Highest rated as cast or director
Robert Taylor's 7 titles from the 1950s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by Party Girl (74) and Quo Vadis (73), against 66 for those from the 1940s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 83
1990s
- 1990
Yellowthread Street
Det. Peter Marenta · 7 episodes
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Anderson
- 1967
Hondo and the Apaches
Gallagher
Hondo
TV
The Glass Sphinx
Prof. Karl Nichols
- 1966
Savage Pampas
Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger
George Dean
- 1964
The Night Walker
Barry Moreland
The Big Parade of Comedy
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
A House Is Not a Home
Frank Costigan
- 1963
Cattle King
Sam Brassfield
Miracle of the White Stallions
Col. Podhajsky
1950s
- 1959
The House of the Seven Hawks
John Nordley
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Robert Adamson
The Hangman
Mackenzie Bovard
- 1958
The Law and Jake Wade
Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind
Steve Sinclair
- 1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Lloyd Tredman
- 1956
The Power and the Prize
Cliff Barton
The Last Hunt
Charlie Gilson
- 1955
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
- 1954
Rogue Cop
Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings
Mark Brandon
- 1953
I Love Melvin
Robert Taylor
Above and Beyond
Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
Ambush
Ward Kinsman
1940s
- 1949
Conspirator
Major Michael Curragh
The Bribe
Rigby
- 1947
High Wall
Steven Kenet
- 1946
- 1944
Song of Russia
John Meredith
- 1943
Bataan
Sgt. Bill Dane
The Youngest Profession
Robert Taylor
- 1942
Stand by for Action
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Her Cardboard Lover
Terry Trindale
- 1941
- 1940
Flight Command
Ens. Alan Drake
Escape
Mark Preysing
1930s
- 1939
Remember?
Jeff Holland
Lady of the Tropics
William 'Bill' Carey
Lucky Night
Bill Overton
Stand Up and Fight
Blake Cantrell
- 1938
The Crowd Roars
'Killer' McCoy
Three Comrades
Erich Lohkamp
- 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleigh
This Is My Affair
Lt. Richard L. Perry
Personal Property
Raymond Dabney
- 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife
Chris Claybourne
Private Number
Richard Winfield
Small Town Girl
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
- 1935
Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Robert Merrick
Murder in the Fleet
Lieutenant Tom Randolph
West Point of the Air
'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady
Steve Gordon
Buried Loot
Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
- 1934
A Wicked Woman
Bill Renton
There's Always Tomorrow
Arthur White
The Spectacle Maker
The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy
Lloyd Burmeister
Appearances25
2010s
- 2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1997
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1955
- 1952
Death Valley Days
Self - Host, Shanghai Kelly · 104 episodes
- 1951
Rome, the Eternal City
Self
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
The Secret Land
Narrator
- 1947
Performers Arrive in Hampshire
Self
- 1944
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1930s
- 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
- 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
Himself
- 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self