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Robert Stack
Robert Stack
84 years (Jan 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003)
Los Angeles, California, USA
51 Movies
23 TV Shows

Robert Stack

Careers this long are unusual: Robert Stack is an American actor whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. 'Hercules' is the other credit that tends to come up. Comedy keeps coming back on the credit list. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. Playing Captain Rex Kramer in 'Airplane!' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'Written on the Wind'.
Careers this long are unusual: Robert Stack is an American actor whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. 'Hercules' is the other credit that tends to come up. Comedy keeps coming back on the credit list. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. Playing Captain Rex Kramer in 'Airplane!' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'Written on the Wind'.
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Butt-Ugly Martians
Stoat Muldoon (voice) · 26 episodes
★ 4.3
2002–
TV
Killer Bud
The Gooch
★ 5.0
2001
Film
Recess: School's Out
Superintendent (voice)
★ 6.6
2001
Film
Lords of the Mafia
Self - Narrator · 16 episodes
1999–
TV
Mumford
Robert Stack
★ 6.6
1999
Film
Hercules
Bob (voice) · 65 episodes
★ 6.9
1998–
TV
BASEketball
Robert Stack
★ 6.1
1998
Film
King of the Hill
Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited) · 1 episode
★ 7.4
1997–
TV
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Agent Flemming (voice)
★ 6.7
1996
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Robert Stack still alive?
Robert Stack passed away on May 14, 2003 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Robert Stack?
Robert Stack is best known for roles in Airplane!, To Be or Not to Be, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
How many movies has Robert Stack been in?
Over a 64-year career (since 1939), Robert Stack has appeared in 51 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Robert Stack's first movie?
The career of Robert Stack began with First Love (1939).
What is Robert Stack's most recent movie or series?
Robert Stack's most recent release is Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs, which premiered on September 7, 2004.
What TV shows has Robert Stack appeared in?
On television, Robert Stack has appeared in King of the Hill, Murder, She Wrote, Hercules, The Angry Beavers.
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Robert Stack
Robert Stack
1919-01-13 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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