Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Date of Birth:

Jan 13, 1919

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

filmography:

The Transformers: The Movie The Transformers: The Movie

1986

Plain Clothes Plain Clothes

1988

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

The Making of '1941' The Making of '1941'

1996

Asylum for a Spy Asylum for a Spy

1965

A Little Bit of Heaven A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs

2004

The Corrupt Ones The Corrupt Ones

1967

Midas Valley Midas Valley

1985

Acting for Douglas Sirk Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008

The Iron Glove The Iron Glove

1954

Barry Norman in Celebrity City Barry Norman in Celebrity City

1982

War Paint War Paint

1953

Hercules: Zero to Hero Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

Conquest of Cochise Conquest of Cochise

1953

The Gift of Love The Gift of Love

1958

The Scarface Mob The Scarface Mob

1959

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

Laura Laura

1968

Miss Tatlock's Millions Miss Tatlock's Millions

1948

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

The Selling of the Pentagon The Selling of the Pentagon

1971

Recess: School's Out Recess: School's Out

2001

Story of a Woman Story of a Woman

1970

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

2001

Laura Laura

1955

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

2023

The Return of Eliot Ness The Return of Eliot Ness

1991

The Muppets Go Hollywood The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

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

1943

Keeping Fit Keeping Fit

1942

Eagle Squadron Eagle Squadron

1942

Undercover with the KKK Undercover with the KKK

1979

Un Second Souffle Un Second Souffle

1978

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

1991

Riviera Dream Riviera Dream

1950

BASEketball BASEketball

1998

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

1987

Killer Bud Killer Bud

2001

Mr. Music Mr. Music

1950

Murder on Flight 502 Murder on Flight 502

1975

Nice Girl? Nice Girl?

1941

Uncommon Valor Uncommon Valor

1983

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980

The Last Voyage The Last Voyage

1960

First Love First Love

1939

Caddyshack II Caddyshack II

1988

The Tarnished Angels The Tarnished Angels

1957

Bwana Devil Bwana Devil

1952

My Outlaw Brother My Outlaw Brother

1951

Mumford Mumford

1999

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

Airplane! Airplane!

1980

The Mortal Storm The Mortal Storm

1940

Joe Versus the Volcano Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Is Paris Burning? Is Paris Burning?

1966

1941 1941

1979

House of Bamboo House of Bamboo

1955

Good Morning, Miss Dove Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

The High and the Mighty The High and the Mighty

1954

Written on the Wind Written on the Wind

1956

Big Trouble Big Trouble

1986

The Y2K Crisis The Y2K Crisis

1999

A Date with Judy A Date with Judy

1948

Fighter Squadron Fighter Squadron

1948

Men of Texas Men of Texas

1942

Adventures of the Queen Adventures of the Queen

1975

Sealed with a Kiss Sealed with a Kiss

1999

Sabre Jet Sabre Jet

1953

Bullfighter and the Lady Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

Action Man Action Man

1967

These Dead Souls These Dead Souls

2018

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones

1959

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

1974

Dangerous Curves Dangerous Curves

1988

Badlands Of Dakota Badlands Of Dakota

1941

The Caretakers The Caretakers

1963

Great Day in the Morning Great Day in the Morning

1956

To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be

1942

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