Actor Robert Stack Dies at 84

FOX NEWS ^ | May 15, 2003

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

LOS ANGELES

[William McKinley]

[U S Army EOD]

He died a better death than Elliot Ness who died an alcoholic in an alley. Ness either froze or basically died of malnutrition.

[Puppage]

Why, there's people dying today that have never died before.

[U S Army EOD]

And many people who will die in the future that are actually still living.

[NJJ]

For some strange reason, I can still remember him in Eagle Squadron, about Spitfires in the Battle of Briton. It had to be in the very early 40s.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I loved Robert Stack in "Airplane!" and his Taco Bell commercials were good, too.

A lot of people don't know that Robert Stack was also a national champion shooter. I don't know exactly what gun(s) or ranges, but he won nationals in at least one category. I saw a documentary about him. He has a shooting trophy room that you can't believe. I'll see if I can find a link.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

"A good shot is a good man. You meet the nicest people at shooting sports events."

— Robert Stack

[U S Army EOD]

Yep, I saw that movie. But the "Untouchables" is really what made him.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

(After apprehending Butt-head.)

Agent Fleming ( voice of Robert Stack ):
"Agent Hurley, I want you to give this scumbag a cavity search! I'm talking Roto-Rooter! Don't stop until you reach the back of his teeth!"

-"Beavis and Butt-head Do America"

He will be missed.

[tomswiftjr]

Stack was a national champion trap and skeet shooter.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Right on.

[VOA]

Stack was a national champion trap and skeet shooter.

thanks for posting -- photos of Stack at trap/skeet events appeared
in NRA publications more than a few times

[VOA]

Unsolved Mysteries, true stories of crime and mysterious disappearances, brought Stack
back to TV in 1988, and the popular show continued through the late '90s.

If I saw one hour of television in a week...it was "Unsolved Mysteries".
So long to one of the good guys.

[Amore]

Amen!

[rwfromkansas]

I loved that show. It had murder mysteries and occassionally some interesting paranormal stuff. I am surprised Stack was 84.

[Oztrich Boy]

What! No mention of his role as the juvenile lead in To Be or Not to Be (1942)?

[SevenofNine]

YEAHHH I remember that plot of the movie

I do remember mostly from Airplane and Caddyshack and Unsolved Mystries I LOVE THAT SHOW BACK IN DA DAY