Robert Stack
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 mino
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.
Born
Jan 13, 1919
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
May 14, 2003
Known For
Acting
Movies
87 acting
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Popularity
1.8
Known For
Airplane!
1980
as Captain Rex Kramer
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
Recess: School's Out
2001
as Superintendent (voice)
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Dr. Ellison
Uncommon Valor
1983
as MacGregor
1941
1979
as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Written on the Wind
1956
as Kyle Hadley
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as General Sibert
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
BASEketball
1998
as Robert Stack
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