Robert Taylor and Wallace Beery in Stand Up and Fight, a 1939 American Western film. Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 - June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his time. Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 - April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor.