Robert Stack
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.
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
![Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1SjGrMyPNsNokshHQNn1pmnY4j6.jpg)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
![These Dead Souls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEFiVxHkIdqXsxAVCa4waQ9NEYH.jpg)
These Dead Souls
![Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1wFtkXIMQCfHOsUI93sVX8P0NCq.jpg)
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
![Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9kwua46jQ9n1b99gyDBexXK05hL.jpg)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
![Killer Bud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4zqs9e5hPsgHaCOW1UXSWZWPyMf.jpg)
Killer Bud
![Recess: School's Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9XKJxjSoZ2Y4wnYWlbVTzVqYxK.jpg)
Recess: School's Out
![Butt-Ugly Martians](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/txVGBx0EiMeVzxnDHfOWikupCRb.jpg)
Butt-Ugly Martians
![Mumford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a2uqenG3BZICDrcrr49IZwoHA8Y.jpg)
Mumford
![Sealed with a Kiss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yjea8IgAuVUS6PB5SqFbbOoHxYG.jpg)
Sealed with a Kiss
![Hercules: Zero to Hero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jaWRUuy0Gy7BBBPwLdPlPEENW96.jpg)
Hercules: Zero to Hero
![The Y2K Crisis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8E3KPJqXHJMoxmZea6BcjDB9TOI.jpg)
The Y2K Crisis
![Hercules](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lcFM3LHehsX2xw3AZNym8tU3umz.jpg)
Hercules
![BASEketball](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oKZdAUV9XSLp091f0GmtQEu0UZy.jpg)
BASEketball
![Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gDcnaxBygX7Ohha9bcaSKuFj1kh.jpg)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
![King of the Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3MnkwPdqQ4if7HL4rYTy6eUyq8q.jpg)
King of the Hill
![Beavis and Butt-Head Do America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqdgQiRCSzgpFXLlbxbybfkleBM.jpg)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
![Suddenly Susan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dfM8shbsRi7Iw6SZmamX3mZ2313.jpg)
Suddenly Susan
![The Making of '1941'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3mzAwUx2JbPhjrT5IwM7aiZ4py2.jpg)
The Making of '1941'
![Diagnosis: Murder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5yhozeY2KgYXQQE9kfbiIyypYiI.jpg)
Diagnosis: Murder
![The Return of Eliot Ness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kA0RA8wEEWTXv9sABDN7HJW6KjX.jpg)
The Return of Eliot Ness
![Blossom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qZVQ73nf4N43LLvKzs0cSkXRne5.jpg)
Blossom
![Joe Versus the Volcano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnfiZHQXgZOQIqdsni9xOzFq7mq.jpg)
Joe Versus the Volcano
![Unsolved Mysteries](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1bOXbWqNsRU2ykPiE586I18coLf.jpg)
Unsolved Mysteries
![Dangerous Curves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s8HZqLP3nRB5YRHiXmZpJlt7GY3.jpg)
Dangerous Curves
![Caddyshack II](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iHvCXCjiLN6bLf39CnKdDzGbku2.jpg)
Caddyshack II
![Plain Clothes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5oCPnfFsMZbFNECJ5Wby1G2Ujia.jpg)
Plain Clothes
![Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1jhx6PXigL8IcLlDdFJEr3CbFl6.jpg)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
![The Transformers: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j4HTorvJdGOuIgGyE56fMCLmcCg.jpg)
The Transformers: The Movie
![Big Trouble](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4Vs4NJV3XQedGmkrWZIVAgym0G5.jpg)
Big Trouble
![Midas Valley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6C0N5HBX62tW4AnXlWS3bgCdwET.jpg)
Midas Valley
![Hollywood Wives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sFe1n3TmSBvLOg2Eb9DeMT0AYec.jpg)
Hollywood Wives
![Murder, She Wrote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UxBFG4fiuZ0P9n2sCrjXh64Avy.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote
![Brothers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9mBJsdAXYbNdbNquwxu5AKzEnQ2.jpg)
Brothers
![George Washington](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1eJnvFWpw9QG1EjwufTprAoRDUu.jpg)
George Washington
![Uncommon Valor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9wx6F98Rl1YNyR66WO1XnFvvh4A.jpg)
Uncommon Valor
![Barry Norman in Celebrity City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bSs18wGQfURDTGRMPQhW0wQzdll.jpg)
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
![Hotel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bYOQJm7O7cEPvkcMp3VI6TSP6Eg.jpg)
Hotel
![Falcon Crest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wWPlBb6ff89szCrqgeevAxlKniL.jpg)
Falcon Crest
![Strike Force](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zKgndKj1dFf6apanfnYE12uIO9X.jpg)
Strike Force
![Entertainment Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVAMCmlyDqhw20NHg5jk9sMuMNg.jpg)
Entertainment Tonight
![Airplane!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Q3efxd3AF1vQjlSxnlerSA7RzN.jpg)
Airplane!
![1941](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/52Bn5yC6IHQuVxPUza3Q6RZCZTu.jpg)
1941
![Undercover with the KKK](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tlTLYkzWbDB3BcjSmEmRE4hSzIu.jpg)
Undercover with the KKK
![The Muppets Go Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ytdirqn3SxUdnIePMfdKUfTONNl.jpg)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
![Un Second Souffle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/liJPE2nHdG08qVJChTlEZ7a8toR.jpg)
Un Second Souffle
![Most Wanted](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/RpCsMHr6FkfwN6Euq2K2idsEm6.jpg)
Most Wanted
![Murder on Flight 502](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klnCQBkC41QIyY76JPpZbM9HbyX.jpg)
Murder on Flight 502
![Adventures of the Queen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5eK4pRZW9MkiWl1fYGHl9KuOE9y.jpg)
Adventures of the Queen
![Les Rendez-vous du dimanche](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/csEN53LOtSMucpBohRi8YKY27WU.jpg)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
![The Strange and Deadly Occurrence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n6OMKIpi228TVQco5zivO8eSiYM.jpg)
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
![The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wR5dGJxYPlPoElcXCxsxchRO8b9.jpg)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
![Police Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfhiGakYfjk8XeDKRpya9P4tNu9.jpg)
Police Story
![The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w7cpwCDCVyv82YcbPYYU8T34USI.jpg)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
![Story of a Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ucTfD98WwT2uCW2VQg2wrhzpvhH.jpg)
Story of a Woman
![The Name of the Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tc5VyBM94h8GJ3Z5MvyemSFiESO.jpg)
The Name of the Game
![Laura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/44YZYLc9zjrzWSbho7Wi47lW04u.jpg)
Laura
![Action Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hKghCL8XmJmXMqxuBPKuaLFynGV.jpg)
Action Man
![The Corrupt Ones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5aSa4SO93r0Ii9AdyfwG4iF4JTg.jpg)
The Corrupt Ones
![Is Paris Burning?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hdlXGmBbfZuF46yVbsZnT2TRAnn.jpg)
Is Paris Burning?
![The Caretakers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qd0SkHF65f6xowVz8MFbHLN7mZX.jpg)
The Caretakers
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![The Last Voyage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a4hwHvo4KdaQK4fRjvFH5hkTXMn.jpg)
The Last Voyage
![The Untouchables](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/80IDXgaHmcxj6CKRImkpHjnIMcd.jpg)
The Untouchables
![John Paul Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kNk2jUX915L7tiMLnQQqk9dnFOy.jpg)
John Paul Jones
![The Scarface Mob](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kJUILMAkJklhVRsX6H91JV0ki5V.jpg)
The Scarface Mob
![The Gift of Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cvbELE8WoDsQWpITs8X8xB3Xee3.jpg)
The Gift of Love
![The Tarnished Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ild53BRNQKP6IhNaqW0Ccjn1h6O.jpg)
The Tarnished Angels
![Written on the Wind](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/paeBU70fHsFAOooWM5V35q562f2.jpg)
Written on the Wind
![Great Day in the Morning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ghQY8BJfQKHMk6OQV79gW7X1k1D.jpg)
Great Day in the Morning
![Good Morning, Miss Dove](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eT2Q5mTH0xXa0bHI1h0EqFpq9Pc.jpg)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
![Laura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cAACSnrPUfN2F51q6eQ6lXtcjQH.jpg)
Laura
![The 20th Century Fox Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rZ60QHto5O2GfFcylHKfdAHLwyI.jpg)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
![House of Bamboo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7LxWQZA0PCSJ0jGcZ7KYq1uFupL.jpg)
House of Bamboo
![The High and the Mighty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eCJyHq9CdqB9GLlKuNGLKHFVYKt.jpg)
The High and the Mighty
![The Iron Glove](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1RSXteP2mIGuiCxw1GmF38hg86n.jpg)
The Iron Glove
![Sabre Jet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4cX02uCNfjSycI6pdh6IwmieDcS.jpg)
Sabre Jet
![Conquest of Cochise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6lHIcUX8x89gK7r8cP2MMxpnZ0Z.jpg)
Conquest of Cochise
![War Paint](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3BhsMvMSMzb7mfDLgjtComL4xPe.jpg)
War Paint
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![Bwana Devil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kHjj8lWg5onfmcl8cxc0gfptwAJ.jpg)
Bwana Devil
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gWT5p5TMEAQnQAx1y0g03PUJDhJ.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
![My Outlaw Brother](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/EsgOMnDwDqdBGgHoymYTxc6urG.jpg)
My Outlaw Brother
![Bullfighter and the Lady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmPuPvdFbBfeIn51DO7j7YyIZ5c.jpg)
Bullfighter and the Lady
![Mr. Music](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tNOdwsWQiclO9x1UhV46ixXXseR.jpg)
Mr. Music
![Lux Video Theatre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qu0r8zAa2hQpkHGq9qkmRm7WXze.jpg)
Lux Video Theatre
![The Bob Hope Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/155ZMISJkCkTleBKKoNlubt51bB.jpg)
The Bob Hope Show
![Riviera Dream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w5OAFnDQDghxr32SKJgI0rngKlS.jpg)
Riviera Dream
![Lights Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUX5J7lS6FnCFvUOqXCYyQPp0f9.jpg)
Lights Out
![Fighter Squadron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nPlTtsMalKWvEgZaA8fIskZtBJa.jpg)
Fighter Squadron
![Miss Tatlock's Millions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qlVmvRzFHYwdi8MPD5SPZ9VRyP.jpg)
Miss Tatlock's Millions
![A Date with Judy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zu7h7NGXCFkwKbUEWUv7LOxC8US.jpg)
A Date with Judy
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show
![Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lXF2Of898sXM12eH4Zn4sCMiSt4.jpg)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
![Keeping Fit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1cuLVgkwYtEbJbTvtnVUMlawOJ1.jpg)
Keeping Fit
![Men of Texas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9i3L52vWK6z3q4pM87OeJkaJNX3.jpg)
Men of Texas
![Eagle Squadron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cC9GBFfscxQ6H1hkIILKvjeqIk4.jpg)
Eagle Squadron
![To Be or Not to Be](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dDQRpEoyjHT4fzw9cNklIvZuXYg.jpg)
To Be or Not to Be
![Badlands Of Dakota](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x65RDSFNrpJjEeeqp6sg3i3M36A.jpg)
Badlands Of Dakota
![Nice Girl?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uQRqwzf3GEyapbXyToYSTyRHKvD.jpg)
Nice Girl?
![A Little Bit of Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i7nuKX7bwqktVZrcfpOXoIXr5p2.jpg)
A Little Bit of Heaven
![The Mortal Storm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xPvS7UVrJuCyE5NsiDkW39ABLGX.jpg)
The Mortal Storm
![First Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ogS9UjgYVSrLrofLEIxvxSdoiIy.jpg)
First Love