Robert Taylor
American actor (1911-1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Taylor (August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969), was an American actor.
Born Spangler Arlington Brugh in Filley, Nebraska, U.S.. Robert Taylor was one of the greatest figures in Hollywood. His career includes 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 are 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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Taylor.
- Robert Taylor on IMDb
- Robert Taylor at the TCM Movie Database
- Robert Taylor collection at the Nebraska State Historical Society
- Photographs of Robert Taylor
- Robert Taylor at Find a Grave
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