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Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series. Urich began his career in television in the early 1970s. After guest stints and roles in short-lived television series, he won a costarring role in the action/crime drama series ''S.W.A.T.'' in 1975. In 1976, he landed the role of Dan Tanna in the crime drama series ''Vega$''. It aired on ABC from 1978 to 1981, and earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to his work in television, he also starred in several feature films, including ''Magnum Force'' (1973), ''The Ice Pirates'' (1984), and ''Turk 182'' (1985). From 1985 to 1988, he portrayed the title role in the detective television series ''Spenser: For Hire'', based on Robert B. Parker's popular series of mystery novels. In 1988, he began hosting the documentary series ''National Geographic Explorer''. He won a CableACE Award for his work on the series. He was also awarded a Golden Boot Award for his work in Western television series and films. In 1996, Urich starred in the ''The Lazarus Man''. It was canceled shortly after he announced that he was diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer, in July 1996. He sought treatment for his illness while continuing his career and also worked to raise money for cancer research. He was declared cancer free in 1998 and returned to television in the UPN series, ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave''. In 2000, he made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical ''Chicago''. Urich's last role was in the NBC sitcom ''Emeril'' in 2001. In fall 2001, his cancer returned. He died of synovial cell sarcoma in Thousand Oaks, California in 2002 at the age of 55. ==Early life== Urich was born in Toronto, Ohio, the son of Cecilia Monica (Halpate) and John Paul Urich.〔http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/6981649/Robert-Michael-Urich〕 He was of Rusyn and Slovak extraction and raised Byzantine Catholic〔Dracut, Mary Ann Gaschnig. ("Robert Urich" ), ''Carpatho-Rusyn American'', Vol. XII, No. 1, 1989〕 and Roman Catholic. Urich attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. In 1968, he earned a bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Communications. He went on to Michigan State University after working in Ohio to earn a master's degree in Broadcast Research and Management. He then worked as a salesman in Chicago at WGN-TV. He later worked as a weatherman. After appearing in a production of ''The Rainmaker'' with Burt Reynolds, Urich decided to pursue acting full-time after Reynolds encouraged him to move to Los Angeles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Urich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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