Robert Taylor (I) (1911–1969)

Actor | Soundtrack | Director

Born Spangler Arlington Brugh, Robert Taylor began displaying a diversity of talents in his youth ...

Born: August 5, 1911
Died: June 8, 1969 (age 57)

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Known For

Quo Vadis Marcus Vinicius (1951)
Quentin Durward Quentin Durward (1955)
Personal Property Raymond Dabney aka Ferguson (1937)
Known For

Waterloo Bridge Roy Cronin (1940)
Actor

Death Valley Days Himself - Host (1966-1969)
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot Nichelson (1968)
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group (1968)
Hondo Gallagher (1967)
The Glass Sphinx Prof. Karl Nichols (1967)
Return of the Gunfighter Ben Wyatt (1967)
Savage Pampas Capt. Martín (1966)
Johnny Tiger George Dean (1966)
The Night Walker Barry Morland (1964)
A House Is Not a Home Frank Costigan (1964)
The Robert Taylor Show Christopher Logan (1963)
Cattle King Sam Brassfield (1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions Col. Podhajsky (1963)
The Detectives Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook (1959-1962)
The House of the Seven Hawks John Nordley (1959)
Killers of Kilimanjaro Robert Adamson (1959)
The Hangman Mackenzie Bovard (1959)
Party Girl Tommy Farrell (1958)
The Law and Jake Wade Jake Wade (1958)
Saddle the Wind Steve Sinclair (1958)
Tip on a Dead Jockey Lloyd Tredman (1957)
The Power and the Prize Cliff Barton (1956)
D-Day the Sixth of June Capt. Brad Parker (1956)
The Last Hunt Charles Gilson (1956)
Quentin Durward Quentin Durward (1955)
Many Rivers to Cross Bushrod Gentry (1955)
Rogue Cop Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney (1954)
Valley of the Kings Mark Brandon (1954)
Knights of the Round Table Lancelot (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant Joel Shore (1953)
Ride, Vaquero! Rio (1953)
I Love Melvin Robert Taylor-Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream (1953)
Above and Beyond Lt. Col. Paul Tibbet (1952)
Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (1952)
Westward the Women Buck Wyatt (1951)
Quo Vadis Marcus Vinicius (1951)
Devil's Doorway Lance Poole (1950)
Ambush Ward Kinsman (1950)
Conspirator Maj. Michael Curragh (1949)
The Bribe Rigby (1949)
High Wall Steven Kenet (1947)
Undercurrent Alan Garroway (1946)
Song of Russia John Meredith (1944)
Bataan Sergeant Bill Dane (1943)
The Youngest Profession Robert Taylor (1943)
Stand by for Action Lt. Gregg Masterman (1942)
Her Cardboard Lover Terry Trindale (1942)
Johnny Eager Johnny Eager (1941)
When Ladies Meet Jimmy Lee (1941)
Billy the Kid Billy Bonney (1941)
Flight Command Ens. Alan Drake (1940)
Escape Mark Preysing (1940)
Waterloo Bridge Roy Cronin (1940)
Remember? Jeff Holland (1939)
Lady of the Tropics Bill Carey (1939)
Lucky Night Bill Overton (1939)
Stand Up and Fight Blake Cantrell (1939)
The Crowd Roars Tommy McCoy (1938)
Three Comrades Erich Lohkamp (1938)
A Yank at Oxford Lee Sheridan (1938)
Broadway Melody of 1938 Steve Raleigh (1937)
This Is My Affair Lieutenant Richard L. Perry (1937)
Personal Property Raymond Dabney aka Ferguson (1937)
Camille Armand Duval (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy 'Bow' Timberlake (1936)
His Brother's Wife Chris Claybourne (1936)
Private Number Richard Winfield (1936)
Small Town Girl Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin (1936)
Magnificent Obsession Robert Merrick (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936 Bob Gordon (1935)
Murder in the Fleet Lt. Tom Randolph (1935)
West Point of the Air Jaskarelli (1935)
Times Square Lady Steve Gordon (1935)
Society Doctor Dr. Ellis (1935)
Buried Loot Albert (Al) Douglas (1935)
A Wicked Woman Bill Renton (1934)
There's Always Tomorrow Arthur White (1934)
The Spectacle Maker The Duchess's Paramour (1934)
Actor

Handy Andy Lloyd Burmeister (1934)
Soundtrack

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Teresa the Thief (1973)
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Lucky Night (1939)
Three Comrades (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Soundtrack

Times Square Lady (1935)
Director

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 (1945)
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 (1945)
Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (1945)
Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 (1945)
Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945)
Primary Flight Training: Landings (1945)
Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 (1945)
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1945)
Director

Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (1944)
Archive footage

Chop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P (2019)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
Trumbo (2015)
The Naked Archaeologist (2008-2010)
Trumbo (2007)
Garbo (2005)
Biography (1997-2003)
Great Performances (2003)
Cold War (1998)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997)
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
Nixon (1995)
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Entertaining the Troops (1988)
Annie (1982)
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
ABC Late Night (1975)
The Dick Cavett Show (1971-1972)
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
The Magical World of Disney (1965)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
MGM Parade (1955-1956)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954)
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
Personalities (1942)
The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Trifles of Importance (1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
Archive footage

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

Awards

2 wins.

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Trivia

His funeral was attended by many Hollywood celebrities, and Ronald Reagan, the Governor of California, gave the eulogy.

I got $35 a week and my mother, grandmother and I had to live on it. There was that awful night when I realized we had one thin dime in the world. I had been studying hard at the studio, trying to do everything they told me. But I seemed to be ...

Nickname

The New King

Star Sign

Leo

Personal Details

Born

Spangler Arlington Brugh
August 5, 1911
Filley, Nebraska, USA

Died

June 8, 1969 (age 57)
Santa Monica, California, USA

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)

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