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Robert Stack
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Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe.  Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles.  Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
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Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe.  Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles.  Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Known For
The Love Boat
Lux Video Theatre
Diagnosis: Murder
Murder, She Wrote
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Golden Globe Awards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Oscars
King of the Hill
The Merv Griffin Show
Falcon Crest
The Red Skelton Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Police Story
The Lucy Show
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Tony Awards
Suddenly Susan
Blossom
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Angry Beavers
The Danny Thomas Hour
Brothers
The Fanelli Boys
Recess: School's Out
Is Paris Burning?
George Washington
The Transformers: The Movie
BASEketball
1941
Plain Clothes
Airplane!
Joe Versus the Volcano
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
To Be or Not to Be
Uncommon Valor
Caddyshack II
The Selling of the Pentagon
The Name of the Game
Lights Out
Unsolved Mysteries
This Is Your Life
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