
Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American actor. He played the starring role in the television series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988) and Vega$ (1978–1981). He also appeared in other television series over the years including: S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), and The Lazarus Man (1996), as well as in several feature films including Turk 182!, The Ice Pirates, and Magnum Force. Urich died in 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California. The actor announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the body's joints, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.

Magnum Force
1973 · as Officer Mike Grimes

Invasion America
1998 · as Briggs (Voice)

The Ice Pirates
1984 · as Jason

Endangered Species
1982 · as Ruben Castle

Invitation to Hell
1984 · as Matt Winslow

When She Was Bad...
1979 · as Bob Morgan

Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · as Self

Scandal Sheet
1985 · as Ben Rowan

April Morning
1988 · as Joseph Simmons

Young Again
1986 · as Michael Riley

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992 · as Self - Host

Turk 182!
1985 · as Terry Lynch

Final Descent
1997 · as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

Clover Bend
2002 · as Bill Clayton

The Comeback
1989 · as Scotty Malloy

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002 · as President Adam Mayfield

Final Run
1999 · as Glen 'Lucky' Singer

Double Edge
1992 · as Harry Carter