Full Name | Robert Urich |
Net Worth | $16 Million |
Date Of Birth | December 19, 1946 |
Died | April 16, 2002, Thousand Oaks, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Toronto, Ohio, USA |
Height | 1.88 m |
Occupation | Actor, producer |
Profession | Television producer, Film producer, Actor |
Education | Florida State University, Michigan State University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Heather Menzies (m. 1975–2002), Barbara Rucker (m. 1968–1974) |
Children | Ryan Urich, Allison Grady Urich, Emily Urich |
Parents | John Paul Urich, Cecilia Monica |
Siblings | Tom Urich |
Nicknames | Robert Urich, Urich, Robert |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0001810 |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series |
Movies | The Ice Pirates, Magnum Force, Invitation to Hell, Turk 182, Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger, Final Descent, Night of the Wolf, Captains Courageous, Final Run, Spenser: The Judas Goat, Clover Bend, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn, When She Was Bad, Killdozer!, Scandal Sheet, The President's Man: A Line in th... |
TV Shows | Vega$, Spenser: For Hire, The Lazarus Man, Lonesome Dove, S.W.A.T., Soap, The Love Boat: The Next Wave, Tabitha, Invasion America, Mistral's Daughter, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Amerika, Emeril, It Had to Be You, Gavilan, Crossroads, American Dreamer |
Star Sign | Sagittarius |
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1 | Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2002. |
2 | During his Spenser: For Hire (1985) series, Urich had a special agreement with the execs to fly out of state (from Boston, MA to the West Coast) when needed for his older daughter's medical treatments. |
3 | Has two grandchildren Michelle (born 2004) and Lana (born 2005) |
4 | Uncle of actor Justin Urich |
5 | His final film, Night of the Wolf (2002) aired on Animal Planet the same day that he died. |
6 | Graduated from Michigan State University in 1971 with a masters degree in Broadcast Research and Management. |
7 | Attended Florida State University on a four-year football scholarship where he earned his undergraduate degree in Radio and Television Communications in 1968. |
8 | Graduated from Toronto High School in Toronto, Ohio in 1964. |
9 | Holds the record for having the most series-regular roles on TV: 13. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973), S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), Tabitha (1976), Vega$ (1978), Gavilan (1982), Spenser: For Hire (1985), American Dreamer (1990) Crossroads (1992) It Had to Be You (1993), The Lazarus Man (1996), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998), and Emeril (2000). |
10 | National spokesman for the American Cancer Society in 1998. |
11 | He was from Toronto, Ohio; his wife was from Toronto, Ontario! |
12 | Wife Heather Menzies-Urich played blonde Louisa, one of the Von Trapp children, in the film version of The Sound of Music (1965). |
13 | In 1992, he won a CableACE Award as Informational Host for National Geographic Explorer (1985) and a News and Documentary Emmy award as narrator for National Geographic Explorer: U-Boats: Terror on Our Shores (1991) (1992). |
14 | Recipient of the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. |
15 | Spent latter years devoted to cancer research and education, and he and wife established the Heather and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan. |
16 | Graduated from Florida State University in 1967 or 1968 |
17 | Member of Lambda Chi Alpha. |
18 | Is of Slovakian heritage. |
19 | Younger brother of Tom Urich. |
20 | Son: Ryan Urich, 1979. Daughter: Emily, 1980. |
21 | Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University 1968, Master of Arts from Michigan State University in Communications |
22 | Daughter with wife Heather Menzies-Urich, Allison Grady, born. [April 1998] |
23 | He sued Castle Rock Television for $1.47 million (the amount he would have received for the second season of his TV series The Lazarus Man (1996)) on April 11, 2000, saying Castle Rock canceled the show because he had cancer. He alleged he did not receive payments from the company. Apparently Urich and his production company entered into an agreement with Castle Rock in 1995 for Urich to act in the "Lazarus Man" pilot. Under the deal he was to be paid $70,000 per episode for the first season and $73,000 an episode the second season. In July 1996 he informed Castle Rock that he had cancer and would have to undergo treatment, but the suit said at no time was Urich unable to perform his duties. Castle Rock terminated the agreement a month later. Urich underwent chemotherapy, radiation treatments and two operations in the mid-1990s to seemingly successfully fight synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the joints. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Aftermath | 2003 | TV Movie | Jack |
Night of the Wolf | 2002 | TV Movie | Purly Owens |
Clover Bend | 2002 | | Bill |
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | 2002 | TV Movie | President Adam Mayfield |
Late Boomers | 2001 | TV Movie | Dennis |
Emeril | 2001 | TV Series | Jerry McKenney |
First Years | 2001 | TV Series | |
For Love of Olivia | 2001 | TV Movie | Horton Roundtree |
Miracle on the 17th Green | 1999 | TV Movie | Mitch McKinley |
Final Run | 1999 | TV Movie | Glen 'Lucky' Singer |
Love Boat: The Next Wave | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Captain Jim Kennedy III / Capt. Jim Kennedy / Captain Jim Kennedy |
Invasion America | 1998 | TV Series | Briggs |
Boatworks | 1997 | TV Series | Host |
Final Descent | 1997 | TV Movie | Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer |
The Nanny | 1997 | TV Series | Judge Jerry Moran |
Vital Signs | 1997 | TV Series | Host |
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | 1996 | TV Movie | Angus Feagan |
The Lazarus Man | 1996 | TV Series | Lazarus (James Cathcart) |
Captains Courageous | 1996 | TV Movie | Capt. Matthew Troop |
Spenser: A Savage Place | 1995 | TV Movie | Spenser |
Young Again | 1995 | | Michael Riley, Age 40 |
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | 1995 | TV Movie | Adm. Williams |
A Horse for Danny | 1995 | TV Movie | Eddie Fortuna |
Spenser: The Judas Goat | 1994 | TV Movie | Spenser |
A Perfect Stranger | 1994 | TV Movie | Alex Hale |
To Save the Children | 1994 | TV Movie | Jake Downey |
Jock: A True Tale of Friendship | 1994 | | Rocky Mountain Jack |
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes | 1994 | TV Movie | Spenser |
Spenser: Ceremony | 1993 | TV Movie | Spenser |
Crossroads | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Johnny Hawkins |
Deadly Relations | 1993 | TV Movie | Leonard J. Fagot |
Evening Shade | 1993 | TV Series | Steve |
It Had to Be You | 1993 | TV Series | Mitch Quinn |
Revolver | 1992 | TV Movie | Nick Suster |
Double Edge | 1992 | TV Movie | Harry Carter |
Blind Man's Bluff | 1992 | TV Movie | Thomas Booker |
Survive the Savage Sea | 1992 | TV Movie | Jack Carpenter |
...And Then She Was Gone | 1991 | TV Movie | Jack Bauer |
Stranger at My Door | 1991 | TV Movie | Joe Fortier |
American Dreamer | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Tom Nash |
Carol & Company | 1990 | TV Series | Mr. Carmen / Bobby |
83 Hours 'Til Dawn | 1990 | TV Movie | Bradley Burdock |
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | 1990 | TV Movie | Ross Pegler |
Blind Faith | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | Rob Marshall |
Spooner | 1989 | TV Movie | Harry Spooner / Michael Norlon |
Night Walk | 1989 | TV Movie | Simon |
Long zai tian ya | 1989 | | Airport Police |
Murder by Night | 1989 | TV Movie | Allan Strong |
Lonesome Dove | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Jake Spoon |
She Knows Too Much | 1989 | TV Movie | Harry |
The Comeback | 1989 | TV Movie | Scotty Malloy |
Spenser: For Hire | 1985-1988 | TV Series | Spenser |
April Morning | 1988 | TV Movie | Joseph Simmons |
Amerika | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Peter Bradford |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1986 | TV Series | Michael Riley, Age 40 |
The Defiant Ones | 1986 | TV Movie | Johnny 'Joker' Johnson |
Turk 182! | 1985 | | Terry Lynch |
Scandal Sheet | 1985 | TV Movie | Ben Rowan |
His Mistress | 1984 | TV Movie | Allen Beck |
Mistral's Daughter | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Jason Darcy |
Invitation to Hell | 1984 | TV Movie | Matt Winslow |
The Ice Pirates | 1984 | | Jason |
Princess Daisy | 1983 | TV Movie | Patrick Shannon |
Gavilan | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Robert Gavilan |
Take Your Best Shot | 1982 | TV Movie | Jess Marriner |
Endangered Species | 1982 | | Ruben Castle |
Killing at Hell's Gate | 1981 | TV Movie | Charles Duke |
Vega$ | 1978-1981 | TV Series | Dan Tanna |
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier | 1980 | TV Movie | Rocky Bleier |
The Shadow Box | 1980 | TV Movie uncredited | |
Bob Hope in the Starmakers | 1980 | TV Movie | Ace Robbins |
When She Was Bad... | 1979 | TV Movie | Bob Morgan |
The Love Boat | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Larry Hartman / Scott Desmond / Jeff Smith |
Charlie's Angels | 1978 | TV Series | Dan Tana |
Leave Yesterday Behind | 1978 | TV Movie | David Lyle |
Tabitha | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Paul Thurston |
Bunco | 1977 | TV Movie | Walker |
Soap | 1977 | TV Series | Peter 'The Tennis Player' |
S.W.A.T. | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Officer Jim Street |
Gunsmoke | 1975 | TV Series | Manolo Etchahoun |
The Specialists | 1975 | TV Movie | Dr. William Nugent (as Robert York) |
Nakia | 1974 | TV Series | |
Killdozer | 1974 | TV Movie | Mack McCarthy |
Magnum Force | 1973 | | Grimes |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1973 | TV Series | Mike Lowry |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1973 | TV Series | Gavin Cord |
Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Greg Dundee |
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | 1973 | TV Series | Bob Sanders |
The F.B.I. | 1972 | TV Series | Davie Stroud |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Dirty Harry: The Original | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself / Host |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
The Ultimate Auction | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
Building Pyramids | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Narrator |
Intimate Portrait | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Death Rituals | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Host |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
When Animals Attack 3 | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
When Animals Attack! | 1996 | TV Special | Host |
When Animals Attack 2 | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Hidden Secrets of Magic | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
Todays Health | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
National Geographic Explorer | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
The World's Greatest Magic | 1994 | TV Special | Host |
Cuba's Lost Treasure | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World | 1993 | TV Special | Host |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
The 14th Annual CableACE Awards | 1993 | TV Special | |
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite New Television Dramatic Series |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
Circus of the Stars #15 | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Ringmaster |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Cheers | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
The ABC All-Star Spectacular | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself - Actor |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Breakaway | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
Hour Magazine | 1980-1983 | TV Series | Himself |
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself / Various |
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Saturday Night Live | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars X | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team Captain |
Sixty Years of Seduction | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1977-1981 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
Bob Hope for President | 1980 | TV Special | |
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
A Christmas Special... With Love, Mac Davis | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor |
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars VI | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team |
Password Plus | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
Paul Lynde at the Movies | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Favourite New Television Drama Series and Nominee: Favourite Male Performer in New TV Show |
Everyday | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars V | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
Get Rich Quick! | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist |
The Cross-Wits | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
The Riddlers | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
Showoffs | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Match Game 73 | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
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