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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Stack
Acting
Born:January 13, 1919
Died:May 14, 2003(aged 84)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
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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 (73 movies)
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Laura
1955
as Mark Macpherson
7.8
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
7.7
7.7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
as Jordan White
7.5
7.5
First Love
1939
as Ted Drake
7.3
7.3
Airplane!
1980
as Captain Rex Kramer
7.3
7.3
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self
7.3
7.3
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Otto Von Rohn
7.2
7.2
The Gift of Love
1958
as William 'Bill' Beck
7.2
7.2
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Scarface Mob
1959
as Eliot Ness
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7.0
Second Wind
1978
as François Davis
6.9
6.9
Written on the Wind
1956
as Kyle Hadley
6.8
6.8
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Dr. Tommy Baker
6.7
6.7
The Tarnished Angels
1957
as Roger Shumann
6.7
6.7
Sabre Jet
1953
as Col. Gil Manton
6.7
6.7
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
as Agent Flemming (voice)
6.5
6.5
Mumford
1999
as Himself
6.2
6.2
The Caretakers
1963
as Dr. Donovan MacLeod
6.2
6.2
Uncommon Valor
1983
as MacGregor
6.2
6.2
The Last Voyage
1960
as Cliff Henderson
6.1
6.1
BASEketball
1998
as Robert Stack
6.1
6.1
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
as John Regan
6.1
6.1
House of Bamboo
1955
as Eddie Kenner
6.0
6.0
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991
as Eliot Ness
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943
as Himself
5.9
5.9
The High and the Mighty
1954
as John Sullivan
5.9
5.9
Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
as Nickey Van Alen
5.9
5.9
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Jim Holliday
5.9
5.9
Great Day in the Morning
1956
as Owen Pentecost
5.9
5.9
John Paul Jones
1959
as John Paul Jones
5.9
5.9
Action Man
1967
as Jim Beckley
5.9
5.9
A Date with Judy
1948
as Stephen Andrews
5.8
5.8
Plain Clothes
1988
as Mr. Gardner
5.8
5.8
1941
1979
as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
5.8
5.8
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Dr. Ellison
5.7
5.7
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
as Michael Rhodes
5.7
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Captain Larkin
5.7
5.7
Sealed with a Kiss
1999
as Sumner Ethridge
5.7
5.7
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
5.5
5.5
War Paint
1953
as Lt. Billings
5.5
5.5
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Chuck S. Brewer
5.5
5.5
My Outlaw Brother
1951
as Patrick O´Moore
5.3
5.3
Big Trouble
1986
as Winslow
5.3
5.3
Nice Girl?
1941
as Don Webb
5.1
5.1
Conquest of Cochise
1953
as Maj. Tom Burke
5.0
5.0
The Corrupt Ones
1967
as Cliff Wilder
5.0
5.0
The Y2K Crisis
1999
as Host
4.8
4.8
Adventures of the Queen
1975
as Capt. James Morgan
4.7
4.7
Bwana Devil
1952
as Bob Hayward
4.5
4.5
Laura
1968
as Mark McPherson
4.2
4.2
Caddyshack II
1988
as Chandler Young
4.0
4.0
The Iron Glove
1954
as Captain Charles Wogan
4.0
4.0
Mr. Music
1950
as Jeff Blake
4.0
4.0
Killer Bud
2001
as The Gooch
2.8
2.8
Dangerous Curves
1988
as Louis Faciano
1.0
1.0
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Bob Terry
My Kingdom For...
1985
Keeping Fit
1942
as Bob - Factory worker
Story of a Woman
1970
as David Frasier
The Selling of the Pentagon
1971
as Self (archive footage)
These Dead Souls
2018
as (archive footage)
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
2004
as Host
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Asylum for a Spy
1965
as James Andrew Congers
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
as Self
Midas Valley
1985
as Drew Hammond
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
as Self
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991
as Lt. Littleboy (voice)
Riviera Dream
1950
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996
as Self
Men of Texas
1942
as Barry Conovan
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