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Robert Stack
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Acting
Birthday
1919-01-13,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

To Be or Not to Be

7.8

To Be or Not to Be
1942-03-06

The Mortal Storm

7.348

The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20

7.307

Airplane!
1980-06-27

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

6.642

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996-12-20

Joe Versus the Volcano

5.804

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990-03-09

Is Paris Burning?

7.2

Is Paris Burning?
1966-10-26

Good Morning, Miss Dove

7

Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955-11-23

House of Bamboo

6.2

House of Bamboo
1955-07-01

5.8

1941
1979-12-14

My Outlaw Brother

5.583

My Outlaw Brother
1951-08-22

6.514

Mumford
1999-09-24

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

10

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980-04-29

6.3

Uncommon Valor
1983-12-16

6.25

Nice Girl?
1941-02-21

The Last Voyage

6.2

The Last Voyage
1960-02-19

7.647

First Love
1939-11-10

5

Bwana Devil
1952-08-22

The Tarnished Angels

6.8

The Tarnished Angels
1957-11-21

4.192

Caddyshack II
1988-07-22

The High and the Mighty

5.9

The High and the Mighty
1954-07-03

Written on the Wind

7

Written on the Wind
1956-10-04

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

8

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971-10-29

John Paul Jones

6

John Paul Jones
1959-06-16

These Dead Souls

0

These Dead Souls
2018-05-07

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

5.813

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974-09-24

Dangerous Curves

3.206

Dangerous Curves
1988-09-23

Great Day in the Morning

5.983

Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16

6.4

The Caretakers
1963-08-21

Badlands of Dakota

6.05

Badlands of Dakota
1941-09-15

5.97

Action Man
1967-05-31

Bullfighter and the Lady

6.267

Bullfighter and the Lady
1951-04-26

A Date with Judy

6.1

A Date with Judy
1948-07-29

5

The Y2K Crisis
1999-03-07

5.393

Big Trouble
1986-05-30

9

Men of Texas
1942-07-03

Fighter Squadron

6.2

Fighter Squadron
1948-11-27

7

Sabre Jet
1953-09-04

Sealed with a Kiss

6.25

Sealed with a Kiss
1999-09-19

Adventures of the Queen

5.5

Adventures of the Queen
1975-02-14

Murder on Flight 502

5.912

Murder on Flight 502
1975-11-21

6.5

Mr. Music
1950-12-08

Hercules: Zero to Hero

6.48

Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999-08-17

5.6

War Paint
1953-08-28

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

0

Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982-09-14

Conquest of Cochise

5.278

Conquest of Cochise
1953-09-01

The Gift of Love

7.3

The Gift of Love
1958-02-11

5.667

Laura
1968-01-24

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

0

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941-08-15

The Scarface Mob

7.25

The Scarface Mob
1959-04-19

5.667

The Iron Glove
1954-04-01

Acting for Douglas Sirk

0

Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008-11-05

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

5.7

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019-10-13

5.868

Plain Clothes
1988-04-15

The Transformers: The Movie

7.141

The Transformers: The Movie
1986-08-08

Asylum for a Spy

8

Asylum for a Spy
1965-04-02

A Little Bit of Heaven

4.5

A Little Bit of Heaven
1940-10-10

8

Midas Valley
1985-06-27

The Corrupt Ones

5.375

The Corrupt Ones
1967-01-20

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

0

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
2004-09-07

Miss Tatlock's Millions

6.3

Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948-11-19

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

7.667

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997-05-12

8

Second Wind
1978-09-12

Undercover with the KKK

5.167

Undercover with the KKK
1979-10-23

7

Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

0

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991-01-01

0

Riviera Dream
1950-01-01

5

Killer Bud
2001-06-17

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

7.6

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987-05-24

6.123

BASEketball
1998-07-28

9

Keeping Fit
1942-10-26

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

7

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943-08-15

Story of a Woman

7

Story of a Woman
1970-02-13

Recess: School's Out

6.585

Recess: School's Out
2001-02-16

The Selling of the Pentagon

8

The Selling of the Pentagon
1971-02-23

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

7.3

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001-10-01

9.667

Laura
1955-10-19

The Muppets Go Hollywood

6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979-05-16

The Return of Eliot Ness

8

The Return of Eliot Ness
1991-11-10

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

9

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023-10-05

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

9

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996-02-04

My Kingdom For...

7

My Kingdom For...
1985-01-01

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune

7.5

Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021-11-19

Alcatraz Express

7

Alcatraz Express
1961-01-05

5.7

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Unsolved Mysteries

7.716

Unsolved Mysteries
1988-10-05

7.11

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

The Untouchables

7.9

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

6.9

Hercules
1998-08-31

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

6.17

Blossom
1990-07-05

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

Butt-Ugly Martians

4.3

Butt-Ugly Martians
2002-01-09

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7.5

Strike Force
1981-11-13

6.727

Brothers
1984-07-13

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

6

Lights Out
1949-07-19

George Washington

7.7

George Washington
1984-04-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Hollywood Wives

4.667

Hollywood Wives
1985-02-17

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

6.667

Most Wanted
1976-03-21

5.9

Suddenly Susan
1996-09-19

Entertainment Tonight

4.3

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

King of the Hill

7.4

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The Angry Beavers

6.96

The Angry Beavers
1997-04-19

6.5

Vicki!
1992-08-31

The Fanelli Boys

7.333

The Fanelli Boys
1990-09-08

The Fanelli Boys

7.333

The Fanelli Boys
1990-09-08

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

The Danny Thomas Hour

6.5

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967-09-11

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

The Red Skelton Show

7.421

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS

9

Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS
1991-09-18

Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts

8

Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts
1990-10-31

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

Lords of the Mafia with Robert Stack

0

Lords of the Mafia with Robert Stack
1999-10-15