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Robert Urich Net Worth
Robert Urich Net Worth 2020: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
Robert Urich net worth is
$3 Million
Robert Urich Wiki Biography
Robert Michael Urich was born on 19 December 1946, in Toronto, Ohio USA, to Cecilia and John Urich, of Rusyn and Slovak descent. He was an actor and television producer, best known for his role as Dan Tanna in the television series “Vega$”. He passed away in 2002.
So just how rich was Robert Urich? According to sources, Urich had accumulated a fortune of over $3 million, earned during his acting career which spanned over 30 years.
Robert Urich Net Worth $3 million
Urich grew up in Toronto, but attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, on a football scholarship, obtaining his BA in Radio and Television Communications. He later earned an MA in Broadcast Research and Management from Michigan State University. After completing his education, Urich began working at Chicago’s WGN-radio as a sales account representative, and briefly appeared as a weatherman, establishing his net worth.
His acting career started in the early ’70s, appearing in a production of “The Rainmaker”, after which he moved to Los Angeles. He made his foray into television with a guest starring role in the series “The F.B.I” in 1972, then the following year he landed a lead part in the short-lived comedy series “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”, and went on to land his first film part, playing a police officer in the Clint Eastwood action thriller “Mangum Force”. Paving his way to recognition and fame, Urich’s net worth began to increase.
In 1975 he got his first major TV role, playing Officer Jim Street in the ABC action/crime drama series “S.W.A.T.” until the show’s cancellation in the following year, but gaining a decent amount of recognition and improving his wealth. By the end of the decade he had appeared in series including “Soap”, “Tabitha” and “The Love Boat”, and in a few TV films. In particular, in 1978 Urich was cast as private detective Dan Tanna in the ABC detective television drama series “Vega$”, which quickly became a hit, enabling Urich to gain huge popularity, earning him two Golden Globe Award nominations. He remained on the show for three seasons, until its cancellation in 1981. The role of Tanna has remained his best remembered one, and it significantly added to Urich’s net worth.
Work continued to flow in steadily in the ’80s. Aside from starring in the series “Spenser: For Hire” and “Gavilan”, he also had starring roles in the films “The Ice Pirates”, “Invitation to Hell” and “Turk 182”, and appeared in numerous television films. All contributed to his wealth.
The ’90s saw the actor further collecting praises for his television roles, such as those in the series “American Dreamer”, “Crossroads” and “It Had to Be You”, as well as in the TV films “Stranger at My Door” and “Deadly Relations”. In 1986 he starred in the TNT western series “The Lazarus Man”. However, the show was canceled after one season, as Urich announced that he had been diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer.
However, after beating cancer the actor successfully returned to television in the following year, hosting the medical reality series “Vital Signs”, and in 1998 he starred in the series “Love Boat: The Next Wave”, reinforcing his reputation of a true star and improving his fortune.
Urich went on to make his Broadway debut in 2000, playing Billy Flynn in the musical “Chicago”. The following year saw him starring in the sitcom “Emeril”, after which he appeared in a few TV films.
In his private life, Urich was married twice, firstly to actress Barbara Rucker (1968-74), then in 1975 he married actress Heather Menzies, with whom he adopted three children, and with whom he remained until his death, after the cancer returned and he passed away in 2002, aged 55.
The actor was involved in philanthropy. Along with his wife, he raised money for the Eccles Performing Arts Centers at the Park City High School in Utah, which later launched the Robert Urich Scholarship fund in his honor. The couple also formed the Robert and Heather Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
| Full Name | Robert Urich |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 19, 1946 |
| Died | April 16, 2002, Thousand Oaks, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto, Ohio, United States |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Florida State University, Michigan State University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Heather Menzies (m. 1975–2002), Barbara Rucker (m. 1968–1974) |
| Children | Ryan Urich, Emily Urich, Allison Grady Urich |
| Parents | John Paul Urich, Cecilia Monica |
| Siblings | Tom Urich |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001810/ |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series |
| Movies | The Ice Pirates, Magnum Force, Invitation to Hell, Turk 182, Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger, Final Descent, Night of the Wolf, Captains Courageous, Final Run, Spenser: The Judas Goat, Clover Bend, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn, When She Was Bad, Killdozer!, Scandal Sheet, The President's Man: A Line in th... |
| TV Shows | Vega$, Spenser: For Hire, The Lazarus Man, Lonesome Dove, S.W.A.T., Soap, The Love Boat: The Next Wave, Tabitha, Invasion America, Mistral's Daughter, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Amerika, Emeril, It Had to Be You, Gavilan, Crossroads, American Dreamer |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think my longevity has a lot to do with where I come from -- a blue-collar town in Ohio -- and how I was raised: to work hard and respect other folks. |
| 2 | I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can't hide who you are. It is why people are always coming up to me, not to talk about my shows but about their families, their pets. They obviously feel comfortable with me. |
| 3 | "Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can't always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it." (Wisconsin speech, 2001) |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2002. |
| 2 | During his Spenser: For Hire (1985) series, Urich had a special agreement with the execs to fly out of state (from Boston, MA to the West Coast) when needed for his older daughter's medical treatments. |
| 3 | Has two grandchildren Michelle (born 2004) and Lana (born 2005) |
| 4 | Uncle of actor Justin Urich |
| 5 | His final film, Night of the Wolf (2002) aired on Animal Planet the same day that he died. |
| 6 | Graduated from Michigan State University in 1971 with a masters degree in Broadcast Research and Management. |
| 7 | Attended Florida State University on a four-year football scholarship where he earned his undergraduate degree in Radio and Television Communications in 1968. |
| 8 | Graduated from Toronto High School in Toronto, Ohio in 1964. |
| 9 | Holds the record for having the most series-regular roles on TV: 13. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973), S.W.A.T. (1975), Soap (1977), Tabitha (1976), Vega$ (1978), Gavilan (1982), Spenser: For Hire (1985), American Dreamer (1990) Crossroads (1992) It Had to Be You (1993), The Lazarus Man (1996), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998), and Emeril (2000). |
| 10 | National spokesman for the American Cancer Society in 1998. |
| 11 | He was from Toronto, Ohio; his wife was from Toronto, Ontario! |
| 12 | Wife Heather Menzies-Urich played blonde Louisa, one of the Von Trapp children, in the film version of The Sound of Music (1965). |
| 13 | In 1992, he won a CableACE Award as Informational Host for National Geographic Explorer (1985) and a News and Documentary Emmy award as narrator for National Geographic Explorer: U-Boats: Terror on Our Shores (1991) (1992). |
| 14 | Recipient of the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. |
| 15 | Spent latter years devoted to cancer research and education, and he and wife established the Heather and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan. |
| 16 | Graduated from Florida State University in 1967 or 1968 |
| 17 | Member of Lambda Chi Alpha. |
| 18 | Is of Slovakian heritage. |
| 19 | Younger brother of Tom Urich. |
| 20 | Son: Ryan Urich, 1979. Daughter: Emily, 1980. |
| 21 | Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University 1968, Master of Arts from Michigan State University in Communications |
| 22 | Daughter with wife Heather Menzies-Urich, Allison Grady, born. [April 1998] |
| 23 | He sued Castle Rock Television for $1.47 million (the amount he would have received for the second season of his TV series The Lazarus Man (1996)) on April 11, 2000, saying Castle Rock canceled the show because he had cancer. He alleged he did not receive payments from the company. Apparently Urich and his production company entered into an agreement with Castle Rock in 1995 for Urich to act in the "Lazarus Man" pilot. Under the deal he was to be paid $70,000 per episode for the first season and $73,000 an episode the second season. In July 1996 he informed Castle Rock that he had cancer and would have to undergo treatment, but the suit said at no time was Urich unable to perform his duties. Castle Rock terminated the agreement a month later. Urich underwent chemotherapy, radiation treatments and two operations in the mid-1990s to seemingly successfully fight synovial cell sarcoma, a rare cancer that attacks the joints. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftermath | 2003 | TV Movie | Jack |
| Night of the Wolf | 2002 | TV Movie | Purly Owens |
| Clover Bend | 2002 | Bill | |
| The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | 2002 | TV Movie | President Adam Mayfield |
| Late Boomers | 2001 | TV Movie | Dennis |
| Emeril | 2001 | TV Series | Jerry McKenney |
| First Years | 2001 | TV Series | |
| For Love of Olivia | 2001 | TV Movie | Horton Roundtree |
| Miracle on the 17th Green | 1999 | TV Movie | Mitch McKinley |
| Final Run | 1999 | TV Movie | Glen 'Lucky' Singer |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Captain Jim Kennedy III / Capt. Jim Kennedy / Captain Jim Kennedy |
| Invasion America | 1998 | TV Series | Briggs |
| Boatworks | 1997 | TV Series | Host |
| Final Descent | 1997 | TV Movie | Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer |
| The Nanny | 1997 | TV Series | Judge Jerry Moran |
| Vital Signs | 1997 | TV Series | Host |
| The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | 1996 | TV Movie | Angus Feagan |
| The Lazarus Man | 1996 | TV Series | Lazarus (James Cathcart) |
| Captains Courageous | 1996 | TV Movie | Capt. Matthew Troop |
| Spenser: A Savage Place | 1995 | TV Movie | Spenser |
| Young Again | 1995 | Michael Riley, Age 40 | |
| She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | 1995 | TV Movie | Adm. Williams |
| A Horse for Danny | 1995 | TV Movie | Eddie Fortuna |
| Spenser: The Judas Goat | 1994 | TV Movie | Spenser |
| A Perfect Stranger | 1994 | TV Movie | Alex Hale |
| To Save the Children | 1994 | TV Movie | Jake Downey |
| Jock: A True Tale of Friendship | 1994 | Rocky Mountain Jack | |
| Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes | 1994 | TV Movie | Spenser |
| Spenser: Ceremony | 1993 | TV Movie | Spenser |
| Crossroads | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Johnny Hawkins |
| Deadly Relations | 1993 | TV Movie | Leonard J. Fagot |
| Evening Shade | 1993 | TV Series | Steve |
| It Had to Be You | 1993 | TV Series | Mitch Quinn |
| Revolver | 1992 | TV Movie | Nick Suster |
| Double Edge | 1992 | TV Movie | Harry Carter |
| Blind Man's Bluff | 1992 | TV Movie | Thomas Booker |
| Survive the Savage Sea | 1992 | TV Movie | Jack Carpenter |
| ...And Then She Was Gone | 1991 | TV Movie | Jack Bauer |
| Stranger at My Door | 1991 | TV Movie | Joe Fortier |
| American Dreamer | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Tom Nash |
| Carol & Company | 1990 | TV Series | Mr. Carmen / Bobby |
| 83 Hours 'Til Dawn | 1990 | TV Movie | Bradley Burdock |
| A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | 1990 | TV Movie | Ross Pegler |
| Blind Faith | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | Rob Marshall |
| Spooner | 1989 | TV Movie | Harry Spooner / Michael Norlon |
| Night Walk | 1989 | TV Movie | Simon |
| Long zai tian ya | 1989 | Airport Police | |
| Murder by Night | 1989 | TV Movie | Allan Strong |
| Lonesome Dove | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Jake Spoon |
| She Knows Too Much | 1989 | TV Movie | Harry |
| The Comeback | 1989 | TV Movie | Scotty Malloy |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985-1988 | TV Series | Spenser |
| April Morning | 1988 | TV Movie | Joseph Simmons |
| Amerika | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Peter Bradford |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1986 | TV Series | Michael Riley, Age 40 |
| The Defiant Ones | 1986 | TV Movie | Johnny 'Joker' Johnson |
| Turk 182! | 1985 | Terry Lynch | |
| Scandal Sheet | 1985 | TV Movie | Ben Rowan |
| His Mistress | 1984 | TV Movie | Allen Beck |
| Mistral's Daughter | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Jason Darcy |
| Invitation to Hell | 1984 | TV Movie | Matt Winslow |
| The Ice Pirates | 1984 | Jason | |
| Princess Daisy | 1983 | TV Movie | Patrick Shannon |
| Gavilan | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Robert Gavilan |
| Take Your Best Shot | 1982 | TV Movie | Jess Marriner |
| Endangered Species | 1982 | Ruben Castle | |
| Killing at Hell's Gate | 1981 | TV Movie | Charles Duke |
| Vega$ | 1978-1981 | TV Series | Dan Tanna |
| Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier | 1980 | TV Movie | Rocky Bleier |
| The Shadow Box | 1980 | TV Movie uncredited | |
| Bob Hope in the Starmakers | 1980 | TV Movie | Ace Robbins |
| When She Was Bad... | 1979 | TV Movie | Bob Morgan |
| The Love Boat | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Larry Hartman / Scott Desmond / Jeff Smith |
| Charlie's Angels | 1978 | TV Series | Dan Tana |
| Leave Yesterday Behind | 1978 | TV Movie | David Lyle |
| Tabitha | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Paul Thurston |
| Bunco | 1977 | TV Movie | Walker |
| Soap | 1977 | TV Series | Peter 'The Tennis Player' |
| S.W.A.T. | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Officer Jim Street |
| Gunsmoke | 1975 | TV Series | Manolo Etchahoun |
| The Specialists | 1975 | TV Movie | Dr. William Nugent (as Robert York) |
| Nakia | 1974 | TV Series | |
| Killdozer | 1974 | TV Movie | Mack McCarthy |
| Magnum Force | 1973 | Grimes | |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1973 | TV Series | Mike Lowry |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1973 | TV Series | Gavin Cord |
| Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Greg Dundee |
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | 1973 | TV Series | Bob Sanders |
| The F.B.I. | 1972 | TV Series | Davie Stroud |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miracle on the 17th Green | 1999 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes | 1994 | TV Movie co-executive producer | |
| Blind Man's Bluff | 1992 | TV Movie co-producer | |
| The Defiant Ones | 1986 | TV Movie co-producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeril | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry | 1979 | TV Movie performer: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vega$ | 1980 | TV Series story - 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Call: Cheating Death | 1996 | TV Movie documentary narrator |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Harry: The Original | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself / Host |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ultimate Auction | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Building Pyramids | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Narrator |
| Intimate Portrait | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Death Rituals | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Host |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| When Animals Attack 3 | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| When Animals Attack! | 1996 | TV Special | Host |
| When Animals Attack 2 | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Hidden Secrets of Magic | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| Todays Health | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| National Geographic Explorer | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| The World's Greatest Magic | 1994 | TV Special | Host |
| Cuba's Lost Treasure | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World | 1993 | TV Special | Host |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 14th Annual CableACE Awards | 1993 | TV Special | |
| The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite New Television Dramatic Series |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Circus of the Stars #15 | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Ringmaster |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cheers | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The ABC All-Star Spectacular | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself - Actor |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Breakaway | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hour Magazine | 1980-1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself / Various |
| The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
| The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars X | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team Captain |
| Sixty Years of Seduction | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1977-1981 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Bob Hope for President | 1980 | TV Special | |
| The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| A Christmas Special... With Love, Mac Davis | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars VI | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team |
| Password Plus | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Paul Lynde at the Movies | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Favourite New Television Drama Series and Nominee: Favourite Male Performer in New TV Show |
| Everyday | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars V | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Get Rich Quick! | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist |
| The Cross-Wits | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Riddlers | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showoffs | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Match Game 73 | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Officer Jim Street |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| Soap | 1978 | TV Series | Peter 'The Tennis Player' |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1995 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | Awarded on December 12, 1995 at 7083 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Magazine Host | National Geographic Explorer (1985) |
| 1980 | Bravo Otto Germany | Bravo Otto | Best Male TV Star (TV-Star m) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Magazine Host | National Geographic Explorer (1985) |
| 1986 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Turk 182! (1985) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Vega$ (1978) |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Vega$ (1978) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bravo Otto Germany | Bravo Otto | Best Male TV Star (TV-Star m) |
Known for movies
Vega$ (1978-1981)
as Dan Tanna
Spenser: For Hire (1985-1988)
as Spenser
Magnum Force (1973)
as Grimes
The Ice Pirates (1984)
as Jason
