Robert Stack
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.
Known for
King of the Hill
Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
Chester Harrison
The Love Boat
Bret Garrett
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter McReynolds
The Lucy Show
Agent Briggs
The Angry Beavers
Narrator (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries
Host
The Name of the Game
Dan Farrell
Falcon Crest
Roland Saunders
Blossom
Hotel
Lewis Blackwood
Hotel
Charles Vandoor
The Untouchables
Eliot Ness
Brothers
Hercules
Bob (voice)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mark MacPherson
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Dinah!
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
Ralph Saunders
The Ford Television Theatre
Ben Barton
Police Story
The Oscars
Self
Suddenly Susan
Robert Stack
Lux Video Theatre
First Man
Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest
Lights Out
Butt-Ugly Martians
Stoat Muldoon (voice)
The Fanelli Boys
Robert Stack (uncredited)
The Fanelli Boys
Kyle Hadley
The Danny Thomas Hour
Angelo (Businessman)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Vic Flint
Airplane!
Captain Rex Kramer
Most Wanted
Captain Linc Evers
Hollywood Wives
George Lancaster
Strike Force
Captain Frank Murphy
The Transformers: The Movie
Ultra Magnus (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Agent Flemming (voice)
BASEketball
Robert Stack
George Washington
General Stark
1941
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Joe Versus the Volcano
Dr. Ellison
Is Paris Burning?
General Sibert
Recess: School's Out
Superintendent (voice)
My Outlaw Brother
Patrick O´Moore
Uncommon Valor
MacGregor
Murder on Flight 502
Captain Larkin
The High and the Mighty
John Sullivan
To Be or Not to Be
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Caddyshack II
Chandler Young
Written on the Wind
Kyle Hadley
Big Trouble
Winslow
The Tarnished Angels
Roger Shumann
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts
Mumford
Himself
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Dr. Tommy Baker
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
Action Man
Jim Beckley
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Plain Clothes
Mr. Gardner
A Date with Judy
Stephen Andrews
Dangerous Curves
Louis Faciano
The Last Voyage
Cliff Henderson
House of Bamboo
Eddie Kenner
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self
Bullfighter and the Lady
John Regan
The Mortal Storm
Otto Von Rohn
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
War Paint
Lt. Billings
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Jordan White
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Fighter Squadron
Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
Bwana Devil
Bob Hayward
Conquest of Cochise
Maj. Tom Burke
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Michael Rhodes
Killer Bud
The Gooch
Badlands of Dakota
Jim Holliday
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
The Iron Glove
Captain Charles Wogan
Great Day in the Morning
Owen Pentecost
The Return of Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness
The Scarface Mob
Eliot Ness
The Making of '1941'
Self (archive footage)
Eagle Squadron
Chuck S. Brewer
The Corrupt Ones
Cliff Wilder
First Love
Ted Drake
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Lt. Littleboy (voice)
Adventures of the Queen
Capt. James Morgan
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
The Caretakers
Dr. Donovan MacLeod
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self
Sealed with a Kiss
Sumner Ethridge
Story of a Woman
David Frasier
Nice Girl?
Don Webb
The Gift of Love
William 'Bill' Beck
Men of Texas
Barry Conovan
Laura
Mark Macpherson
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Self
Sabre Jet
Col. Gil Manton
Undercover with the KKK
Host - Narrator
Mr. Music
Jeff Blake
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Self
Midas Valley
Drew Hammond
Asylum for a Spy
James Andrew Congers
A Little Bit of Heaven
Bob Terry
Second Wind
François Davis
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Host
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Nickey Van Alen
Keeping Fit
Bob - Factory worker
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
My Kingdom For...
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
Laura
Mark McPherson
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
Riviera Dream
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Red Skelton Show
Self / Bo Bo McGoon
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Major Morgan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
James Andrew Congers
Vicki!
Self
The Y2K Crisis
Host
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo
Entertainment Tonight
Self