Television
Robert Urich, the personable actor best known for his tough-guy TV roles as Las Vegas private detective Dan Tana on “Vega$” and as Robert Parker’s sophisticated Boston private investigator in “Spenser: For Hire,” died Tuesday morning of cancer.
April 17, 2002
When “It Had to Be You” premieres on CBS Sunday, most of the attention will be focused on Faye Dunaway and her decision to join the ranks of film stars turning to series television for career lifts.
Sept. 15, 1993
Hundreds of friends and celebrities mourned TV star Robert Urich on Friday as a down-to-earth actor who never let success go to his head.
April 20, 2002
Obituaries
Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing Von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, “The Sound of Music,” has died.
Dec. 25, 2017
Re “Robert Urich: Television’s Ever Ready Actor” (Sept. 15): How many chances does Urich get?
Oct. 2, 1993
No more Mr. Nice Guy for Robert Urich--not in the miniseries “Blind Faith.”
Feb. 5, 1990
For Robert Urich, the return of TV’s “Spenser: For Hire” for a second season means more than mere prime-time survival.
Oct. 8, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Actor Robert Urich will be honored at John Wayne Cancer Institute Chapter II’s “Casino Night,” Friday at 7 p.m. at the Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills.
June 3, 1997
Robert Urich, who stars in ABC’s”Spenser: For Hire,” has been named to the board of regents of Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Nov. 21, 1986
Robert Urich, the never-ruffled tough-guy star of “Vega$” and “Spenser: For Hire,” has long played characters who are up to the task no matter how daunting.
Feb. 27, 1997