Robert Urich Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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, Urich starred in a record 15 television series.Urich began his career in television in the early 1970s. After guest stints and roles in short-lived television series, Urich won a co-starring role in the action/crime drama series S.W.A.T., in 1975. In 1976, he landed the role of Dan Tanna in the crime drama series Vega$. The series aired on ABC from 1978 to 1981, and earned Urich two Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to his work in television, he also starred in several feature films, including Magnum Force (1973), The Ice Pirates (1984), and Turk 182 (1985). From 1985 to 1988, he portrayed the title role in the Detective television series Spenser: For Hire, based on Robert B. Parker's popular series of mystery novels. In 1988, Urich began hosting the documentary series National Geographic Explorer. He won a CableACE Award for his work on the series. Urich was also awarded a Golden Boot Award for his work in Western television series and films.In 1996, Urich starred in the The Lazarus Man. It was canceled shortly after he announced that he was diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer in July 1996. Urich sought treatment for his illness while continuing his career and also worked to raise money for cancer research. He was declared cancer free in 1998 and returned to television in the UPN series, The Love Boat: The Next Wave. In 2000, Urich made his Broadway debut in the musical Chicago, as Billy Flynn.His last role was in the NBC sitcom Emeril, in 2001. In fall 2001, Urich's cancer returned. He died of synovial cell sarcoma in Thousand Oaks, California in 2002 at the age of 55.
Full Name
Robert Urich
Net Worth
$16 Million
Date Of Birth
December 19, 1946
Died
April 16, 2002, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Toronto, Ohio, USA
Height
1.88 m
Occupation
Actor, producer
Profession
Television producer, Film producer, Actor
Education
Florida State University, Michigan State University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Heather Menzies (m. 1975–2002), Barbara Rucker (m. 1968–1974)
Children
Ryan Urich, Allison Grady Urich, Emily Urich
Parents
John Paul Urich, Cecilia Monica
Siblings
Tom Urich
Nicknames
Robert Urich, Urich, Robert
IMDB
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
Movies
The Ice Pirates, Magnum Force, Invitation to Hell, Turk 182, Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger, Final Descent, Night of the Wolf, Captains Courageous, Final Run, Spenser: The Judas Goat, Clover Bend, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn, When She Was Bad, Killdozer!, Scandal Sheet, The President's Man: A Line in th...
TV Shows
Vega$, Spenser: For Hire, The Lazarus Man, Lonesome Dove, S.W.A.T., Soap, The Love Boat: The Next Wave, Tabitha, Invasion America, Mistral's Daughter, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Amerika, Emeril, It Had to Be You, Gavilan, Crossroads, American Dreamer
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
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I think my longevity has a lot to do with where I come from -- a blue-collar town in Ohio -- and how I was raised: to work hard and respect other folks.
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I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can't hide who you are. It is why people are always coming up to me, not to talk about my shows but about their families, their pets. They obviously feel comfortable with me.
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"Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can't always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it." (Wisconsin speech, 2001)
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Fact
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Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2002.
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During his Spenser: For Hire (1985) series, Urich had a special agreement with the execs to fly out of state (from Boston, MA to the West Coast) when needed for his older daughter's medical treatments.
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Has two grandchildren Michelle (born 2004) and Lana (born 2005)
His final film, Night of the Wolf (2002) aired on Animal Planet the same day that he died.
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Graduated from Michigan State University in 1971 with a masters degree in Broadcast Research and Management.
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Attended Florida State University on a four-year football scholarship where he earned his undergraduate degree in Radio and Television Communications in 1968.
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Graduated from Toronto High School in Toronto, Ohio in 1964.
Recipient of the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Spent latter years devoted to cancer research and education, and he and wife established the Heather and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan.
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Graduated from Florida State University in 1967 or 1968
He sued Castle Rock Television for $1.47 million (the amount he would have received for the second season of his TV series The Lazarus Man (1996)) on April 11, 2000, saying Castle Rock canceled the show because he had cancer. He alleged he did not receive payments from the company. Apparently Urich and his production company entered into an agreement with Castle Rock in 1995 for Urich to act in the "Lazarus Man" pilot. Under the deal he was to be paid $70,000 per episode for the first season and $73,000 an episode the second season. In July 1996 he informed Castle Rock that he had cancer and would have to undergo treatment, but the suit said at no time was Urich unable to perform his duties. Castle Rock terminated the agreement a month later. Urich underwent chemotherapy, radiation treatments and two operations in the mid-1990s to seemingly successfully fight synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the joints.
