Editing Robert Stack (section)

{{short description|American actor (1919–2003)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Robert Stack
|image = Robert Stack - still.jpg
|caption = Stack in the 1950s
|birth_name = Charles Langford Modini Stack
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|01|13}}
|birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|5|14|1919|1|13}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.<!--Cited sources (including obituaries) all state he died at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, not Beverly Hills-->
|resting_place =  
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1934–2003
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Rosemarie Bowe]]|1956<!--Year omitted per current instructions on [[Template:Marriage]]-->}}
|children = 2
|signature = File:Robert Stack signature, 2002.png
}}

'''Robert Stack''' (born '''Charles Langford Modini Stack'''; January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=April 8, 1960 |title=Questions: Robert Stack |work=[[The Modesto Bee]] |location=Modesto, California |page=24 |quote=Robert Stack was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on January 13, 1919.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=March 12, 1989 |title=In Step With: Robert Stack |page=22 |work=[[The Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |quote=Born: Jan. 13, 1919 in Los Angeles.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=May 16, 2003 |title=He Was Television's Untouchable Eliot Ness: Robert Stack |work=[[The Guardian]] |page=27 |quote=Robert Stack, actor, born January 13, 1919, died May 13, 2003.}}</ref> was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over forty feature films. He starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (1959–1963), for which he won the 1960 [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series]], and later hosted/narrated the true-crime series ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'' (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in the film ''[[Written on the Wind]]'' (1956). Later in his career, Stack was known for his [[deadpan]] comedy roles that lampooned his dramatic on-screen persona, most notably as Captain Rex Kramer in ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980).