994

as Spenser

5.0
Acting

Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk are drawn into a huge plot involving assassination...

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

1994

as Alex Hale

4.8
Acting

A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who falls in love with the young wife of a wealthy man who ...

To Save the Children

To Save the Children

1994

as Jake Downey

6.0
Acting

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is sh...

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

1994

as Spenser

5.0
Acting

When Spenser (Robert Urich), his psychologist girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Williams), and his right-hand man, Hawk (Avery Brooks), investigate...

Spenser: Ceremony

Spenser: Ceremony

1993

as Spenser

5.0
Acting

Spenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate for Governor. With the assistance of Hawk, Spense...

Deadly Relations

Deadly Relations

1993

as Leonard J. Fagot

5.6
Acting

Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them. He lets them know how he feels about the men they date....

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

1992

as Self - Host

6.4
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.

Revolver

Revolver

1992

as Nick Suster

Acting

Nick Suster, a secret intelligence agent paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, sets out to track down his assailant and in the process, uncovers a major ...

Double Edge

Double Edge

1992

as Harry Carter

3.0
Acting

In this fast paced action-thriller, daytime's top star Susan Lucci plays two roles: both a crack FBI agent and the elusive killer-for-hire who she sta...

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1992

as Thomas Booker

5.8
Acting

A blind professor is accused by the police of killing his neighbor and must clear his name by finding the murderer.

Survive the Savage Sea

Survive the Savage Sea

1992

as Jack Carpenter

4.8
Acting

After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the Robertson family spend 37 days adrift in the Pacific with ...

In a Stranger's Hand

In a Stranger's Hand

1991

as Jack Bauer

5.8
Acting

Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping when he returns a doll found in the subway.

Stranger at My Door

Stranger at My Door

1991

as Joe Fortier

5.8
Acting

A cop on the run from his mob boss "in-laws" tries to start a new life on a deserted farm with his two children. But things are not that easy.

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

as Bradley Burdock

6.5
Acting

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

1990

as Ross Pegler

5.5
Acting

A suburban housewife thinks she has uncovered a murder plot.

Spooner

Spooner

1989

as Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

6.7
Acting

An escaped convict starts a new life as a Texas high school English teacher and wrestling coach, attempting to turn a fledgling team into a championsh...

Night Walk

Night Walk

1989

as Simon

5.0
Acting

A woman witnesses a murder, reports the crime and become a target for the murderer.

Murder by Night

Murder by Night

1989

as Allan Strong

4.7
Acting

A man inadvertently gets caught near a car explosion, and after he recovers from his injuries realizes that he has amnesia. Soon evidence begins to mo...

She Knows Too Much

She Knows Too Much

1989

as Harry

7.8
Acting

In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to solve several puzzling murders.

The Comeback

The Comeback

1989

as Scotty Malloy

6.0
Acting

Scotty Malloy is a former NFL football player who travels around the world without a care. He decides to come back to Minneapolis to settle down and s...

April Morning

April Morning

1988

as Joseph Simmons

5.7
Acting

A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution.

Young Again

Young Again

1986

as Michael Riley

6.2
Acting

A 40-year-old bachelor gets his wish to be 17 again, and he goes back to high school where he romances the daughter of the woman he dated in high scho...

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1986

as Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

4.7
Acting

Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each o...

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0
Acting

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

Turk 182!

Turk 182!

1985

as Terry Lynch

5.8
Acting

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, h...

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1985

as Ben Rowan

5.0
Acting

The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foundering and who is also facing a battle with alcoho...

His Mistress

1984

as Allen Beck

Acting

This is how it usually happens. Some older man is unhappy in his marriage and meets a jolly young sweetheart in which he rediscovers his own youth. He...

Invitation to Hell

Invitation to Hell

1984

as Matt Winslow

5.1
Acting

Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club wh...

The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates

1984

as Jason

5.6
Acting

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to...

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

1983

as Self / Various

7.3
Acting

Rodney Dangerfield special, featuring stand-up and sketches.

Take Your Best Shot

Take Your Best Shot

1982

as Jess Marriner

6.0
Acting

An actor whose career has gone flat resolves to pursue a more stable occupation while also trying to save his troubled marriage.

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

1982

as Ruben Castle

4.9
Acting

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

Killing at Hell's Gate

Killing at Hell's Gate

1981

as Charles Duke

6.0
Acting

A whitewater rafting party is terrorized by a group of loggers who, after accidentally killing one of the rafters in a drunken session of target pract...

Sixty Years of Seduction

1981

as Self - Presenter

Acting

Documentary about Hollywood's glamorous stars, with commentary from five actors.

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

1980

as Rocky Bleier

5.0
Acting

Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a running back for the Steelers in 1968, he was then ...

When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad...

1979

as Bob Morgan

5.0
Acting

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, fami...

Leave Yesterday Behind

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978

as David Lyle

6.2
Acting

A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a young woman who leaves her fiancée to help him overc...

Bunco

Bunco

1977

as Walker

Acting

Tom Selleck is a member of the "Bunco" squad the squad in charge of nabbing con men, cheats, and swindlers. Most of their time is spent dealing with p...

The Specialists

The Specialists

1975

as Dr. William Nugent

Acting

Inspectors for the U.S. Public Health Service try to track down the cause of a rash of mysterious ailments suddenly appearing among the general popula...

Killdozer

Killdozer

1974

as Mack McCarthy

5.4
Acting

A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when a spirit-like being takes over a large bulldozer, and goes on a killing rampage.

Magnum Force

Magnum Force

1973

as Officer Mike Grimes

7.1
Acting

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When sha...