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.
Filmography
A Long Way Home
2003
as Jack
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Purly Owens
Clover Bend
2002
as Bill Clayton
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as President Adam Mayfield
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor / Host
For Love of Olivia
2001
as Horton Roundtree
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
Final Run
1999
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Final Descent
1997
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mr. Angus Feagan
Captains Courageous
1996
as Capt. Matthew Troop
Jock of the Bushveld
1995
as Rocky Mountain Jack
Spenser: A Savage Place
1995
as Spenser
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Eddie Fortuna
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995
as Self
Spenser: The Judas Goat
1994
as Spenser
A Perfect Stranger
1994
as Alex Hale
To Save the Children
1994
as Jake Downey
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
1994
as Spenser
- No poster
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World
1993
as Self - Host
Spenser: Ceremony
1993
as Spenser
Deadly Relations
1993
as Leonard J. Fagot
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self - Host
Revolver
1992
as Nick Suster