Robert Urich
Actor
Biography
Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American actor. He played the starring role in the television series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988) and Vega$ (1978–1981). He also appeared in other television series over the years including: S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), and The Lazarus Man (1996), as well as in several feature films including Turk 182!, The Ice Pirates, and Magnum Force. Urich died in 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California. The actor announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the body's joints, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.
Filmography
The Ice Pirates
as Jason 1984
Turk 182!
as Terry Lynch 1985
Killdozer
as Mack McCarthy 1974
Invitation to Hell
as Matt Winslow 1984
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as President Adam Mayfield 2002
Young Again
as Michael Riley 1986
Final Run
as Glen 'Lucky' Singer 1999
Endangered Species
as Ruben Castle 1982
Final Descent
as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer 1997
Captains Courageous
as Capt. Matthew Troop 1996
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self - Host 1992
April Morning
as Joseph Simmons 1988
A Horse for Danny
as Eddie Fortuna 1995
A Perfect Stranger
as Alex Hale 1994
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor / Host 2001
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Bradley Burdock 1990