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Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Acting

Born August 5, 1911 · Filley, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared…

Known For · 40 titles

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1957
Hondo

Hondo

1967
Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

1952
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952
Yellowthread Street

Yellowthread Street

1990
Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953
Camille

Camille

1936
Party Girl

Party Girl

1958
Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
Buried Loot

Buried Loot

1935
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946
Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

1967
Society Doctor

Society Doctor

1935
D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956
The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession

1943
The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937
Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

1939
His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife

1936
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021
The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

1958
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

1942
Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
The Night Walker

The Night Walker

1964
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

1939
Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935
Song of Russia

Song of Russia

1944
Conspirator

Conspirator

1949