Born Charles Langford Modini Stack in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 1919, to a mother with Hollywood connections, Robert Stack spent part of his childhood under the collective wing of stars turned surrogate mothers and fathers, including Carole Lombard, Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy.He made his film debut in First Love (1939), giving actress-singer Deanna Durbin her first on-screen kiss, and he later earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Written on the Wind (1956). But Stack found his greatest success on television, first portraying famed crime fighter Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables" (1959-63), then helping to bring down real criminals as host of the Emmy-nominated series "Unsolved Mysteries" (1987-2002).
The actor also poked fun at his serious on-screen persona in comedies such as Airplane! (1980), Caddyshack 2 (1988) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). He died May 14, 2003.
Add AllThe Untouchables: Season 1: Vol. 1Robert Stack stars as Federal Agent Eliot Ness in this classic drama set in 1930s Chicago. Ness leads his team of incorruptible lawmen on a quest to take down Mafia boss Al Capone, along with various criminals engaged in corruption, illegal alcohol distribution and other offenses. Walter Winchell... Read More
Add AllUnsolved Mysteries: Bizarre MurdersEmmy Award-winning actor Robert Stack hosts this four-disc set of episodes from the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries." The collection of investigative stories about some of the most infamous murder cases in history features 32 compelling segments, including "Boston Strangler," "Murdered Heiress,"... Read More
AddThe Last VoyageWhen a luxury liner starts sinking in the middle of the ocean after a boiler room explosion, it's a fierce struggle for survival in this tense disaster film. Passenger Cliff Henderson (Robert Stack) tries desperately to save his wife, Laurie (Dorothy Malone), and daughter Jill (Tammy Marihugh), who... Read More
Add AllThe Untouchables: Season 2: Vol. 2Hit the streets of 1930s Chicago with crusading treasury agent Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) and his men in this television classic. The show deftly weaves fact with fiction, pitting the crime fighters against the era's most notorious evildoers. Illicit booze, narcotics, bookmaking and other nefarious... Read More
Add AllThe Untouchables: Season 1: Vol. 2In this second volume of episodes from the classic crime drama's first season, Robert Stack continues his work as legendary Prohibition agent Eliot Ness. After a seemingly reformed mobster is released from prison (having been sent there by Ness), the Untouchables discover that he's spearheading a... Read More
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