Born Charles Langford Modini Stack in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 1919, to a mother with Hollywood connections, Robert Stack spent part of his childhood under the collective wing of stars turned surrogate mothers and fathers, including Carole Lombard, Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy.He made his film debut in First Love (1939), giving actress-singer Deanna Durbin her first on-screen kiss, and he later earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Written on the Wind (1956). But Stack found his greatest success on television, first portraying famed crime fighter Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables" (1959-63), then helping to bring down real criminals as host of the Emmy-nominated series "Unsolved Mysteries" (1987-2002).
The actor also poked fun at his serious on-screen persona in comedies such as Airplane! (1980), Caddyshack 2 (1988) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). He died May 14, 2003.
The Last VoyageWhen a luxury liner starts sinking in the middle of the ocean after a boiler room explosion, it's a fierce struggle for survival in this tense disaster film. Passenger Cliff Henderson (Robert Stack) tries desperately to save his wife, Laurie (Dorothy Malone), and daughter Jill (Tammy Marihugh), who... Read More
Unsolved Mysteries: Bizarre MurdersEmmy-winning actor Robert Stack hosts this collection of episodes from the TV series "Unsolved Mysteries," which presents in-depth investigative stories about some of the most infamous murder cases in history. Some highlights include "Civil Rights Murders," which examines the shooting deaths of two... Read More
Unsolved Mysteries: UFOsThis fascinating, in-depth look at UFOs examines some of the most baffling and unexplainable events of all time, including whether phenomena such as crop circles are natural occurrences or alien creations. Among the other topics investigated are the 1947 Roswell incident and Area 51: Has there been... Read More
The UntouchablesNarrated by the legendary Walter Winchell, this vintage crime series stars steely eyed Robert Stack as Eliot Ness, a straight-arrow T-man who takes on bootleggers, bank robbers, gangland dons and other bad guys in Prohibition-era Chicago. Leading a squad of incorruptible lawmen, Ness sets out to... Read More
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Lords of the Mafia: Sicily (2003) | NR | |
Lords of the Mafia: New York (2003) | NR | |
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Recess: School's Out (2001) | G | |
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Killer Bud (2001) | R | |
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From Russia to Hollywood (1999) From Russia To Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | NR | |
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) | PG | |
Dangerous Curves (1988) | NR | |
Plain Clothes (1988) | PG | |
Caddyshack 2 (1988) | PG | |
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Unsolved Mysteries: UFOs (1987) | NR | |
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Unsolved Mysteries: Psychics (1987) | NR | |
Unsolved Mysteries: Ghosts (1987) | NR | |
Unsolved Mysteries: Miracles (1987) | NR | |
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Big Trouble (1986) | R | |
Uncommon Valor (1983) | R | |
Airplane! (1980) | PG | |
Murder on Flight 502 (1975) | NR | |
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The Caretakers (1963) | NR | |
The Last Voyage (1960) | NR | |
The Untouchables (1959) | NR | |
Written on the Wind (1956) | NR | |
House of Bamboo (1955) | NR | |
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Sabre Jet (1953) | NR | |
Bwana Devil (1952) | NR | |
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A Date with Judy (1948) | NR | |
To Be or Not To Be (1942) | NR | |
Deanna Durbin: First Love (1939) | NR | |
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