Has anyone met Robert Stack?

[hostedbyrobertstack]

Just wondering if anyone on here has actually met robert stack and what he was like in person. I have a list of certain people I actually admire/look up to, and not many people are on it, but he is one of them. He just always reminded me of my grandpa and he just seemed like a cool dude.

[Thiussat]

Never met him, but I can say (even though I am not even 30 years old yet) that he seems cut from a different mold than most celebs today. People of his day seemed to have a bit more class than the Britney Spears whore/trash celebs of today.

I agree he would be a cool guy to meet if he were still alive.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

Someone on here, I thought, had mentioned writing him letters. He actually wrote back and was totally classy and dignified.

Doesn't shock me.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by Thiussat

Never met him, but I can say (even though I am not even 30 years old yet) that he seems cut from a different mold than most celebs today. People of his day seemed to have a bit more class than the Britney Spears whore/trash celebs of today.

I agree. In fact, it seems to me that society has reached the point where it is so fixated on the "whore/trash" celebrities that people of Robert Stack's ilk are now being grossly disregarded. It's almost as if the media has become increasingly partial to celebrities who stir controversy.

Of course, there has always been controversy related to celebrities, even in the early days of show business. It just wasn't quite as common in the 1940s as it is now.

I agree he would be a cool guy to meet if he were still alive.

Unfortunately, I never met Robert Stack. But I agree that it would have been cool to meet him. To me, he was one of the most non-controversial actors.

[drtom1966]

Unfortunately, I never had the privilege of meeting Robert Stack, but I do agree that he most likely would have been a very gracious, humble, and kind person. I remember hearing an interview with him conducted by G. Gordon Liddy on the latter's radio show back when "Unsolved Mysteries" was still on the air. He came across as a thoroughly decent and genuinely good man.

I've not read his autobiography, but the Wikipedia entry on Mr. Stack notes:

Raised by his mother, Mary Elizabeth Wood, Stack's parents divorced when Stack was 1 and his father, James Langford Stack, a wealthy advertising agency owner, died when Stack was 9. Stack always spoke of his mother with the greatest respect and love. When he wrote his autobiography Straight Shooting, he included a picture of him and his mother. He captioned it "Me and my best girl."

The same article has this interesting comment:

Reportedly, he had an enormous interest in the unexplained—psychic phenomena, ghosts and the like—because he himself had had an unusual experience of this nature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stack

It's too bad that Mr. Stack wasn't awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." One of my other favorite television stars, Andy Griffith, did receive the award, however.

[hostedbyrobertstack]

I swear I remember reading somewhere of someone writing that they used to caddy for him way back in the day in L.A., I am almost positive it was about Stack, but I could almost positively be wrong as well, ha.

[nohwheregirl]

Originally Posted by hostedbyrobertstack

I swear I remember reading somewhere of someone writing that they used to caddy for him way back in the day in L.A., I am almost positive it was about Stack, but I could almost positively be wrong as well, ha.

Are you sure it's someone on the board? If I'm remembering correctly in his memoir James Ellroy talked about caddying for Robert Stack when he was younger, and then meeting him again later when UM filmed the segment about his mother's murder.

[hostedbyrobertstack]

Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

Are you sure it's someone on the board? If I'm remembering correctly in his memoir James Ellroy talked about caddying for Robert Stack when he was younger, and then meeting him again later when UM filmed the segment about his mother's murder.

yes, i believe that was it, it was in my memory for some reason, but have no clue when/where I read it.

[greatgarrett2]

I unfortunatley have never had the please of meeting Robert Stack, though I did see an interview with him I believe it was on the Lifetime website and he seemed pretty genuine and down-to-earth.

[RightOnDude]

What I admire him for is his dedication to not only raising awareness of, and trying to solve crimes, but also his ability to see the humor in the image he portrayed while doing so (see "Beavis and Butthead do America and BASEketball for examples). Caddyshack II was pretty awesome too. The guy was even in Transformers: the Movie! There don't seem to be any more celebs like that anymore, the guys that are serious about something but also aren't afraid to poke a little fun at that image.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by drtom1966

It's too bad that Mr. Stack wasn't awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." One of my other favorite television stars, Andy Griffith, did receive the award, however.

That hadn't occurred to me, but now that I think of it, it's a real shame that Robert Stack was never given such an award. Even though he is deceased, there is no reason he shouldn't be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sure, a posthumous award would be a sad reminder that Robert Stack is no longer with us, but a far worse crime would be to never give him the award at all. In my personal opinion, there are few (if any) living Hollywood stars who deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom award more than the late Robert Stack.

In the meantime, however, I will accept his JFK award as a consolation prize. That's right, Robert Stack received the John F. Kennedy National Award in 1999.

The JFK National Award honors people of Irish descent for "distinguished achievement" in their profession. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the annual ceremony takes place during the month of March in Holyoke, Massachusetts. (Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy received the 2007 JFK National Award last week.)

When I learned about the type of award that Robert Stack was given, it made me feel great for him. Considering his professional achievements, he truly earned the JFK National Award.

[wiseguy182]

That's funny, I don't remember Stack in BASEketball. I guess it's because I didn't like that movie.

His lines in Beavis were hilarious. My favorite movie he was in was Airplane! I love those Leslie Nielsen humor flicks. Think I'm going to dig out Wrongfully Accused out of my collection tonight if time permits.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

He completely spoofs himself in BASEketball, Wiseguy. It's pretty funny. They're looking for the Trey Parker character and did an Unsolved Mysteries segment on it. Later, the show flashes to an "UPDATE," where Stack, in my opinion, says the infamous line, "We still don't know where in the f**k this guy is..."

[wiseguy182]

Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

He completely spoofs himself in BASEketball, Wiseguy. It's pretty funny. They're looking for the Trey Parker character and did an Unsolved Mysteries segment on it. Later, the show flashes to an "UPDATE," where Stack, in my opinion, says the infamous line, "We still don't know where in the f**k this guy is..."

That's hysterical. Maybe I'll have to give BASEketball another shot (wow, that was a bad pun. )

[PrettyinPink55]

I also remember someone here a LONG time ago talking about how they had met Robert Stack...I don't remember who it was though, but I know someone had mentioned it....