Robert Taylor
1911-08-05 ( 113 years old ) in Filley, Nebraska, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days. Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.

Movies

Annie 1982-05-21
Savage Pampas 1966-07-07
Johnny Tiger 1966-06-15
Cattle King 1963-07-08
The Hangman 1959-06-17
Party Girl 1958-10-28
The Last Hunt 1956-04-30
Rogue Cop 1954-09-17
Ride, Vaquero! 1953-07-17
I Love Melvin 1953-03-20
The Hoaxters 1952-12-05
Ivanhoe 1952-07-31
Quo Vadis 1951-11-08
Screen Actors 1950-05-13
Ambush 1950-01-13
Conspirator 1949-07-28
The Bribe 1949-02-03
High Wall 1947-12-17
Undercurrent 1946-11-11
Song of Russia 1944-02-10
Bataan 1943-06-03
Johnny Eager 1941-12-09
Billy the Kid 1941-05-30
Flight Command 1940-12-27
Escape 1940-11-01
Remember? 1939-12-19
Lucky Night 1939-05-05
Three Comrades 1938-06-02
Lest We Forget 1937-05-01
Camille 1936-12-26
Private Number 1936-06-05
Society Doctor 1935-01-25
Buried Loot 1935-01-19
A Wicked Woman 1934-12-07
Handy Andy 1934-07-19