Known for Acting
Birthday
December 19, 1946
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ohio
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.

The Mike Douglas Show

Saturday Night Live

The Nanny

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Cheers

Charlie's Angels

The F.B.I.

The Merv Griffin Show

Gunsmoke

Dinah!

Spenser: For Hire

Soap

Vega$

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Battle of the Network Stars

Lonesome Dove

Mistral's Daughter

S.W.A.T.