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.
Born: 13 January 1919 • Died: 14 May 2003
Played In
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Host
Butt-Ugly Martians
Stoat Muldoon (voice)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self
Killer Bud
The Gooch
Recess: School's Out
Superintendent (voice)
Lords of the Mafia with Robert Stack
Self - Narrator
Mumford
Himself
Sealed with a Kiss
Sumner Ethridge
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
The Y2K Crisis
Host
Hercules
Bob (voice)
BASEketball
Robert Stack
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
The Angry Beavers
Narrator (voice)
King of the Hill
Reynolds Penland (voice) (uncredited)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Agent Flemming (voice)
Suddenly Susan
Robert Stack
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Self
Diagnosis: Murder
Peter McReynolds
Vicki!
Self
The Return of Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOS
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Lt. Littleboy (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts
The Fanelli Boys
Robert Stack (uncredited)
The Fanelli Boys
Kyle Hadley
Blossom
Robert Stack
Joe Versus the Volcano
Dr. Ellison
Unsolved Mysteries
Host
Dangerous Curves
Louis Faciano
Caddyshack II
Chandler Young
Plain Clothes
Mr. Gardner
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Jordan White
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Transformers: The Movie
Ultra Magnus (voice)
Big Trouble
Winslow
Midas Valley
Drew Hammond
Hollywood Wives
George Lancaster
My Kingdom For...
Murder, She Wrote
Chester Harrison
Brothers
George Washington
General Stark
Uncommon Valor
MacGregor
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Self
Hotel
Lewis Blackwood
Hotel
Charles Vandoor
Falcon Crest
Roland Saunders
Strike Force
Captain Frank Murphy
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Airplane!
Captain Rex Kramer
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
1941
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Undercover with the KKK
Host - Narrator
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Second Wind
François Davis
The Love Boat
Bret Garrett
Most Wanted
Captain Linc Evers
Murder on Flight 502
Captain Larkin
Adventures of the Queen
Capt. James Morgan
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Dinah!
Self
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Michael Rhodes
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Police Story
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
Story of a Woman
David Frasier
The Name of the Game
Dan Farrell
Laura
Mark McPherson
The Danny Thomas Hour
Angelo (Businessman)
Action Man
Jim Beckley
The Corrupt Ones
Cliff Wilder
Is Paris Burning?
General Sibert
Asylum for a Spy
James Andrew Congers
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Major Morgan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
James Andrew Congers
The Caretakers
Dr. Donovan MacLeod
The Lucy Show
Agent Briggs
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Alcatraz Express
Eliot Ness
The Gun of Zangara
Eliot Ness
The Last Voyage
Cliff Henderson
The Untouchables
Eliot Ness
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
The Scarface Mob
Eliot Ness
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Eliot Ness
The Gift of Love
William 'Bill' Beck
The Tarnished Angels
Roger Shumann
Written on the Wind
Kyle Hadley
Great Day in the Morning
Owen Pentecost
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Dr. Tommy Baker
Laura
Mark Macpherson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mark MacPherson
House of Bamboo
Eddie Kenner
The High and the Mighty
John Sullivan
The Iron Glove
Captain Charles Wogan
Sabre Jet
Col. Gil Manton
Conquest of Cochise
Maj. Tom Burke
War Paint
Lt. Billings
The Oscars
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
Ralph Saunders
The Ford Television Theatre
Ben Barton
Bwana Devil
Bob Hayward
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Vic Flint
The Red Skelton Show
Bo Bo McGoon
My Outlaw Brother
Patrick O´Moore
Bullfighter and the Lady
John Regan
Mr. Music
Jeff Blake
Lux Video Theatre
First Man
Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo
Riviera Dream
Lights Out
Fighter Squadron
Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Nickey Van Alen
A Date with Judy
Stephen Andrews
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
Keeping Fit
Bob - Factory worker
Men of Texas
Barry Conovan
Eagle Squadron
Chuck S. Brewer
To Be or Not to Be
Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
Badlands of Dakota
Jim Holliday
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
Nice Girl?
Don Webb
A Little Bit of Heaven
Bob Terry
The Mortal Storm
Otto Von Rohn
First Love
Ted Drake