Robert Urich
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.
Known for
2003A Long Way Home
Jack
2002Clover Bend
Bill Clayton
2002Night of the Wolf
Purly Owens
2002The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
President Adam Mayfield
2001For Love of Olivia
Horton Roundtree
2001Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor / Host
1999Miracle on the 17th Green
1999Final Run
Glen 'Lucky' Singer
1997Final Descent
Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
1996Captains Courageous
Capt. Matthew Troop
1996The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Angus Feagan
1995A Horse for Danny
Eddie Fortuna
1995Jock of the Bushveld
Rocky Mountain Jack
1995Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser
1995Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
Self
1994Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser
1994A Perfect Stranger
Alex Hale
1994Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser
1994To Save the Children
Jake Downey
1993Spenser: Ceremony
Spenser
1993Deadly Relations
Leonard J. Fagot
1992Survive the Savage Sea
Jack Carpenter
1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self - Host
1992Blind Man's Bluff
Thomas Booker