Robert Stack
Acting
- Born:
- 1919-01-13
- Died:
- 2003-05-14
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Robert Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first Hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Known For
Filmography
Optimus Prime Awakening
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
These Dead Souls
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Butt-Ugly Martians
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Killer Bud
Recess: School's Out
Lords of the Mafia
Mumford
Sealed with a Kiss
Hercules: Zero to Hero
The Y2K Crisis
Hercules
BASEketball
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
The Angry Beavers
King of the Hill
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Suddenly Susan
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Diagnosis: Murder
Vicki!
The Return of Eliot Ness
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts
The Fanelli Boys
Blossom
Joe Versus the Volcano
Unsolved Mysteries
Dangerous Curves
Caddyshack II
Plain Clothes
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Korea: The Forgotten War
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Transformers: The Movie
Big Trouble
Midas Valley
Hollywood Wives
My Kingdom For...
Murder, She Wrote
Brothers
George Washington
Uncommon Valor
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Hotel
Falcon Crest
Strike Force
Entertainment Tonight
Airplane!
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1941
Undercover with the KKK
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Second Wind
The Love Boat
Most Wanted
Murder on Flight 502
Adventures of the Queen
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Dinah!
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Police Story
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
The Selling of the Pentagon
Story of a Woman
The Name of the Game
Laura
The Danny Thomas Hour
Action Man
The Corrupt Ones
Is Paris Burning?
Asylum for a Spy
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Caretakers
The Lucy Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Alcatraz Express
The Gun of Zangara
The Last Voyage
The Scarface Mob
The Untouchables
John Paul Jones
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Gift of Love
Panic Button
The Tarnished Angels
Written on the Wind
Great Day in the Morning
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Laura
The 20th Century Fox Hour
House of Bamboo
The High and the Mighty
The Iron Glove
Sabre Jet
Conquest of Cochise
War Paint
The Oscars
The Ford Television Theatre
Bwana Devil
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Red Skelton Show
My Outlaw Brother
Bullfighter and the Lady
Mr. Music
Lux Video Theatre
The Bob Hope Show
Riviera Dream
Lights Out
Fighter Squadron
Miss Tatlock's Millions
A Date with Judy
The Ed Sullivan Show
Golden Globe Awards
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Keeping Fit
Men of Texas
Eagle Squadron
To Be or Not to Be
Badlands of Dakota
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Nice Girl?
A Little Bit of Heaven
The Mortal Storm
First Love