Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time.
Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days.
Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 2 | Return of the Gunfighter (1967) | Ben Wyatt | - |
| 3 | The Night Walker (1964) | Barry Moreland | 8 |
| 4 | Party Girl (1958) | Tommy Farrell | 6 |
| 5 | The Law and Jake Wade (1958) | Jake Wade | 6 |
| 6 | The Last Hunt (1956) | Charlie Gilson | - |
| 7 | Rogue Cop (1954) | Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney | 4 |
| 8 | Knights of the Round Table (1953) | Lancelot | 7 |
| 9 | I Love Melvin (1953) | Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream | 8 |
| 10 | Ivanhoe (1952) | Wilfred of Ivanhoe | 7.5 |
| 11 | Westward the Women (1951) | Buck Wyatt | 9 |
| 12 | Quo Vadis (1951) | Marcus Vinicius | 4 |
| 13 | Devil's Doorway (1950) | Lance Poole | 6 |
| 14 | The Bribe (1949) | Rigby | 6 |
| 15 | The Secret Land (1948) | Narrator | 6 |
| 16 | High Wall (1947) | Steven Kenet | 4 |
| 17 | Undercurrent (1946) | Alan Garroway | 5 |
| 18 | The Fighting Lady (1944) | Narrator | 6 |
| 19 | Billy the Kid (1941) | Billy Bonney | - |
| 20 | Johnny Eager (1941) | Johnny Eager | 7 |
| 21 | Waterloo Bridge (1940) | Roy Cronin | 5 |
| 22 | Three Comrades (1938) | Erich Lohkamp | 5 |
| 23 | This Is My Affair (1937) | Lt. Richard L. Perry | 7 |
| 24 | Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) | Steve Raleigh | 7 |
| 25 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | 'Bow' Timberlake | 5 |
| 26 | Camille (1936) | Armand Duval | 8 |
| 27 | Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) | Robert Gordon | 5 |
| 28 | Magnificent Obsession (1935) | Dr. Robert Merrick | - |

