- Sometimes Credited As: Bob Urich, Robert York
- Sued Castle Rock Television for $1.47 million (the amount he would have received for the 2nd season of his TV series THE LAZARUS MAN (1996) on 11th April 2000 because LAZARUS MAN was canceled because he had cancer.
- Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University 1968, Master of Arts from Michigan State University in Communications
- Is of Slovak heritage.
- Member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
- Spent latter years devoted to cancer research and education, and he and wife established the Heather and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan.
- Recipient of the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
- Wife Heather Menzies played blonde Louisa, one of the Von Trapp children, in the film version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965).
- National spokesman for the American Cancer Society in 1998.
- Holds the record for having the most series-regular roles on TV: 13. BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1973), S.W.A.T. (1975), SOAP (1977), TABITHA (1978) VEGA$ (1978-81), GAVILAN (1982), SPENCER: FOR HIRE (1985-88), AMERICAN DREAMER (1990), CROSSROADS (1992) IT HAD TO BE YOU (1993), THE LAZARUS MAN (1996), LOVE BOAT: THE NEXT WAVE (1998), and EMERIL (2001).
- His final film, NIGHT OF THE WOLF, aired on Animal Planet the same day that he died.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for Vega$ (1981)
- Nominated for Best TV Actor - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for Vega$ (1978)
Quotes- "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."
- "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."
Awards- Golden Boot Awards: Golden Boot (1997)
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