---
name: "Robert Taylor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-taylor-82216"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 August 1911"
died: "8 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:18:24.997404+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Taylor

Actor. Born 5 August 1911 in Filley, Nebraska, USA. Died 8 June 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 August 1911, Filley, Nebraska, USA
- **Died:** 8 June 1969
- **Active:** 1935–1952
- **Also known as:** Lieut Robert Taylor USNR, Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R., Spangler Arlington Brugh
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 72 (1), 1950s 68 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** History 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $32m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001791/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82216

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Ivanhoe*](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Quo Vadis*](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh) was an American actor. He made his film debut in *Handy Andy* (1934) and appeared as Bob Gordon in *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935). He signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and gained leading roles from 1935, including in *Magnificent Obsession* (1935) and *Camille* (1936).

Taylor served as a flight instructor in the United States Naval Air Forces during the Second World War. His later film work included *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), *Quo Vadis* (1951), *Ivanhoe* (1952) and *Knights of the Round Table* (1953). On television he starred in *The Detectives* (1959–1962) and hosted *Death Valley Days* from 1966.

He was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951 and to actress Ursula Thiess from 1954. Taylor died in 1969.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ivanhoe* (1952), Fi1m 70, as Wilfred of Ivanhoe — [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), Fi1m 65, as Marcus Vinicius — [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), Fi1m 72, as Robert Gordon — [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)

## Complete filmography (98)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Yellowthread Street* (1990), series, as Det. Peter Marenta
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage)
- *Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows* (1968), as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
- *The Day the Hot Line Got Hot* (1968), as Anderson
- *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor
- *Hondo and the Apaches* (1967), as Gallagher
- *The Glass Sphinx* (1967), as Prof. Karl Nichols
- *Return of the Gunfighter* (1967), as Ben Wyatt
- *Savage Pampas* (1966), as Captain Martín
- *Johnny Tiger* (1966), as George Dean
- *The Night Walker* (1964), as Barry Moreland
- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
- *A House Is Not a Home* (1964), as Frank Costigan
- *Recoil* (1963), as Captain Matt Holbrook
- *Cattle King* (1963), as Sam Brassfield
- *Miracle of the White Stallions* (1963), as Col. Podhajsky
- *The House of the Seven Hawks* (1959), as John Nordley
- *The Detectives* (1959), series, as Captain Matt Holbrook
- *Killers of Kilimanjaro* (1959), as Robert Adamson
- *The Hangman* (1959), as Mackenzie Bovard
- *Party Girl* (1958), as Tommy Farrell
- *The Law and Jake Wade* (1958), as Jake Wade
- *Saddle the Wind* (1958), as Steve Sinclair
- *The Thin Man* (1957), series, Actor
- *Tip on a Dead Jockey* (1957), as Lloyd Tredman
- *The Power and the Prize* (1956), as Cliff Barton
- *D-Day the Sixth of June* (1956), as Capt. Brad Parker
- *The Last Hunt* (1956), as Charlie Gilson
- *MGM Parade* (1955), series, Actor
- *Quentin Durward* (1955), as Quentin Durward
- *Many Rivers to Cross* (1955), as Bushrod Gentry
- *Rogue Cop* (1954), as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
- *Valley of the Kings* (1954), as Mark Brandon
- *Knights of the Round Table* (1953), as Lancelot
- *All the Brothers Were Valiant* (1953), as Joel Shore
- *Ride, Vaquero!* (1953), as Rio
- *I Love Melvin* (1953), as Robert Taylor
- *Above and Beyond* (1953), as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
- *The Hoaxters* (1952), as Narrator (voice)
- *Death Valley Days* (1952), series, as Shanghai Kelly
- *Ivanhoe* (1952), as Wilfred of Ivanhoe — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)
- *Westward the Women* (1951), as Buck Wyatt
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), as Marcus Vinicius — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *Devil's Doorway* (1950), as Lance Poole
- *The Fighting Lady's Family* (1950), as Narrator (voice)
- *Ambush* (1950), as Ward Kinsman
- *Conspirator* (1949), as Major Michael Curragh
- *The Bribe* (1949), as Rigby
- *The Secret Land* (1948), as Narrator
- *High Wall* (1947), as Steven Kenet
- *Undercurrent* (1946), as Alan Garroway
- *Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1* (1945), as Instructor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: Landings* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1* (1945), as Lt. Taylor · Director
- *Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs* (1945), as Instructor · Director
- *The Fighting Lady* (1944), as Narrator
- *Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense* (1944), as Lt. Robert Taylor · Director
- *Song of Russia* (1944), as John Meredith
- *Bataan* (1943), as Sgt. Bill Dane
- *The Youngest Profession* (1943), as Robert Taylor
- *Stand by for Action* (1942), as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
- *Her Cardboard Lover* (1942), as Terry Trindale
- *Johnny Eager* (1941), as Johnny Eager
- *When Ladies Meet* (1941), as Jimmy Lee
- *Billy the Kid* (1941), as Billy Bonney
- *Flight Command* (1940), as Ens. Alan Drake
- *Escape* (1940), as Mark Preysing
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), as Roy Cronin
- *Remember?* (1939), as Jeff Holland
- *Lady of the Tropics* (1939), as William 'Bill' Carey
- *Lucky Night* (1939), as Bill Overton
- *Stand Up and Fight* (1939), as Blake Cantrell
- *The Crowd Roars* (1938), as 'Killer' McCoy
- *Three Comrades* (1938), as Erich Lohkamp
- *A Yank at Oxford* (1938), as Lee Sheridan
- *Broadway Melody of 1938* (1937), as Steve Raleigh
- *This Is My Affair* (1937), as Lt. Richard L. Perry
- *Personal Property* (1937), as Raymond Dabney
- *Camille* (1936), as Armand Duval
- *The Gorgeous Hussy* (1936), as 'Bow' Timberlake
- *His Brother's Wife* (1936), as Chris Claybourne
- *Private Number* (1936), as Richard Winfield
- *Small Town Girl* (1936), as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
- *Magnificent Obsession* (1935), as Dr. Robert Merrick
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), as Robert Gordon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)
- *Murder in the Fleet* (1935), as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
- *West Point of the Air* (1935), as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
- *Times Square Lady* (1935), as Steve Gordon
- *Society Doctor* (1935), as Dr. Ellis
- *Buried Loot* (1935), as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
- *A Wicked Woman* (1934), as Bill Renton
- *There's Always Tomorrow* (1934), as Arthur White
- *The Spectacle Maker* (1934), as The Duchess's Paramour
- *Handy Andy* (1934), as Lloyd Burmeister

## Gallery

- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-9a64f4c92efa.jpg) Robert Taylor — Photographer: Eric Carpenter (1909–1976), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Robert_Taylor_by_Eric_Carpenter%2C_1946.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cinearte v.16, n.552, 1941 - Robert Talylor (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-551a077eb4e5.jpg) Cinearte v.16, n.552, 1941 - Robert Talylor (2021) — Cinearte (Brazil Magazine), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Cinearte_v.16%2C_n.552%2C_1941_-_Robert_Talylor.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Omschrijving: Amerikaans acteur / filmster Robert Taylor (1911-1969) zwaait met zijn hoed aan boord van een schip. Plaats onbekend, 1937.](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-45d6aac3eb45.jpg) Omschrijving: Amerikaans acteur / filmster Robert Taylor (1911-1969) zwaait met zijn hoed aan boord van een schip. Plaats onbekend, 1937. — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Amerikaans_acteur%2C_filmster_Robert_Taylor_%281911-1969%29_zwaait_met_zijn_hoed_aan_boord_van_een_schip%2C_SFA022004728.jpg/1280px-Amerikaans_acteur%2C_filmster_Robert_Taylor_%281911-1969%29_zwaait_met_zijn_hoed_aan_boord_van_een_schip%2C_SFA022004728.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lobby card for the American film Flight Command (1940).](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-3aa6917cf9db.jpg) Lobby card for the American film Flight Command (1940). — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flight_Command_lobby_card.jpg/1280px-Flight_Command_lobby_card.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-080a1c882ca1.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-e4f05e427571.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-7ca09e24bc8d.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-7a6d85d08d09.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-fe157ba3e7b1.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1227946/gallery-8c949e176e81.jpg) Robert Taylor — Image via TMDB

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