Robert Stack Overview:

Actor, Robert Stack, was born Robert Langford Modini Stack on Jan 13, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA. Stack died at the age of 84 on May 14, 2003 in Beverly Hills, CA and was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Stack was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1956Best Supporting ActorWritten on the Wind (1956)Kyle HadleyNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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By Dawn on Aug 16, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

In addition to acting in over 40 films, he also performed on the television series The Untouchables and later was the host of Unsolved Mysteries.Robert Stack's first film, was First Love(1939) and he was the first actor to give Durbin an on-screen kiss.Stack won acclaim for his next role, The Mortal... Read full article


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By Brandie on Aug 15, 2010 From True Classics

Note: Brandie defers to Carrie’s expertise on all things Airplane! today, particularly since (gasp!) she’s never seen it. And yes, Carrie, I’m going to fix that immediately. Shifting out of some of the usual vein for TCM, we move into the 1980s. More specifically, we’re loo... Read full article


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Robert Stack Quotes:

Betty Anderson: [Eliot Ness arrives after two Capone men pay his Fiance a visit] Eliot what kind men are they?
Eliot Ness: They are warped, sadistic, rotten little cowards!


Sandy Dawson: Who are you working for?
Eddie Kenner: [posing as Eddie Spanier] Spanier.
Sandy Dawson: Who's Spanier?
Eddie Kenner: Me.
Sandy Dawson: Who else you working for?
Eddie Kenner: Eddie.


Bob: Civilization, that's a noble word, but not enough to keep me rotting here.


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Initially thought "The Untouchables" (1959) TV series would not work and only took it just to prove his point. Instead, the show became a hit, and lasted four years.

Had been diagnosed with prostate cancer the year before his death.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 524-526. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.

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