Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–1970), Switch (1975–1978), and Hart to Hart (1979–1984). He later had a recurring role as Teddy Leopold in the TV sitcom Two and a Half Men (2007–2008) and made twelve guest appearances (2010–2019) as Anthony DiNozzo Sr. in the police procedural NCIS.
In films, Wagner is known for his role as Number 2 in the Austin Powers trilogy of films (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).
Early life
Jean Peters with Wagner in Broken Lance (1954)
Wagner was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Thelma Hazel Alvera (née Boe), a telephone operator, and Robert John Wagner, Sr., a travelling salesman who worked for the Ford Motor Company.
Wagner's mother was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her parents were both immigrants from Norway, who married in La Crosse in 1887.
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