Robert Stack
Birthday: 1919-01-13
Place of Birth: 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.
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To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's effor...
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The Mortal Storm
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. Aft...
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Airplane!
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to...
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new o...
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Joe Versus the Volcano
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the cou...
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Is Paris Burning?
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be...
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Good Morning, Miss Dove
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of...
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House of Bamboo
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a fo...
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1941
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads...
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Mumford
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same nam...
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My Outlaw Brother
Danny, a greenhorn from New York comes to the Mexican border in search for his older brother whom he...
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Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed, like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leand...
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Uncommon Valor
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner b...
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Nice Girl?
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built ...
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The Last Voyage
The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After...
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First Love
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncl...
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Bwana Devil
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engin...
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The Tarnished Angels
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot ...
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Caddyshack II
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he r...
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The High and the Mighty
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit as...
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Written on the Wind
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, J...
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida....
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John Paul Jones
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his s...
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These Dead Souls
An audiovisual essay on Douglas Sirk's film The Tarnished Angels (1957). Analyzes a central scene 40...
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The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
A family moves into a new home in an isolated area, and soon realizes that someone--or something--do...
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Dangerous Curves
A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the com...
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Great Day in the Morning
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved wit...
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The Caretakers
This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward o...
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Badlands of Dakota
In the Dakotas during the days of the Great Gold Boom, brothers Jim and Bob Holliday are bumping hea...
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Action Man
An American talks a retired French crook into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as rans...
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Bullfighter and the Lady
An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport....
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A Date with Judy
Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance...
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The Y2K Crisis
Panic over the year 2000 problem will only increase as we get closer to the turn of the millennium; ...
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Big Trouble
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet ...
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Men of Texas
A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in ...
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Fighter Squadron
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promo...
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Sabre Jet
The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their...
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Sealed with a Kiss
Bennett, who's engaged to his boss's daughter, just lost a major client for his company. When a lett...
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Adventures of the Queen
A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionai...
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Murder on Flight 502
On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airlin...
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Mr. Music
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a...
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Hercules: Zero to Hero
After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, ...
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War Paint
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace tre...
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Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved...
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Conquest of Cochise
A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being pr...
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The Gift of Love
Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts...
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Laura
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating....
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
This edition of Screen Snapshots has more of a vaudeville flavor as opposed to Ralph Staub's usual c...
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The Scarface Mob
Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in...
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The Iron Glove
Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I o...
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Acting for Douglas Sirk
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Dougl...
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack....
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Plain Clothes
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with...
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The Transformers: The Movie
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leader...
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Asylum for a Spy
A spy wants to "come in from the cold" since his last assignment resulted in the death of two innoce...
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A Little Bit of Heaven
A child from the New York tenements sings on a radio quiz show and is eventually hired to a big-buck...
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Midas Valley
Set in Silicon Valley, California, follows the lives of a group of people involved in the competitiv...
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The Corrupt Ones
Freelance photographer Cliff Wilder (Robert Stack) finds himself the target of various colorful vill...
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Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
First Look Studios released six theme-based DVD sets of "Unsolved Mysteries" in Region 1 in 2004/200...
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Miss Tatlock's Millions
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the famil...
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 ...
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Second Wind
An aging dentist looks for a little liveliness by abandoning his wife in favor of a younger woman. W...
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Undercover with the KKK
The true story of Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., who worked undercover for the FBI to infiltrate a Ku Klux K...
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Eagle Squadron
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in lov...
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The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
With the help of the Master Wolf, Baa Baa makes a daring breakout from the Muttonville State Pen. In...
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Riviera Dream
This black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a dischar...
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Killer Bud
After losing another job, two idiots embark on an adventure of mythic proportion: to acquire "Feed B...
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer ...
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BASEketball
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of ...
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Keeping Fit
Topical wartime short depicting the plight of civilians who must stay in shape in order to fight the...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Actors are seen in their new roles as military men during WWII: Robert Stack displaying his remarkab...
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Story of a Woman
Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefor...
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Recess: School's Out
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quic...
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The Selling of the Pentagon
The Selling of the Pentagon, was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1...
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's ...
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Laura
A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more...
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere o...
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The Return of Eliot Ness
Detective Eliot Ness comes back to town to fight corruption and avenge a former partner's murder wit...
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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Sitting down with co-creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, along with long-time actors, prod...
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
A snyposis of the legendary actor's career, narrated by Liam Neeson....
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My Kingdom For...
When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visi...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film....
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