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Apr 16, 2002 · Robert Urich, an Emmy-winning actor best known for his starring roles in "Soap" and "Spenser: For Hire," has died after battling cancer. He was 55. Urich died Tuesday morning at a hospital in...
- Star of 'Spenser: For Hire,' 'Vega$' and Many More Shows
- First Co-Star: Burt Reynolds
- Cancer, and Research
April 16, 2002 Posted: 11:36 PM EDT (0336 GMT) (CNN) -- Robert Urich, the versatile television actor who starred in at least 15 shows over his 30-year career, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 55. Urich died in Thousand Oaks, California, surrounded by family and friends, according to publicist Cindy Guagenti. The actor announced in 1996 that he was su...
Robert Urich was born in Toronto, Ohio, on December 19, 1946. A star athlete in high school, he won a football scholarship to Florida State University, where he took a bachelor's degree in communications. He later earned a master's degree from Michigan State in broadcast research and management, and went to work in the broadcasting business as a sa...
Urich acknowledged he had cancer in 1996, but it didn't slow his career much. But in April 2000 he sued Castle Rock Television for $1.47 million, saying his show "The Lazarus Man" was canceled because of his disease. Urich had told the production company in July 1996 that he had cancer, but that he'd be able to perform. Nevertheless, Castle Rock st...
Apr 20, 2002 · From Associated Press. Hundreds of friends and celebrities mourned TV star Robert Urich on Friday as a down-to-earth actor who never let success go to his head. Urich died Tuesday at the age of...
Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
YearTitleRoleNotes1972Davie StroudEpisode: "The Runner"1973Greg DundeeEpisode: "Blood Brother"1973UnknownEpisode: "A Girl Named Tham"1973Bob Sanders12 episodesPASSING NOTES Robert Urich, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in dozens of TV series and made-for-TV movies, died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif. after battling cancer...
Robert Urich, the actor known TV audiences for "Vega$" and "Spenser: For Hire," and who briefly played Billy Flynn in the hit Broadway revival of Chicago, died early April 16 after a struggle...
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Apr 17, 2002 · Robert Urich, the personable actor best known for his tough-guy TV roles as Las Vegas private detective Dan Tana on “Vega$” and as Robert Parker’s sophisticated Boston private investigator in...
