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Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor known for his roles in television and film. He starred in popular television shows such as 'It Takes a Thief' (1968–1970), 'Switch' (1975–1978), and 'Hart to Hart' (1979–1984). He later had recurring roles on 'Two and a Half Men' (2007–2008) and 'NCIS' (2010–2019). In film, Wagner is known for his role as Number 2 in the 'Austin Powers' trilogy (1997, 1999, 2002), as well as for 'Prince Valiant' (1954), 'A Kiss Before Dying' (1956), 'The Pink Panther' (1963), 'Harper' (1966), 'The Towering Inferno' (1974) and 'The Concorde ... Airport '79' (1979). He was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a telephone operator mother and a travelling salesman father who worked for the Ford Motor Company. Wagner became interested in acting and was signed under contract with 20th Century Fox. He later moved to Europe to continue his film career before returning to American television. He has been married four times, notably to the late actress Natalie Wood, and has two children.
Wagner has also had an active career in publishing, authoring several books about Hollywood. He co-authored 'Pieces of My Heart: A Life' (2008), 'You Must Remember This: The Life and Style of Hollywood’s Golden Age' (2014), and 'I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood’s Legendary Actresses' (2016) with Scott Eyman. He later became a spokesperson for the Senior Lending Network and the Guardian First Funding Group, both reverse mortgage lenders. Despite the tragic loss of his wife Natalie Wood in 1981, Wagner has continued to act and contribute to the film and television industry.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Robert John Wagner Jr.
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 10, 1930
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1950-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Natalie Wood, Marion Marshall, Jill St. John
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Movies Featuring Robert Wagner
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Midway
The Pink Panther
What Happened to Monday
Harper
Curse of the Pink Panther
Winning
Life’s a Beach
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Northpole
Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute
Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
The Hustle
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
The Retrievers
Lana Turner… a Daughter’s Memoir
Mystery Woman
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Kiss Kiss
Sol Goode
The Calling
Category 7: The End of the World
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
False Arrest
I Am The Cheese
Night of 100 Stars II
Netherbeast Incorporated
To Catch a King
North and South
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Windmills of the Gods
Around the World in 80 Days
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Delirious
There Must Be a Pony
Love Among Thieves
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The War Lover
Halls of Montezuma
Between Heaven and Hell
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Death at Love House
Hart to Hart Returns
What Price Glory
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Sail A Crooked Ship
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Teresa
The Streets of San Francisco
Prince Valiant
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
White Feather
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Banning
Hart to Hart
In Love and War
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mardi Gras
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s
Austin Powers’ Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
The Concorde… Airport ’79
Madame Sin
The Silver Whip
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
Don’t Just Stand There
The Mountain
The Happy Years
Forever Fabulous
With a Song in My Heart
Stopover Tokyo
Broken Lance
Parallel Lives
Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart
The True Story of Jesse James
The Hunters
Titanic
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
The Frogmen
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Let’s Make It Legal
No Vacancy
Fatal Error
The Condemned of Altona
Pearl
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Jewels
The Affair
Career Timeline
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2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
George Wilson
Netherbeast Incorporated
President James A. Garfield
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
The Retrievers
Durham Haysworth
Lana Turner… a Daughter’s Memoir
Narrator (voice)
1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Self
Austin Powers’ Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
The Swingers Club
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self
1996
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Jonathan Hart
Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart
Jonathan Hart
1995
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Jonathan Hart
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time
Jonathan Hart
1994
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Jonathan Hart
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart
Jonathan Hart
Parallel Lives
Sheriff
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Jonathan Hart
1958
In Love and War
Frank "Frankie" O'Neill
Mardi Gras
Himself (uncredited)
The Hunters
Lt. Ed Pell
1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Tony Petrakis
The Silver Whip
Jess Harker
Titanic
Gifford "Giff" Rogers
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