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Robert Stack

Robert Langford Modini Stack 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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Born:
Jan 13, 1919 In Los Angeles, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
56
First Appeared:
In the movie First Love 1939-11-10
Latest Project:
Movie Killer Bud 2001-06-17
Known For
Filmography
Movie Killer Bud The Gooch 2001-06-17
Movie Recess: School's Out Superintendent (voice) 2001-02-16
Movie Hercules: Zero to Hero Narrator (voice) (archive sound) 1999-08-17
Movie Mumford Himself 1999-09-24
Movie BASEketball Robert Stack 1998-07-28
Movie The Making of '1941' (archive) 1996-05-28
Movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Agent Flemming (voice) 1996-12-20
Movie Dangerous Curves Louis Faciano 1988-09-23
Movie Plain Clothes Mr. Gardner 1988-04-15
Series Unsolved Mysteries Host 1988-10-05
Movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Jordan White 1987-05-24
Movie Big Trouble Winslow 1986-05-30
Movie The Transformers: The Movie Ultra Magnus (voice) 1986-08-08
Series Hollywood Wives 1985-02-17
Movie Uncommon Valor MacGregor 1983-12-16
Movie The Muppets Go Hollywood Self 1979-05-16
Movie 1941 Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell 1979-12-14
Movie Un Second Souffle François Davis 1978-09-12
Series Most Wanted Captain Linc Evers 1976-03-21
Movie Adventures of the Queen Capt. James Morgan 1975-02-14
Movie Murder on Flight 502 Captain Larkin 1975-11-21
Movie The Strange and Deadly Occurrence Michael Rhodes 1974-09-24
Movie Laura Mark McPherson 1968-01-24
Movie The Corrupt Ones Cliff Wilder 1967-01-20
Movie Hollywood My Home Town Self (archive footage) 1965-12-31
Movie The Caretakers Dr. Donovan MacLeod 1963-08-21
Movie The Last Voyage Cliff Henderson 1960-02-19
Movie The Scarface Mob Eliot Ness 1959-04-19
Series The Untouchables Eliot Ness 1959-10-15
Movie John Paul Jones John Paul Jones 1959-06-16
Movie The Gift of Love William 'Bill' Beck 1958-02-11
Movie The Tarnished Angels Roger Shumann 1957-11-21
Movie Panic Button Jerry Cook 1957-11-28
Movie Great Day in the Morning Owen Pentecost 1956-05-16
Movie Written on the Wind Kyle Hadley 1956-10-04
Movie House of Bamboo Eddie Kenner 1955-07-01
Movie Good Morning, Miss Dove Dr. Tommy Baker 1955-11-23
Movie The High and the Mighty John Sullivan 1954-07-03
Movie The Iron Glove Captain Charles Wogan 1954-04-01
Movie War Paint Lt. Billings 1953-08-28
Movie Sabre Jet Col. Gil Manton 1953-09-04
Movie Conquest of Cochise Maj. Tom Burke 1953-09-01
Movie Bwana Devil Bob Hayward 1952-08-22
Movie My Outlaw Brother Patrick O´Moore 1951-08-22
Movie Bullfighter and the Lady John Regan 1951-04-26
Movie Mr. Music Jeff Blake 1950-12-08
Movie A Date with Judy Stephen Andrews 1948-07-29
Movie Fighter Squadron Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton 1948-11-27
Movie Miss Tatlock's Millions Nickey Van Alen 1948-11-19
Movie To Be or Not to Be Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski 1942-03-05
Movie Men of Texas Barry Conovan 1942-07-03
Movie Eagle Squadron Chuck S. Brewer 1942-06-16
Movie Badlands Of Dakota Jim Holliday 1941-09-15
Movie The Mortal Storm Otto Von Rohn 1940-06-20
Movie A Little Bit of Heaven Bob Terry 1940-10-10
Movie First Love Ted Drake 1939-11-10
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