Here is the biography of Robert Stack:
Born in Los Angeles, California, Robert Stack was the younger son of James Langford Stack and Mary Elizabeth Modini Wood. He was originally named Charles Langford Modini Stack, but his father changed his name to Robert Langford Stack. Stack's parents divorced when he was one-year-old, and his mother took him to Europe when he was three. He did not learn to speak English until he was six years old. His brother, James Langford Stack Jr., stayed in the United States with their father.
Stack's early life was marked by a passion for skeet shooting, and he became a skilled marksman. He attended the University of Southern California, where he took drama courses. In 1935, he came in second in the National Skeet Shooting Championship, and in 1936, his team broke the standing record at the National Skeet Championships.
Stack's film career began in 1939, when he made his screen debut in the movie "First Love" alongside Deanna Durbin. He quickly became a matinee idol, starring in Westerns, war movies, and romantic comedies. In the 1950s, he starred in the 3-D movie "Bwana Devil," which broke box office records.
In the 1950s, Stack also began his television career, starring in the series "The Untouchables" as Eliot Ness, a Treasury agent. The show ran for four seasons and earned Stack a nomination for an Academy Award. He also starred in the television movie "The Scarface Mob" and appeared in several other TV shows and movies throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
In the 1980s, Stack hosted the TV series "Unsolved Mysteries" and appeared in several comedy films, including "1941" and "Airplane!" He also provided the voice of the character Ultra Magnus in "The Transformers: The Movie" and portrayed Eliot Ness again in the TV movie "The Return of Eliot Ness."
Stack was married to Rosemarie Bowe from 1957 until his death in 2003. He had two children, Elizabeth and Charles. He passed away on May 14, 2003, at the age of 84, due to complications from a heart attack.
