Robert Urich
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Magnum Force
1973
as Officer Mike Grimes
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Jason
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Turk 182!
1985
as Terry Lynch
Killdozer
1974
as Mack McCarthy
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host
Young Again
1986
as Michael Riley
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
as Bradley Burdock
April Morning
1988
as Joseph Simmons
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield
Blind Man's Bluff
1992
as Thomas Booker
Endangered Species
1982
as Ruben Castle
Clover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton
In a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Jack Bauer
Stranger at My Door
1991
as Joe Fortier
Double Edge
1992
as Harry Carter
Final Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
The Specialists
1975
as Dr. William Nugent
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Purly Owens