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
Killdozer
1974
as Mack McCarthy
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
as Bradley Burdock
Final Run
1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Turk 182!
1985
as Terry Lynch
Scandal Sheet
1985
as Ben Rowan
Final Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
In a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Jack Bauer
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield
Clover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton
Endangered Species
1982
as Ruben Castle
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Bob Morgan
April Morning
1988
as Joseph Simmons
Young Again
1986
as Michael Riley
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan
His Mistress
1984
as Allen Beck
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host