Filmography
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Known For
Airplane! Captain Rex Kramer (1980) -
1941 Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (1979) -
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ATF Agent Flemming (1996) -
Known For
The Transformers: The Movie Ultra Magnus (1986) -
Actor
King of the Hill Reynolds Penland (2001) -
Killer Bud The Gooch (2001) -
Recess: School's Out Superintendent (2001) -
Butt-Ugly Martians Stoat Muldoon (2001) -
H.U.D. Deep Throat Man (2000) -
The Angry Beavers Narrator (2000) -
Sealed with a Kiss Sumner Ethridge (1999) -
Recess General (1999) -
Hercules: Zero to Hero Narrator (1999) -
Hercules Bob the Narrator (1998-1999) -
![BASEketball]( "BASEketball")
BASEketball Robert Stack - Unsolved Mysteries Host (1998) -
![Diagnosis Murder]( "Diagnosis Murder")
Diagnosis Murder Peter McReynolds (1997) -
![Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]( "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America")
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ATF Agent Flemming (1996) -
![The Return of Eliot Ness]( "The Return of Eliot Ness")
The Return of Eliot Ness Eliot Ness (1991) -
![Joe Versus the Volcano]( "Joe Versus the Volcano")
Joe Versus the Volcano Dr. Ellison (1990) -
![Dangerous Curves]( "Dangerous Curves")
Dangerous Curves Louis Faciano (1988) -
![Caddyshack II]( "Caddyshack II")
Caddyshack II Chandler Young (1988) -
![Plain Clothes]( "Plain Clothes")
Plain Clothes Mr. Gardner (1987) -
![Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit]( "Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit")
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Jordan White (1987) -
![Falcon Crest]( "Falcon Crest")
Falcon Crest Roland Saunders (1987) -
![The Transformers: The Movie]( "The Transformers: The Movie")
The Transformers: The Movie Ultra Magnus (1986) -
![Big Trouble]( "Big Trouble")
Big Trouble Winslow (1986) -
![Murder, She Wrote]( "Murder, She Wrote")
Murder, She Wrote Chester Harrison (1986) -
![Midas Valley]( "Midas Valley")
Midas Valley Drew Hammond (1985) -
![Brothers]( "Brothers")
Brothers Russell Maltby (1985) -
![Hollywood Wives]( "Hollywood Wives")
Hollywood Wives George Lancaster (1985) -
![Hotel]( "Hotel")
Hotel Charles Vandoor (1984-1985) -
![George Washington]( "George Washington")
George Washington General Stark (1984) -
![Uncommon Valor]( "Uncommon Valor")
Uncommon Valor MacGregor (1983) -
![Strike Force]( "Strike Force")
Strike Force Captain Frank Murphy (1981-1982) -
![The Love Boat]( "The Love Boat")
The Love Boat Bret Garrett (1980) -
![Airplane!]( "Airplane!")
Airplane! Captain Rex Kramer (1980) -
![1941]( "1941")
1941 Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (1979) -
![Undercover with the KKK]( "Undercover with the KKK")
Undercover with the KKK Narrator (1979) -
![Un second souffle]( "Un second souffle")
Un second souffle François Davis (1978) -
![Most Wanted]( "Most Wanted")
Most Wanted Captain Linc Evers (1976-1977) -
![Police Story]( "Police Story")
Police Story Sergeant Stoddard (1976) -
![Murder on Flight 502]( "Murder on Flight 502")
Murder on Flight 502 Captain Larkin (1975) -
Adventures of the Queen Capt. James Morgan (1975)
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The Honorable Sam Houston Governor Sam Houston (1975)
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![The Strange and Deadly Occurrence]( "The Strange and Deadly Occurrence")
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence Michael Rhodes (1974) -
![The Name of the Game]( "The Name of the Game")
The Name of the Game Dan Farrell (1968-1971) -
![Story of a Woman]( "Story of a Woman")
Story of a Woman David Frasier (1970) -
Laura Mark McPherson (1968)
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![Sail to Glory]( "Sail to Glory")
Sail to Glory Narrator (1967) -
![The Danny Thomas Hour]( "The Danny Thomas Hour")
The Danny Thomas Hour Angelo (Businessman) (1967) -
![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Escaped Convict (1967) -
![Action Man]( "Action Man")
Action Man Jim Beckley (1967) -
![The Corrupt Ones]( "The Corrupt Ones")
The Corrupt Ones Cliff Wilder (1967) -
![Is Paris Burning?]( "Is Paris Burning?")
Is Paris Burning? Brig. General Wm L. Sibert (1966) -
![The Lucy Show]( "The Lucy Show")
The Lucy Show Agent Briggs (1966) -
![Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]( "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre")
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre James Andrew Congers (1964-1965) -
![Memorandum for a Spy]( "Memorandum for a Spy")
Memorandum for a Spy James Andrew Congers (1965) -
![The Caretakers]( "The Caretakers")
The Caretakers Dr. Donovan MacLeod (1963) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables Eliot Ness (1959-1963) -
![The Last Voyage]( "The Last Voyage")
The Last Voyage Cliff Henderson (1960) -
![John Paul Jones]( "John Paul Jones")
John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (1959) -
![Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]( "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse")
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Eliot Ness (1959) -
![The Gift of Love]( "The Gift of Love")
The Gift of Love William 'Bill' Beck (1958) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Jerry Cook (1957) -
![The Tarnished Angels]( "The Tarnished Angels")
The Tarnished Angels Roger Shumann (1957) -
![Written on the Wind]( "Written on the Wind")
Written on the Wind Kyle Hadley (1956) -
![Producers' Showcase]( "Producers' Showcase")
Producers' Showcase (1956) -
![Great Day in the Morning]( "Great Day in the Morning")
Great Day in the Morning Owen Pentecost (1956) -
![Good Morning, Miss Dove]( "Good Morning, Miss Dove")
Good Morning, Miss Dove Dr. Tommy Baker (1955) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Mark MacPherson (1955) -
![House of Bamboo]( "House of Bamboo")
House of Bamboo Eddie Kenner (1955) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Ben Barton (1953-1954) -
![The High and the Mighty]( "The High and the Mighty")
The High and the Mighty John Sullivan (1954) -
![The Iron Glove]( "The Iron Glove")
The Iron Glove Captain Charles Wogan (1954) -
![Conquest of Cochise]( "Conquest of Cochise")
Conquest of Cochise Maj. Tom Burke (1953) -
![Sabre Jet]( "Sabre Jet")
Sabre Jet Col. Gil Manton (1953) -
![War Paint]( "War Paint")
War Paint Lt. Billings (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Vic Flint (1953) -
![Bwana Devil]( "Bwana Devil")
Bwana Devil Bob Hayward (1952) -
Hollywood Opening Night (1952)
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![Celanese Theatre]( "Celanese Theatre")
Celanese Theatre Joe (1952) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre First Man (1951) -
![Lights Out]( "Lights Out")
Lights Out Ian Garth (1951) -
![My Outlaw Brother]( "My Outlaw Brother")
My Outlaw Brother Patrick O'Moore (1951) -
![Bullfighter and the Lady]( "Bullfighter and the Lady")
Bullfighter and the Lady Johnny Regan (1951) -
![Pulitzer Prize Playhouse]( "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse")
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951) -
![Mr. Music]( "Mr. Music")
Mr. Music Jefferson Blake (1950) -
![Miss Tatlock's Millions]( "Miss Tatlock's Millions")
Miss Tatlock's Millions Nickey Van Alen (1948) -
![Fighter Squadron]( "Fighter Squadron")
Fighter Squadron Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton (1948) -
![A Date with Judy]( "A Date with Judy")
A Date with Judy Stephen I. Andrews (1948) -
![Keeping Fit]( "Keeping Fit")
Keeping Fit Bob - Factory Worker (1942) -
![Men of Texas]( "Men of Texas")
Men of Texas Barry Conovan (1942) -
![Eagle Squadron]( "Eagle Squadron")
Eagle Squadron Chuck S. Brewer (1942) -
![To Be or Not to Be]( "To Be or Not to Be")
To Be or Not to Be Lieutenant Stanislav Sobinski (1942) -
![Badlands of Dakota]( "Badlands of Dakota")
Badlands of Dakota Jim Holliday (1941) -
![Nice Girl?]( "Nice Girl?")
Nice Girl? Don Winthrop Webb (1941) -
![A Little Bit of Heaven]( "A Little Bit of Heaven")
A Little Bit of Heaven Bob Terry (1940) -
![The Mortal Storm]( "The Mortal Storm")
The Mortal Storm Otto Von Rohn (1940) -
Actor
![First Love]( "First Love")
First Love Ted Drake (1939) -
Soundtrack
![Hercules]( "Hercules")
Hercules (1998) -
Soundtrack
![A Date with Judy]( "A Date with Judy")
A Date with Judy (1948) -
Producer
![Gangsta King: Raymond Lee Washington]( "Gangsta King: Raymond Lee Washington")
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Producer
![Lords of the Mafia]( "Lords of the Mafia")
Lords of the Mafia (2000) -
Archive footage
![Good Mythical Morning]( "Good Mythical Morning")
Good Mythical Morning (2015) -
![Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen]( "Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen")
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2011) -
![Memòries de la tele]( "Memòries de la tele")
Memòries de la tele (2009) -
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![Resurrection Mary]( "Resurrection Mary")
Resurrection Mary (2007) -
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![Budd Boetticher: An American Original]( "Budd Boetticher: An American Original")
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![Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That]( "Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That")
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![Filmmakers vs. Tycoons]( "Filmmakers vs. Tycoons")
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) -
![The 76th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 76th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Forensic Files]( "Forensic Files")
Forensic Files (2001) -
![Star Trek: Voyager]( "Star Trek: Voyager")
Star Trek: Voyager (2000) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1999) -
![20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years]( "20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![JAG]( "JAG")
JAG (1996) -
![The Republic Pictures Story]( "The Republic Pictures Story")
The Republic Pictures Story (1991) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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The Selling of the Pentagon (1971)
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![Mondo Hollywood]( "Mondo Hollywood")
Mondo Hollywood (1967) -
![Hollywood My Home Town]( "Hollywood My Home Town")
Hollywood My Home Town (1965) -
![The Judy Garland Show]( "The Judy Garland Show")
The Judy Garland Show (1964) -
![Alcatraz Express]( "Alcatraz Express")
Alcatraz Express (1960) -
Archive footageThe Gun of Zangara (1960)
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![The Scarface Mob]( "The Scarface Mob")
The Scarface Mob (1959)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 524-526. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Quotes
Well, I come from a military family. Whether it's the country or city, I never liked the bad guy. I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano. For me, very simply they were the bad guys. And when I did The Untouchables (1959), ...
Trademark
Ominous narration (as heard on Unsolved Mysteries)
Nickname
Bob
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Robert Langford Modini Stack
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
(age 84)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
6' (1.83 m)User Polls
Lauren Bacall 1924-2014
Stuck on a Ship Situations
People at 100 in 2019
Iconic Artifacts at the National Comedy Center
Da'Vine Joy Randolph describes how she felt on the set of Dolemite Is My Name when she learned that Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter was on board for the film.