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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Robert Wagner Biography (1930-)
Full name, Robert James Wagner; born February 10, 1930, in Detroit, MI; son of a steel executive; married Natalie Wood (an actress), 1957 (divorced, 1962); married Marion Marshall Donnen, July 22, 1963 (divorced, 1970); remarried Natalie Wood, June 16, 1972 (died, 1981); married Jill St. John (an actress),1991; children: (second marriage) Katie (a television personality); (third marriage) Courtney Brooke, Natasha (stepdaughter; an actress). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.;Manager: Binder & Associates, 1465 Lindacrest Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- February 10, 1930
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Alexander Mundy, It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968-1970
- Lieutenant Phil Carringon, Colditz, 1972-1973
- Pete Ryan, Switch (also known as Las Vegas Roundabout), CBS, 1975-1978
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979-1984
- James Greyson Culver, Lime Street, ABC, 1985
- Peter Donovan, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, 1992
- Also appeared as host, Superstars of Action; as himself, Hollywood Squares, syndicated; and as host, Hour of Stars.
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Miniseries
- Captain Cal Lanford, Pearl, ABC, 1978
- Joe Jackson, To Catch a King, HBO, 1984
- Mike Slade, Sidney Sheldon's "Windmills of the Gods," CBS, 1988
- Alfred Bennett, Around the World in Eighty Days (also known as Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni and In 80 Tagen um die Welt), NBC,1989
- Ron Lukezic, False Arrest (also known as Reasonable Doubt and The Joyce Lukezic Story), ABC, 1991
- Charles, Danielle Steele's "Jewels," NBC, 1992
- Cooper, North and South III (also known as Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III and John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III), ABC, 1994
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Camino de Santiago (also known as The Road to Santiago), 1999
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Pilots
- Brett Matthews, City beneath the Sea (also known as One Hour toDoomsday), NBC, 1971
- Anthony "Tony" Lawrence, Madame Sin, ABC, 1972
- Dr. Larry Ross, Killer by Night (also known as The City by Night), CBS, 1972
- David J. Farr, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972
- Pete Ryan, Switch, CBS, 1975
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
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Movies
- Jack Washington, How I Spent My Summer Vacation (also known as Deadly Roulette), NBC, 1967
- Howard McBride, The Cable Car Murder (also known as Cross Current), CBS, 1971
- Marcus Simon, The Affair (also known as Love Song), ABC, 1973
- Dave Hatcher, The Abduction of Saint Anne (also known as They've Kidnapped Anne Benedict), ABC, 1975
- Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (also known as Laurence Olivier Presents: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), NBC, 1976
- Joel Gregory, Jr., and Joel Gregory, Sr., Death at Love House (also known as The Shrine of Lorna Love), ABC, 1976
- Dr. Nick Sloan, The Critical List, NBC, 1978
- Ben Nichols, There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986
- Mike Chambers, Love among Thieves (also known as Here a Thief,There a Thief and King of a Lady), ABC, 1987
- Philip Adams, Indiscreet, CBS, 1988
- Raven, This Gun for Hire, USA Network, 1991
- Charles Madigan, Deep Trouble (also known as Foreign Exchange and Les audacieux), USA Network, 1993
- Jonathan Hart, "Hart to Hart Returns," The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1993
- Jonathan Hart, "Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die" (also known as "Hartto Hart: Hart Attack"), The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- Jonathan Hart, "Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart" (also known as "Hart toHart: Hart Throb"), The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- Jonathan Hart, "Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is," The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- The sheriff, Parallel Lives, Showtime, 1994
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: The Locket), NBC, 1995
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Dancing in the Dark, Lifetime, 1995
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time, NBC, 1995
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season, NBC, 1996
- Jonathan Hart, Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart, NBC, 1996
- Albert Teal, Fatal Error (also known as Reaper), TBS, 1999
- Gus Baker, Rocket's Red Glare (also known as The Mercury Project), Fox Family, 2000
- Edward, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
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Episodic
- "The Ox-Bow Incident," Twentieth Century-Fox Hour, CBS, 1955
- "Gun in His Hand," Twentieth Century-Fox Hour, CBS, 1956
- "The Natalie Wood--Robert Wagner Show," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1960
- "Mike Wallace, Tony Curtis, Robert Wagner, George Burns," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1960
- "And Man Created Vanity," Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1963
- "The Enemy on the Beach," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1966
- "Runaway Boy," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1966
- "The War Merchants," Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
- "The Man Who Killed a Ghost," Name of the Game, NBC, 1971
- "The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom: Part 2," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, ABC, 1977
- "The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
- "Bernie Bishop," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
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The Story of Hollywood (also known as Talking Pictures), TNT, 1988
- "William Holden: The Golden Boy," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax,1989
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A Conversation with Dinah, syndicated, 1989
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Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, syndicated, 1990
- "Elizabeth Taylor," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
- Dr. Abbott, "The Yada Yada," Seinfeld, NBC, 1997
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Specials
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You Can't Do That on Television, ABC, 1968
- Host, Love! Love! Love!, 1972
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A Salute to Bette Davis (also known as 5th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Bette Davis), 1977
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The Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala, 1982
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S.O.S.: Secrets of Surviving, NBC, 1984
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The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
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The ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
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The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
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The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, ABC, 1985
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The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1986
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn, PBS, 1986
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The Stuntman Awards, syndicated, 1986
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Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV, PBS, 1987
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Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
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The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987
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The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987
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The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1988
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Remembering Marilyn, ABC, 1988
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The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
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Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration), CBS, 1990
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Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, AMC, 1998
- Himself, Intimate Portrait: Jaclyn Smith, Lifetime, 1998
- Himself, Intimate Portrait: Stephanie Powers, Lifetime, 1999
- Himself, Intimate Portrait: Sharon Gless, Lifetime, 2001
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Other
- Felix Baumgartner, Die Abzocker--Eine eiskalte Affaere (also knownas The Hustle and A Sordid Affair), 2000
- Himself, Cubby Broccoli: The Man behind Bond, 2000
- Mr. Haysworth, The Retrievers, 2001
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, Lime Street, ABC, 1985
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Pilots
- Producer, Madame Sin, ABC, 1972
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Movies
- Executive producer, There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986
- Executive producer, "Hart to Hart Returns," The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1993
- Executive producer, "Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is," The NBCFriday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- Executive producer, "Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die" (also known as"Hart to Hart: Hart Attack"), The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- Executive producer, "Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart" (also known as "Hart to Hart: Hart Throb"), The NBC Friday Night Mystery, NBC, 1994
- Executive producer, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (also knownas Hart to Hart: The Locket), NBC, 1995
- Executive producer, Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time, NBC, 1995
- Executive producer, Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season, NBC, 1996
- Executive producer, Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart, NBC, 1996
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Television Producer
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Episodic
- "The Ox-Bow Incident," Twentieth Century-Fox Hour, CBS, 1955
- "Gun in His Hand," Twentieth Century-Fox Hour, CBS, 1956
- "The Louella Parsons Story," Climax, CBS, 1956
- "And Man Created Vanity," Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1963
- "The Enemy on the Beach," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1966
- "Runaway Boy," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1966
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Adams, Cleaves catcher, The Happy Years, 1950
- Private Coffman, Halls of Montezuma, 1950
- Lieutenant Franklin, The Frogmen, 1951
- Jerry Denham, Let's Make It Legal, 1951
- G.I. paratrooper, With a Song in My Heart, 1952
- Private Lewisohn, What Price Glory, 1952
- Willie Little, Stars and Stripes Forever (also known as Marching Along), 1952
- Jess Harker, The Silver Whip, 1953
- Gifford Rogers, Titanic, 1953
- Tony Petrakis, Beneath the Twelve-Mile Reef, 1953
- Joe Devereaux, Broken Lance, 1954
- Title role, Prince Valiant, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
- Josh Tanner, White Feather, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Bud Corliss, A Kiss before Dying, 1956
- Sam Gifford, Between Heaven and Hell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
- Christopher "Chris" Teller, The Mountain, Paramount, 1956
- Title role, The True Story of Jesse James (also known as The James Brothers), 1957
- Mark Fannon, Stopover Tokyo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Guest, Mardi Gras, 1958
- Frankie O'Neill, In Love and War, 1958
- Lieutenant Ed Pell, The Hunters, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- Tony Vincent, Say One for Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Chad Bixby, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
- Gilbert Barrows, Sail a Crooked Ship, Columbia, 1962
- United States Army Ranger, The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox,1962
- First Lieutenant Ed "Bo" Bolland, The War Lover, Columbia, 1962
- Werner von Gerlach, The Condemned of Altona (also known as I sequestrati di Altona and Les sequestres d'Altona), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
- George Litton, The Pink Panther, 1963
- Allan Taggert, Sampson's pilot, Harper (also known as The Moving Target), Warner Bros., 1966
- Mike Banning, Banning, Universal, 1967
- Harry Price, The Biggest Bundle of Them All, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1968
- Lawrence Colby, Don't Just Stand There, Universal, 1968
- Luther Erding, Winning, Universal, 1969
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Journey through Rosebud, 1972
- Dan Bigelow, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
- Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake, Midway (also known as Battle of Midway), Universal, 1976
- Dr. Kevin Harrison, The Concorde: Airport '79 (also known as Airport '79,
Airport '80: The Concorde,
The Concorde, and S.O.S. Concorde), Universal, 1979
- George Litton, The Curse of the Pink Panther, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
- Dr. Brint, I Am the Cheese, Almi Films, 1983
- (Uncredited) Jack Gates, Delirious, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
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The Player, Fine Line, 1992
- Bill Krieger, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome, 1996
- Number Two, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, New LineCinema, 1997
- Freddie, Overdrive, Concorde, 1997
- Tom Baxter, Wild Things (also known as Sex Crimes and wildthings), Columbia, 1998
- Brad, Something to Believe In, Warner Bros., 1998
- Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
- Mr. Llama, Dill Scallion, The Asylum, 1999
- Harry Hall, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999
- Mr. Tangerine, No Vacancy, 1999
- Number Two, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
- Hank Goody, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999
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Love and Fear, 1999
- Title role, The Kidnapping of Chris Burden, 1999
- Lyle Green, Forever Fabulous, 2000
- Amos, The Calling, 2001
- Sol's dad, Sol Goode, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2001
- Tom, Jungle Juice, 2001
- Number Two, Austin Powers in Goldmember, New Line Cinema, 2002
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Forever Fabulous, 2000
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Stage Appearances
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The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
- Performed in Love Letters, world tour, c. 2002.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Number Two, Comedy Central's Canned Ham: The Dr. Evil Story (alsoknown as The Dr. Evil Story and Spyography: The Dr. Evil Story), Comedy Central, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Harris, Warren G., Natalie and R. J.: Hollywood's Star-Crossed Lovers, Doubleday (New York City), 1988
- Maychick, Diana, Heart to Heart with Robert Wagner, St. Martin's (New York City), 1986
Electronic
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Robert Wagner Official Site, http://www.robert-wagner.com, May 24,2002
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