1990s–2000s In the 1990s, Urich mainly appeared in television films and several short-lived television series. From 1990 to 1991, he starred in the sitcom American Dreamer and the TV movie 83 Hours 'Til Dawn. The following year, he starred in Crossroads, a drama series that aired on ABC for ten episodes. In 1993, he and Faye Dunaway starred in the sitcom It Had to Be You. It was critically panned and canceled after four episodes. In 1995, he narrated an extremely rare one-night showing of a Disney television documentary called Alien Encounters: From New Tomorrowland. It has never been shown again. In 1996, he starred in the TNT western series The Lazarus Man. It earned strong enough ratings to be picked up for a second season but shortly after it was renewed, he announced he had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma. Its production company, Castle Rock Entertainment, opted to cancel it due to that. In 1999, he commented on their choice to do so, "There's really a law against what they did. They found out I had cancer, and they just canceled the show. They didn't ask the doctors if I could work. They didn't ask if I could go back to work." In 2000, he sued them for breach of contract. The lawsuit was later settled with both parties agreeing not to publicly disclose the terms. While undergoing cancer treatments, Urich hosted the medical documentary series Vital Signs in 1997 and the PBS series Boatworks. After a year of treatment, he was declared cancer-free and returned to television in 1998 as Captain Jim Kennedy III in Love Boat: The Next Wave. It aired on UPN for two seasons. In 2000, he made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago and also starred in the North American tour of the musical, in 1999 and in 2000.Dillard, Sandra C. (October 17, 1999). "ALL JAZZED UP Robert Urich is keen on dancing in 'Chicago'", The Denver Post, p. H1Jones, Kenneth (October 5, 2000). New Tour of Chicago Begins Oct. 6–7 in CT; Chita Will Join Troupe" Playbill. . The next year, he costarred in Emeril, a sitcom starring celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse. While it was critically panned, he received good notices for his work on it. It would be his last role in a television series. Urich's final television film, Night of the Wolf, aired on Animal Planet the night before his death.
1990s–2000s In the 1990s Urich mainly appeared in television films and several short-lived television series From 1990 to 1991 he starred in the sitcom American Dreamer and the TV movie 83 Hours 'Til Dawn The following year he starred in Crossroads a drama series that aired on ABC for ten episodes In 1993 he and Faye Dunaway starred in the sitcom It Had to Be You It was critically panned and canceled after four episodes In 1995 he narrated an extremely rare one-night showing of a Disney television documentary called Alien Encounters From New Tomorrowland It has never been shown again In 1996 he starred in the TNT western series The Lazarus Man It earned strong enough ratings to be picked up for a second season but shortly after it was renewed he announced he had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma Its production company Castle Rock Entertainment opted to cancel it due to that In 1999 he commented on their choice to do so "There's really a law against what they did They found out I had cancer and they just canceled the show They didn't ask the doctors if I could work They didn't ask if I could go back to work" In 2000 he sued them for breach of contract The lawsuit was later settled with both parties agreeing not to publicly disclose the terms While undergoing cancer treatments Urich hosted the medical documentary series Vital Signs in 1997 and the PBS series Boatworks After a year of treatment he was declared cancer-free and returned to television in 1998 as Captain Jim Kennedy III in Love Boat The Next Wave It aired on UPN for two seasons In 2000 he made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago and also starred in the North American tour of the musical in 1999 and in 2000Dillard Sandra C (October 17 1999) "ALL JAZZED UP Robert Urich is keen on dancing in 'Chicago'" The Denver Post p H1Jones Kenneth (October 5 2000) New Tour of Chicago Begins Oct 6–7 in CT; Chita Will Join Troupe" Playbill  The next year he costarred in Emeril a sitcom starring celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse While it was critically panned he received good notices for his work on it It would be his last role in a television series Urich's final television film Night of the Wolf aired on Animal Planet the night before his death