Robert Wagner Biography

Robert Wagner biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Robert Wagner
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality
BIRTH DATE: February 10, 1930 (Age: 81)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Detroit, Michigan
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Robert Wagner is an American film and television actor known for his popularity in numerous television series and most recently, in the Austin Powers films.

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Synopsis

Film and television actor Robert Wagner played juvenile leads in a succession of war, Western, and adventure films, such as The True Story of Jesse James. His greatest popularity has been in television series, where his boyish romantic appeal, suave manner, and light humor were seen in a number of television shows. In 1999 he appeared in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Quotes

Life isn't full of 'what ifs'. Only 'what is'.

– Robert Wagner

Profile

Film and television actor, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He attended Black-Foxe Military Institute, then won an acting contract with Twentieth Century–Fox. He played juvenile leads in a succession of war, Western, and adventure films, such as The True Story of Jesse James (1957). His greatest popularity has been in television series, where his boyish romantic appeal, suave manner, and light humour were seen in It Takes A Thief (1965–9), Switch (1975–7), and Hart to Hart (1979–84), in which he co-starred with Stefanie Powers (1942– ). In 1999 he appeared in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.