Robert Urich
Date of birth: 1946-12-19
Place of birth: Toronto, Ohio
Known for: Acting
Also known as: رابرت اوریچ
Biography
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 announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the body's joints, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.
Movie Credits
The Ice Pirates
1984-03-16
In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The
Magnum Force
1973-12-13
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who
Killdozer
1974-02-02
A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when a spirit-like being takes over a large bul
Night Walk
1989-10-01
A woman witnesses a murder, reports the crime and become a target for the murderer.
Turk 182!
1985-02-15
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incu
A Horse for Danny
1995-04-08
Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows h
Captains Courageous
1996-04-21
Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters a ci
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983-11-29
Rodney Dangerfield special, featuring stand-up and sketches.
Final Descent
1997-10-12
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full
Invitation to Hell
1984-05-24
Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates ar
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990-11-04
A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.
She Knows Too Much
1989-01-29
In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to
April Morning
1988-04-24
A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution.
Jock of the Bushveld
1995-12-22
20-year old Percy Fitzpatrick hears about the Eastern Transvaal gold rush and sets out from Cape Tow
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995-05-20
Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investiga
Spenser: Ceremony
1993-07-23
Spenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate
Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994-12-01
Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk
Young Again
1986-05-11
A 40-year-old bachelor gets his wish to be 17 again, and he goes back to high school where he romanc
Clover Bend
2002-03-20
When an L.A. cop gets called to a crime scene on his anniversary, he is forced into a shootout that
Night of the Wolf
2002-04-15
Claire and her teenaged son, Jesse, along with their friend and ranch foreman Purly Owens, work the
A Perfect Stranger
1994-09-12
A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who falls
Murder by Night
1989-07-20
A man inadvertently gets caught near a car explosion, and after he recovers from his injuries realiz
Survive the Savage Sea
1992-01-05
After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the Robertso
Deadly Relations
1993-05-22
Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them. He le
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999-12-19
A 50 year old adman (Robert Urich) loses his job. Rather than facing trying to find a new job, he de
In a Stranger's Hand
1991-09-29
Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping when
The Specialists
1975-01-06
Inspectors for the U.S. Public Health Service try to track down the cause of a rash of mysterious ai
The Defiant Ones
1986-01-05
Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transpor
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002-01-20
A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspecte
For Love of Olivia
2001-03-18
To protect his wife's "secret", a small-town Southern lawyer in the 1960s decides to defend a young
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994-01-02
When Spenser (Robert Urich), his psychologist girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Williams), and hi
Take Your Best Shot
1982-10-12
An actor whose career has gone flat resolves to pursue a more stable occupation while also trying to
Scandal Sheet
1985-01-21
The publisher of a celebrity gossip tabloid sets out to destroy an aging actor, whose career is foun
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992-06-17
Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
Stranger at My Door
1991-09-27
A cop on the run from his mob boss "in-laws" tries to start a new life on a deserted farm with his t
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978-05-14
A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a yo
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995-02-27
Robert Urich, the legendary Jim Street in 'S.W.A.T.', is the host of this voyage around the UFO's an
Final Run
1999-10-10
The Grand Royale is a new high-tech passenger train with a computerized engine. On its maiden voyage
Endangered Species
1982-09-10
A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a my
A Long Way Home
2003-01-10
Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.
To Save the Children
1994-04-05
Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of
His Mistress
1984-10-20
This is how it usually happens. Some older man is unhappy in his marriage and meets a jolly young sw
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981-10-31
A whitewater rafting party is terrorized by a group of loggers who, after accidentally killing one o
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996-12-15
When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are dete
Bunco
1977-01-01
Tom Selleck is a member of the "Bunco" squad the squad in charge of nabbing con men, cheats, and swi
Blind Man's Bluff
1992-02-19
A blind professor is accused by the police of killing his neighbor and must clear his name by findin
The Comeback
1989-01-08
Scotty Malloy is a former NFL football player who travels around the world without a care. He decide
Double Edge
1992-03-22
In this fast paced action-thriller, daytime's top star Susan Lucci plays two roles: both a crack FBI
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
1980-12-07
Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a r
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990-10-04
A suburban housewife thinks she has uncovered a murder plot.
Spooner
1989-12-02
An escaped convict starts a new life as a Texas high school English teacher and wrestling coach, att
When She Was Bad...
1979-11-25
Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her d
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001-11-20
A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.
Revolver
1992-04-19
Nick Suster, a secret intelligence agent paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, sets out to track down h
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981-05-04
Documentary about Hollywood's glamorous stars, with commentary from five actors.
Country Gold
1983-01-01
Country music artists perform their certified gold-record hits.