Robert Stack
Born January 13, 1919 (Age: 107)
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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.
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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Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 100
These Dead Souls
2018
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 99
Recess: School's Out
2001
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as Superintendent (voice)
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Age: 82
The Y2K Crisis
1999
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as Host
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Age: 80
BASEketball
1998
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as Robert Stack
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Age: 79
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self
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Age: 78
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
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as Agent Flemming (voice)
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Age: 77
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991
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as Eliot Ness
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Age: 72
No Image
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991
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as Lt. Littleboy (voice)
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Age: 71
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
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as Dr. Ellison
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Age: 71
Dangerous Curves
1988
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as Louis Faciano
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Age: 69
Caddyshack II
1988
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as Chandler Young
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Age: 69
Plain Clothes
1988
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as Mr. Gardner
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Age: 69
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
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as Jordan White
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Age: 68
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 68
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
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as Ultra Magnus (voice)
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Age: 67
Midas Valley
1985
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as Drew Hammond
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Age: 66
No Image
My Kingdom For...
1985
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as
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Age: 65
Uncommon Valor
1983
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as MacGregor
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Age: 64
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
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as Self
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Age: 63
Airplane!
1980
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as Captain Rex Kramer
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Age: 61
No Image
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
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as Self
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Age: 61
1941
1979
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as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
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Age: 60
Second Wind
1978
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as François Davis
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Age: 59
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
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as Michael Rhodes
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Age: 55
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
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as Self
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Age: 52
Story of a Woman
1970
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as David Frasier
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Age: 51
No Image
Asylum for a Spy
1965
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as James Andrew Congers
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Age: 46
The Caretakers
1963
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as Dr. Donovan MacLeod
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Age: 44
No Image
Alcatraz Express
1961
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as Eliot Ness (archive footage)
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Age: 41
The Last Voyage
1960
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as Cliff Henderson
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Age: 41
John Paul Jones
1959
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as John Paul Jones
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Age: 40
The Scarface Mob
1959
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as Eliot Ness
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Age: 40
The Gift of Love
1958
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as William 'Bill' Beck
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Age: 39
Written on the Wind
1956
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as Kyle Hadley
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Age: 37
Great Day in the Morning
1956
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as Owen Pentecost
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Age: 37
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
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as Dr. Tommy Baker
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Age: 36
Laura
1955
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as Mark Macpherson
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Age: 36
House of Bamboo
1955
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as Eddie Kenner
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Age: 36
The High and the Mighty
1954
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as John Sullivan
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Age: 35
The Iron Glove
1954
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as Captain Charles Wogan
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Age: 35
Sabre Jet
1953
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as Col. Gil Manton
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Age: 34
Conquest of Cochise
1953
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as Maj. Tom Burke
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Age: 34
War Paint
1953
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as Lt. Billings
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Age: 34
Mr. Music
1950
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as Jeff Blake
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Age: 31
Riviera Dream
1950
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as
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Age: 30
Keeping Fit
1942
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as Bob - Factory worker
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Age: 23
Men of Texas
1942
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as Barry Conovan
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Age: 23
Eagle Squadron
1942
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as Chuck S. Brewer
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Age: 23
To Be or Not to Be
1942
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as Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski
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Age: 23
Badlands of Dakota
1941
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as Jim Holliday
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Age: 22
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
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as Self
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Age: 22
Nice Girl?
1941
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as Don Webb
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Age: 22