Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-19

Day of Death

2002-04-16 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ohio

Also Known As

رابرت اوریچ

Robert Urich

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.

Known For

Magnum Force

Magnum Force

A Horse for Danny

A Horse for Danny

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

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

She Knows Too Much

She Knows Too Much

Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

Acting

The Ice Pirates

1984

The Ice Pirates

as

Jason

Magnum Force

1973

Magnum Force

as

Officer Mike Grimes

Killdozer

1974

Killdozer

as

Mack McCarthy

Night Walk

1989

Night Walk

as

Simon

Turk 182!

1985

Turk 182!

as

Terry Lynch

A Horse for Danny

1995

A Horse for Danny

as

Eddie Fortuna

Captains Courageous

1996

Captains Courageous

as

Capt. Matthew Troop

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

1983

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

as

Self / Various

Final Descent

1997

Final Descent

as

Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

Invitation to Hell

1984

Invitation to Hell

as

Matt Winslow

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

as

Bradley Burdock

She Knows Too Much

1989

She Knows Too Much

as

Harry

April Morning

1988

April Morning

as

Joseph Simmons

Jock of the Bushveld

1995

Jock of the Bushveld

as

Rocky Mountain Jack

Spenser: A Savage Place

1995

Spenser: A Savage Place

as

Spenser

Spenser: The Judas Goat

1994

Spenser: The Judas Goat

as

Spenser

Spenser: Ceremony

1993

Spenser: Ceremony

as

Spenser

Young Again

1986

Young Again

as

Michael Riley

Clover Bend

2002

Clover Bend

as

Bill Clayton

Night of the Wolf

2002

Night of the Wolf

as

Purly Owens

A Perfect Stranger

1994

A Perfect Stranger

as

Alex Hale

Murder by Night

1989

Murder by Night

as

Allan Strong

Survive the Savage Sea

1992

Survive the Savage Sea

as

Jack Carpenter

Deadly Relations

1993

Deadly Relations

as

Leonard J. Fagot

Miracle on the 17th Green

1999

Miracle on the 17th Green

as

In a Stranger's Hand

1991

In a Stranger's Hand

as

Jack Bauer

The Specialists

1975

The Specialists

as

Dr. William Nugent

The Defiant Ones

1986

The Defiant Ones

as

Johnny 'Joker' Johnson

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

2002

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

as

President Adam Mayfield

For Love of Olivia

2001

For Love of Olivia

as

Horton Roundtree

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

1994

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

as

Spenser

Take Your Best Shot

1982

Take Your Best Shot

as

Jess Marriner

Scandal Sheet

1985

Scandal Sheet

as

Ben Rowan

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

1992

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

as

Self - Host

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

Stranger at My Door

1991

Stranger at My Door

as

Joe Fortier

Leave Yesterday Behind

1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

as

David Lyle

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

1995

Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland

as

Self

Final Run

1999

Final Run

as

Glen 'Lucky' Singer

Endangered Species

1982

Endangered Species

as

Ruben Castle

A Long Way Home

2003

A Long Way Home

as

Jack

To Save the Children

1994

To Save the Children

as

Jake Downey

His Mistress

1984

His Mistress

as

Allen Beck

Killing at Hell's Gate

1981

Killing at Hell's Gate

as

Charles Duke

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

1996

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

as

Mr. Angus Feagan

Bunco

1977

Bunco

as

Walker

Blind Man's Bluff

1992

Blind Man's Bluff

as

Thomas Booker

The Comeback

1989

The Comeback

as

Scotty Malloy

Double Edge

1992

Double Edge

as

Harry Carter

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

1980

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

as

Rocky Bleier

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

1990

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

as

Ross Pegler

Spooner

1989

Spooner

as

Michael Gillette / Harry Spooner

When She Was Bad...

1979

When She Was Bad...

as

Bob Morgan

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

Dirty Harry: The Original

as

Self - Actor / Host

Revolver

1992

Revolver

as

Nick Suster

Sixty Years of Seduction

1981

Sixty Years of Seduction

as

Self - Presenter

Country Gold

1983

Country Gold

as

Self

Cheers

Cheers

as

Robert Urich

American Dreamer

American Dreamer

as

Tom Nash

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

as

Spenser

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Greg Dundee

Tabitha

Tabitha

as

Paul Thurston

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Davie Stroud

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Jeff Smith

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Manolo Etchahoun

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Dan Tana

Soap

Soap

as

Peter "The Tennis Player"

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Joseph Simmons

Amerika

Amerika

as

Peter Bradford

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars

as

Vega$

Vega$

as

Dan Tanna

Love Boat: The Next Wave

Love Boat: The Next Wave

as

Captain Jim Kennedy III

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

as

Officer Jim Street

Emeril

Emeril

as

Jerry McKenney

Carol & Company

Carol & Company

as

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

as

Bob Sanders

The Lazarus Man

The Lazarus Man

as

Lazarus

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

as

Mitch Quinn

Crossroads

Crossroads

as

John Hawkins

Gavilan

Gavilan

as

Robert Gavilan

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as

Self

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

as

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

as

Jake Spoon

Mistral's Daughter

Mistral's Daughter

as

Jason Darcy

Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy

as

Patrick Shannon

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

as

Rob Marshall

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Scott Desmond

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Larry Hartman

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

as

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Judge Jerry Moran

Production

Crew

Directing