What happened to Robert Urich and his wife?

Robert Michael Urich was an American film, stage actor, and television producer.

Urich made his television debut in a guest-starring role in The F.B.I., in 1972.

In 2000, he made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago.

Robert Urich married a Canadian–American model and actress, Heather Menzies in 1975.

They adopted three children, Ryan, Emily, and Allison.

The duo remained married until he died in 2002.

What happened to Robert Urich and his wife?

In July 1996, Urich announced he had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks soft tissue.

He continued working while undergoing treatment for his ailment and also became an advocate for finding a cure for cancer.

Robert and his wife Menzies-Urich founded the Urich Fund for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center to raise funds for cancer research.

He was declared cancer-free in 1998 after a year of treatment.

In November 2001, Urich revealed in an interview that his doctors had discovered lumps in his body but “a wonder drug had cleared them up”.

Prior to his death, Urich was hospitalized for a week at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks for breathing problems. He died on April 16, 2002, at age 55.

Robert Urich’s wife Heather Menzies also died of cancer.

She was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017, of which doctors disclosed she only had four weeks to live.

Heather was an ovarian cancer survivor. However, she died from brain cancer on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017, surrounded by her family.

She was 68 years old.