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Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American actor. He played the starring roles in the television series Vega$ (1978–1981) and Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988). He also appeared in other television series over the years including: Kung Fu (1972), S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), and The Lazarus Man (1996), as well as in several feature films including Turk 182!, The Ice Pirates, and Magnum Force. Urich died in 2002 in Thousand Oaks, California. The actor announced in 1996 that he was suffering from synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer, for which he underwent several treatments during the last years of his life.
Urich was of Rusyn and Slovak extraction and raised Byzantine Catholic and Roman Catholic in the small town of Toronto, Ohio, where he is honored with the Robert Urich Interchange leading to State Route 7. Due to the similarity in names with Toronto, Ontario, many sources list him incorrectly as being a Canadian. His second wife, actress Heather Menzies, actually is a Canadian from the latter city.
THE DEATH OF ROBERT URICH
Robert Urich interview
Robert Urich Interview
Invitation to Hell 1984 full movie | Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, Susan Lucci
11-22-1990 Letterman Robert Urich, Mel Smith
Robert Urich on Aaron Spelling classic TV Millionaire
Spenser for Hire (Starring Robert Urich)
Robert Urich 1989 Bayer Aspirin Commercial
TABITHA Tabitha's Triangle Lisa Hartman Robert Urich Dack Rambo
Recovering ROBERT URICH greets his fans in Hollywood - 1996