Robert Taylor

Also known as Spangler Arlington Taylor, Spangler Arlington Brugh Taylor

American actor (1911-1969)

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Born: 1784
Died: 1844
Works: 21

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Who is the Holy Ghost?
The question concerning literary property determined by the Court of King's Bench on 20th April 1769 in the cause between Andrew Millar and Robert Taylor ...
The judgment of the Court of King's Bench, upon the Rev. Robert Taylor, A.B., M.R.C.S., on a conviction of blasphemy toward the Christian religion
Trial of the Rev. Robert Taylor, A.B. & M.R.C.S.
Trial of the Reverend Robert Taylor, A.B., M.R.C.S.

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Acting · Filley, Nebraska, USA

Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with…

Known for

The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage)2021
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo — Self (archive footage)2014
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997

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Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his era.

Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in Camille (1936), A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Forces, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the television series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he assumed hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days.