Robert Urich Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995
• The Robert Urich Scholarship fund was established at Park City High School in Park City, UT
• Helped established the Robert and Heather Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Studied at Florida State University and Michigan State University
• Married actress Heather Menzies in 1975 and adopted three children with her
• Worked as a salesman and weatherman while living in Chicago
• Was encouraged by Burt Reynolds to pursue a career as an actor, which prompted him to move to Los Angles
• Best known for his prolific career as a television actor, spanning 30 years and 15 TV series