Cooperated with Gavin Lambert (author of the novel and screenplay Inside Daisy Clover (1965) that starred Wagner's late wife Natalie Wood on Lambert's 2004 biography "Natalie Wood." A friend of Wood's, Lambert believed that Wood's memory was sullied by the tabloid headlines generated by her tragic death, with the result that no one remembers his friend as a human being, and so wrote the book to correct the public's misconceptions about Wood.

Best remembered by the public for his role as Jonathan Hart on "Hart to Hart" (1979).

Best known as Jonathan Hart on TV's "Hart to Hart" (1979)

When he was seven, his family moved to Los Angeles, where Wagner attended military academies and the Havard School. In 1949, he graduated Santa Monica High School as Senior Class President.

His first acting break came when one of his friends took him to Warner Bros. to meet the head of casting. After an interview and a reading, he was told that the studio would use him in two or three bit parts coming up in the near future. Two days later a strike postponed all production plans, so it was back to school for Robert Wagner.

Father of the TV hostess Katie Wagner.

Adopted father of Natasha Gregson Wagner.

On September 21, 2006, he became a grandfather for the first time when his daughter, Katie Wagner, gave birth to her son.

Wagner's present-day wife, Jill St. John, starred in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971) which also starred his late-wife's real-life sister, Lana Wood.

The son of a wealthy steel executive.

Father of Katie Wagner (with Marion Marshall) and Courtney Wagner (with Natalie Wood).

Due to the publication of a memoir by Lana Wood on her sister's life, Wagner refuses to speak and/or communicate with his late wife's family, after it was implied in the book that Wagner probably played a role in Natalie Wood's tragic drowning off the coast of Catalina Island in 1981. In spring 2000, a Vanity Fair cover shoot featuring all actresses playing Bond girls in every Bond film was broken up after an encounter by Lana Wood and Wagner's present-day wife Jill St. John got into a major argument on the set.

Is portrayed by Michael Weatherly in The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV)

For many years his bungalow at Universal Studios was a stop on their tour. He was an important star at the studio with a successful run of three television series. Lucile Ball, another star with a long run of success on television had the same bungalow and tour stop prior to Robert Wagner.

Step-father of Natalie Wood's daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner

After being submerged at one point in an industrial strength foaming agent during the bathtub scene in The Pink Panther (1963), went blind for four weeks. The studio wanted Wagner replaced, but director Blake Edwards stuck by him and he finished the picture.

He sued Aaron Spelling Productions for $20 million in June 2000, charging that he was cheated out of profits on the Fox series "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990). He claimed that he was entitled to profits as part of a ten- year-old settlement between producer Aaron Spelling and Fox that gave Aaron Spelling the right to produce "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) in exchange for "Angels 88", a never-produced series in which Wagner had a stake. According to the suit, the conflict dates back to 1973 when he and his wife, Natalie Wood, made a deal with Aaron Spelling to submit ideas for pilots to ABC. One idea that the couple submitted led to the show "Charlie's Angels" (1976). Following the terms of their deal, Aaron Spelling, Wagner and Natalie Wood equally shared profits from the series. In 1988 Aaron Spelling developed a new series, "Angels 88". According to the terms of their contract, Wagner was to receive 7.5% profit participation -- whether or not he rendered services. Fox committed to the series, without his knowledge, and then reneged, giving Aaron Spelling "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) instead. Since Aaron Spelling was given "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) in exchange for an asset in which Wagner had an interest, Wagner claimed that he is entitled to the same profit participation on "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as he had on "Angels 88". The suit alleges breach of contract and fraud and seeks 7.5% of gross profits from "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as well as damages of not less than $20 million.

When he arrived in Hollywood, he was mentored by the older, established actor Clifton Webb, even living at Webb's home at the beginning of his movie career.

Made 4 movies with wife Natalie Wood All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) The Affair (1973) (TV), _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) (TV)_ and Hart to Hart (1979) (TV).