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Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Acting January 13, 1919 (84 years old) May 14, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 87

Airplane! 7.3

Airplane!

as Captain Rex Kramer

1980
The Transformers: The Movie 7.2

The Transformers: The Movie

as Ultra Magnus (voice)

1986
1941 5.8

1941

as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

1979
Joe Versus the Volcano 5.8

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Dr. Ellison

1990
Recess: School's Out 6.6

Recess: School's Out

as Superintendent (voice)

2001
BASEketball 6.1

BASEketball

as Robert Stack

1998
To Be or Not to Be 7.8

To Be or Not to Be

as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski

1942
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 6.7

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as Agent Flemming (voice)

1996
Is Paris Burning? 7.2

Is Paris Burning?

as General Sibert

1966
Written on the Wind 7.0

Written on the Wind

as Kyle Hadley

1956
Uncommon Valor 6.2

Uncommon Valor

as MacGregor

1983
Caddyshack II 4.2

Caddyshack II

as Chandler Young

1988
The High and the Mighty 5.9

The High and the Mighty

as John Sullivan

1954
Hercules: Zero to Hero 6.4

Hercules: Zero to Hero

as Narrator (voice) (archive sound)

1999
Optimus Prime Awakening 8.6

Optimus Prime Awakening

as Ultra Magnus (archived audio)

2026
The Muppets Go Hollywood 6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)

1979
Great Day in the Morning 6.0

Great Day in the Morning

as Owen Pentecost

1956
First Love 7.6

First Love

as Ted Drake

1939
Plain Clothes 6.1

Plain Clothes

as Mr. Gardner

1988
A Date with Judy 6.1

A Date with Judy

as Stephen Andrews

1948
House of Bamboo 6.2

House of Bamboo

as Eddie Kenner

1955
Mumford 6.6

Mumford

as Robert Stack

1999
Action Man 6.1

Action Man

as Jim Beckley

1967
The Tarnished Angels 6.8

The Tarnished Angels

as Roger Shumann

1957
The Last Voyage 6.2

The Last Voyage

as Cliff Henderson

1960
Good Morning, Miss Dove 7.0

Good Morning, Miss Dove

as Dr. Tommy Baker

1955
The Corrupt Ones 5.4

The Corrupt Ones

as Cliff Wilder

1967
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood 5.7

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as (archive footage)

2019
The Scarface Mob 7.3

The Scarface Mob

as Eliot Ness

1959
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1987
Big Trouble 5.3

Big Trouble

as Winslow

1986
Story of a Woman 7.0

Story of a Woman

as David Frasier

1970
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence 5.8

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

as Michael Rhodes

1974
The Mortal Storm 7.4

The Mortal Storm

as Otto Von Rohn

1940
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy 9.0

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

2023
John Paul Jones 6.0

John Paul Jones

as John Paul Jones

1959
War Paint 5.6

War Paint

as Lt. Billings

1953
A Little Bit of Heaven 4.5

A Little Bit of Heaven

as Bob Terry

1940
Nice Girl? 6.4

Nice Girl?

as Don Webb

1941
The Return of Eliot Ness 8.0

The Return of Eliot Ness

as Eliot Ness

1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit 7.6

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

as Jordan White

1987
Midas Valley 8.0

Midas Valley

as Drew Hammond

1985
The Gift of Love 7.3

The Gift of Love

as William 'Bill' Beck

1958
Murder on Flight 502 5.8

Murder on Flight 502

as Captain Larkin

1975
Dangerous Curves 3.2

Dangerous Curves

as Louis Faciano

1988
Eagle Squadron 7.0

Eagle Squadron

as Chuck S. Brewer

1942
Miss Tatlock's Millions 6.3

Miss Tatlock's Millions

as Nickey Van Alen

1948
Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

as Self

1982
Adventures of the Queen 5.5

Adventures of the Queen

as Capt. James Morgan

1975
Bullfighter and the Lady 6.1

Bullfighter and the Lady

as John Regan

1951
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self

1997
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World 8.0

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

as Self

1971
Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream

1950
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune 7.3

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune

2021
Fighter Squadron 6.1

Fighter Squadron

as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

1948
Mr. Music 6.5

Mr. Music

as Jeff Blake

1950
The Iron Glove 5.7

The Iron Glove

as Captain Charles Wogan

1954
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Lt. Littleboy (voice)

1991
Undercover with the KKK 5.2

Undercover with the KKK

as Host - Narrator

1979
The Gun of Zangara

The Gun of Zangara

as Eliot Ness

1960
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

as Host

2004
Laura 5.7

Laura

as Mark McPherson

1968
Sealed with a Kiss 6.2

Sealed with a Kiss

as Sumner Ethridge

1999
Killer Bud 5.0

Killer Bud

as The Gooch

2001
Laura 9.7

Laura

as Mark Macpherson

1955
The Caretakers 6.4

The Caretakers

as Dr. Donovan MacLeod

1963
Men of Texas 9.0

Men of Texas

as Barry Conovan

1942
Asylum for a Spy 8.0

Asylum for a Spy

as James Andrew Congers

1965
My Outlaw Brother 5.6

My Outlaw Brother

as Patrick O´Moore

1951
Badlands of Dakota 6.0

Badlands of Dakota

as Jim Holliday

1941
Alcatraz Express 7.0

Alcatraz Express

as Eliot Ness

1961
The Y2K Crisis 5.0

The Y2K Crisis

as Host

1999
My Kingdom For... 7.0

My Kingdom For...

1985
Bwana Devil 4.8

Bwana Devil

as Bob Hayward

1952
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome 9.0

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

as Self

1996
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars 10.0

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

as Self

1980
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

as Self

1941
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir 7.3

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

2001
Conquest of Cochise 5.3

Conquest of Cochise

as Maj. Tom Burke

1953
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform 7.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

as Himself

1943
The Selling of the Pentagon 8.0

The Selling of the Pentagon

as Self (archive footage)

1971
Acting for Douglas Sirk

Acting for Douglas Sirk

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Sabre Jet 7.0

Sabre Jet

as Col. Gil Manton

1953
Panic Button

Panic Button

as Jerry Cook

1957
Second Wind 8.0

Second Wind

as François Davis

1978
These Dead Souls

These Dead Souls

as (archive footage)

2018
Keeping Fit 9.0

Keeping Fit

as Bob - Factory worker

1942

TV Shows 54

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited)

1997
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Chester Harrison

1984
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Bret Garrett

1977
Falcon Crest 5.6

Falcon Crest

as Roland Saunders

1981
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Peter McReynolds

1993
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Red Skelton Show 7.4

The Red Skelton Show

as Bo Bo McGoon

1951
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Eliot Ness

1959
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Agent Briggs

1962
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

as Lewis Blackwood

1982
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

as Charles Vandoor

1982
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Major Morgan

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as James Andrew Congers

1963
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Cameo

1950
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

1975
Vicki! 6.5

Vicki!

as Self

1992
Hercules 6.9

Hercules

as Bob (voice)

1998
The Angry Beavers 7.0

The Angry Beavers

as Narrator (voice)

1997
Blossom 6.2

Blossom

as Robert Stack

1990
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Dan Farrell

1968
Entertainment Tonight 4.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981
Unsolved Mysteries 7.7

Unsolved Mysteries

as Host

1988
The Ford Television Theatre 7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

as Ralph Saunders

1952
The Ford Television Theatre 7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

as Ben Barton

1952
Brothers 6.7

Brothers

1984
Lights Out 6.0

Lights Out

1949
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

1973
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Mark MacPherson

1955
Suddenly Susan 6.0

Suddenly Susan

as Robert Stack

1996
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as Eliot Ness

1958
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as First Man

1950
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Intermission Guest

1950
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
The Danny Thomas Hour 6.7

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Angelo (Businessman)

1967
Strike Force 7.5

Strike Force

as Captain Frank Murphy

1981
Butt-Ugly Martians 4.3

Butt-Ugly Martians

as Stoat Muldoon (voice)

2002
Hollywood Wives 4.7

Hollywood Wives

as George Lancaster

1985
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Vic Flint

1951
The Fanelli Boys 7.3

The Fanelli Boys

as Robert Stack (uncredited)

1990
The Fanelli Boys 7.3

The Fanelli Boys

as Kyle Hadley

1990
George Washington 7.7

George Washington

as General Stark

1984
Most Wanted 6.7

Most Wanted

as Captain Linc Evers

1976
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS 9.0

Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS

1991
Lords of the Mafia

Lords of the Mafia

as Self - Narrator

1999
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts 8.0

Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts

1990
Korea: The Forgotten War 7.7

Korea: The Forgotten War

as Host

1987

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