Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor (August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969), was an American actor.
Robert Taylor | |
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| Born | August 5, 1911 |
| Died | June 8, 1969 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | actor |
Born Spangler Arlington Brugh in Filley, Nebraska, U.S.. Robert Taylor was one of the greatest figures in Hollywood. His career the most diverse roles from war to historical movies as Bataan (1943), Quo vadis(1951). He starred as a corrupt cop in Rogue Cop (1954).
Among his best movies include Ivanhoe (1953), Above and Beyond (1952), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The House of the Seven Hawks (1959).
He plays the legendary Billy the Kid in Billy the Kid (1941), one of the most successful Westerns of all time.
In 1959 Robert Taylor stars in the television series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor, He played the role of Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook, in 98 episodes. It was also special guest co-star in the TV movie Hondo and the Apaches (1967).
Taylor died of lung cancer.
Filmography
| Year | movie | Role | Nota |
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| 1934 | Handy Andy | Lloyd Burmeister | |
| 1934 | The Spectacle Maker | (uncredited) | (short) |
| 1934 | There's Always Tomorrow | Arthur White | |
| 1934 | A Wicked Woman | Bill Renton | |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Dr. Tommy | |
| 1935 | Times Square Lady | Steven J. Gordon | |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air | Jaskarelli | |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Lt. Tom Randolph | |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Robert Gordon | |
| 1935 | Magnificent Obsession | Robert Merrick | |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl | Dr. Robert Dakin | |
| 1936 | Private Number | Richard Winfield | |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Chris Claybourne | |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy | Timberlake | |
| 1936 | Camille | Armand Duval | |
| 1937 | Personal Property | Raymond Dabney | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Lt. Richard L. Perry | |
| 1938 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Stephan Raleigh | |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford | Sheridan | |
| 1938 | Three Comrades | Erich Lohkamp | |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Thomas McCoy | |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | Blake Cantrell | |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Bill Overton | |
| 1939 | Lady of the Tropics | William Carey | |
| 1939 | Remember? | Jeffrey Holland | |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge | Roy Cronin | |
| 1940 | Escape | Mark Preysing | |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Ensign Alan Drake | |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Billy Bonney | |
| 1941 | When Ladies Meet | Jimmy Lee | |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | Johnny Eager | |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover | Terry Trindale | |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Lieut. Gregg Masterman | |
| 1943 | Bataan | Sgt. Bill Dane | |
| 1944 | Song of Russia | John Meredith | |
| 1946 | Undercurrent | Alan Garroway | |
| 1947 | High Wall | Steven Kenet | |
| 1949 | The Bribe | Rigby | |
| 1949 | Conspirator | Maj. Michael Curragh | |
| 1950 | Ambush | Ward Kinsman | |
| 1950 | Devil's Doorway | Lance Poole | |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis | Marcus Vinicius | |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Buck Wyatt | |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | |
| 1952 | Above and Beyond | Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets | |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! | Rio | |
| 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant | Joel Shore | |
| 1953 | Knights of the Round Table | ||
| 1954 | Valley of the Kings | Mark Brandon | |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | Det. Sgt. Kelvaney | |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross | Bushrod Gentry | |
| 1955 | Quentin Durward | Quentin Durward | |
| 1956 | The Last Hunt | Charlie Gilson | |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of June | Capt. Brad Parker | |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Cliff Barton | |
| 1957 | Tip on a Dead Jockey | Lloyd Tredman | |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Steve Sinclair | |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade | Jake Wade | |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Thomas Farrell | |
| 1959 | The Hangman | Mackenzie Bovard | |
| 1959 | The House of the Seven Hawks | John Nordley | |
| 1959 | Killers of Kilimanjaro | Robert Adamson | |
| 1959/1962 | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (TV series) | Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook | |
| 1963 | The Robert Taylor Show (TV series) | Christopher Logan | |
| 1963 | Miracle of the White Stallions | Col. Podhajsky | |
| 1963 | Cattle King | Sam Brassfield | |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a Home | Frank Costigan | |
| 1964 | The Night Walker | Barry Moreland | |
| 1966 | Johnny Tiger | George Dean | |
| 1966 | Savage Pampas | Captain Martín | |
| 1967 | Return of the Gunfighter | Ben Wyatt | |
| 1967 | Hondo and the Apaches (TV movie) | Gallagher | |
| 1968 | Le rouble à deux faces | Anderson | |
| 1968 | Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! | Mr. Farriday | |
| 1971 | La sfinge d'oro | Prof. Karl Nichols |