'Spencer: for Hire' actor dies

Television tough guy Robert Urich, best known for his starring role in sleuth series Spencer: For Hire, has died of cancer. He was 55.

Television tough guy Robert Urich, an Emmy-winning actor best known for his starring roles in sleuth series such as Vegas and Spencer: For Hire, has died of cancer. He was 55.

Urich died at a hospital in Thousand Oaks, California, yesterday surrounded by family members and friends, publicist Cindy Guagenti said.