Robert Harland

Robert John Yurgatis (February 28, 1935 – December 21, 2023), was an American stage and television actor. He was known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series Target: The Corruptors!.

Harland was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended St. James High School for Boys, graduating in 1953. After graduating, he attended Columbia School of Broadcasting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before working as a disc jockey and radio announcer in Wilmington, Delaware. He then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, New York, living in Greenwich Village, New York, and taking roles in the academy's stage productions.

In 1957, Harland played the lead role in a production of Bus Stop at the Robin Hood Playhouse in Arden, Delaware. He adopted the name "Harland" as a stage name. He began his screen career in 1958, playing the lead role of Hank Moore in the film As Young as We Are, starring along with Pippa Scott. In 1960, he played the recurring role of Deputy Billy Lordan in the western television series Law of the Plainsman. In 1961, he starred as Jack Flood in the ABC crime drama television series Target: The Corruptors!, starring along with Stephen McNally.

After the series ended in 1962, Harland played the recurring role of Sgt. Older in the police procedural television series The Rookies and the recurring role of James Rayford in the soap opera television series Dynasty. He guest-starred in television programs including Outlaws, Petticoat Junction, Ben Casey, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Wagon Train, The Millionaire and Zane Grey Theatre.

Harland retired from acting in 1997, last appearing in the film The Rest of My Life.

Harland died in Gloucester City, New Jersey on December 21, 2023, at the age of 88.