[6], Wagner first gained significant attention with a small but showy part as a shell-shocked soldier in With a Song in My Heart (1952). Solo was never made, and The Comancheros was made instead with John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. The studio then had him perform a similar function in another war movie, The Frogmen (1951), again with Widmark; the cast also included another young male under contract to the studio, Jeffrey Hunter, with whom Wagner would often work. Fox gave Wagner the lead in an expensive spectacular, Prince Valiant (1954). After eight years together, they married on May 26, 1990. [44] The marriage is the fourth for both Wagner and St. John, and it has lasted longer than all of their six previous marriages combined. [3], Wagner became interested in acting, and after an unsuccessful screen test directed by Fred Zinnemann for his film Teresa (1951), was represented by Albert R. His paternal grandparents were German and his maternal grandparents were Norwegian. Prince Valiant is played by Robert Wagner, who reads his lines in a vacant monotone and wears a long Dutch bob and a jerkin with the skittish air of a man trying to be funny in a lady's hat." Wagner became a first-time grandfather when Katie Wagner, his daughter with Marshall, gave birth to her son Riley John Wagner-Lewis.[45]. "But Lew Wasserman said: 'I want you to be in TV Guide every week. Albert had been a childhood hero of Wagner, after he watched the movie Brother Rat along with a few others. [50][54][55][56], In 2012, Los Angeles County Chief Coroner Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran amended Wood's death certificate and changed the cause of her death from accidental drowning to "drowning and other undetermined factors. For Tom Mankiewicz he played a supporting part in Delirious (1991). NCIS (2010 – Current) TV… Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. Bears and Cubs (2019)… Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. Death from Above (2018)… Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. As Wagner is considered "a suave icon of American caper television, including It Takes a Thief and Hart to Hart", Robert Glenister (Hustle's fixer, Ash Morgan) commented that "to have one of the icons of that period involved is a great bonus for all of us". Wagner has appeared in 13 episodes and was last seen in Season 16's "Bears and Cubs." [34] He also claimed a four-year romantic relationship with Barbara Stanwyck after they acted together in the movie Titanic (1953). [30], Wagner was set to star as Charlie in the 2011 remake of Charlie's Angels, but had to exit the project due to scheduling conflicts. From personal relationships to characters' mental states, we want these mysteries solved on 'NCIS,' 'NCIS: LA,' and 'NCIS: New Orleans. NCIS fans will see Anthony DiNozzo — Senior, that is — again in Season 17, Robert Wagner is returning to the CBS drama "in an episode coming up shortly," executive producer Frank Cardea told TV Insider. 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[10], Considerably more popular was The Pink Panther (1963), a massive hit, although Wagner's part was very much in support to those of David Niven, Capucine, Peter Sellers, and Claudia Cardinale. [citation needed], After a cameo in Mardi Gras (1958), Wagner supported Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds in Say One for Me (1959). American actor who became known for his starring roles on the TV series Hart to Hart, Switch, and It Takes a Thief. After a two-year courtship, Wagner, Marshall, and her two sons from her marriage to Stanley Donen moved back to America. Wagner signed with Universal Pictures in 1966, starring opposite future wife Jill St. John in the films How I Spent My Summer Vacation, a made-for-TV movie released in the United Kingdom as Deadly Roulette, and Banning (1967). No one else was seriously considered for the role. But you always felt you could work your way up, that you could have a better part in the next picture. "[5], Fox started to give Wagner better roles. The following year, he produced and cast himself opposite Bette Davis in the made-for-TV film Madame Sin, which was theatrically released overseas as a feature film. 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