25 Interesting Facts About Robert Wagner

1. #001

   While filming the bathtub scene in The Pink Panther (1963), Robert Wagner was submerged in an industrial-strength foaming agent and was left blind for four weeks. The studio wanted to replace him, but director Blake Edwards stayed loyal to him and finished the film.

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2. #002

   His wife Jill St. John, his late ex-wife Natalie Wood and his Hart to Hart (1979) co-star Stefanie Powers all took ballet lessons together when they were young.

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3. #004

   For many years his bungalow at Universal Studios was a stop on the studio tour. He was a major star for the studio, having launched three successful television series. Lucille Ball, another star with long-running television success, had the same bungalow and tour stop before Wagner.

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4. #006

   He made seven films with his wife Jill St. John: Banning (1967), How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967), Around the World in 80 Days (1989), The Player (1992), Something to Believe In (1998), The Calling (2002) and Northpole (2014). On television she appeared as a guest star in the pilot episode of Hart to Hart (1979), and they appeared together as guest stars on Seinfeld (1989).

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5. #007

   In June 2000 he filed a $20 million lawsuit against Aaron Spelling Productions, claiming he had been cheated out of his share of the profits from Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). He claimed he was entitled to profits as part of a decade-old deal between producer Aaron Spelling and Fox that gave Spelling the right to produce "Beverly Hills, 90210" in exchange for "Angels 88," a series that was never produced and in which Wagner also held a stake. According to the lawsuit, the dispute dates back to 1973, when he and his then-wife Natalie Wood made a deal with Spelling to pitch pilot ideas to ABC. One idea the couple pitched led to the action series Charlie's Angels (1976). Under the terms of the deal, Spelling, Wagner and Wood shared the profits from the series equally. In 1988 Spelling developed a new series called "Angels 88." Under the contract terms, Wagner was to receive a 7.5% profit share whether or not he provided services. Fox committed to the series without his knowledge and then pulled out, giving Spelling "Beverly Hills, 90210" instead. Because "Beverly Hills, 90210" was given to Spelling in exchange for an asset in which Wagner held a stake, Wagner claimed he was entitled to the same profit share on "Beverly Hills, 90210" as on "Angels 88." The suit included claims of breach of contract and fraud and sought 7.5% of the gross profits from "Beverly Hills, 90210" plus damages of no less than $20 million.

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6. #009

   He recently sold the Brentwood ranch he had shared with Jill St. John since 1983 for 14 million dollars and moved to Aspen, Colorado.

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7. #010

   He appeared in six films with Jeffrey Hunter: The Frogmen (1951), White Feather (1955), A Kiss Before Dying (1956), The True Story of Jesse James (1957), In Love and War (1958) and The Longest Day (1962).

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8. #012

   In mid-October 1981, Wagner reportedly made a series of phone calls to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Coast Guard base in San Pedro, CA, to learn about search and rescue procedures.

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9. #014

   In his memoir, he revealed that he had relationships with Yvonne De Carlo, Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Anita Ekberg, Shirley Anne Field, Lori Nelson and Joan Collins.

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10. #015

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopened its investigation into Natalie Wood's death in November 2011 after statements by the yacht's captain, Dennis Davern, that he had disappeared the night Wood drowned. Lana Wood and Marti Rulli claim the investigation was still ongoing as of 2017. In May 2022, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officially cleared Wagner, stating there was no evidence of any wrongdoing.

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11. #017

    Lieutenant Hugo Reynaga announced that the LACSD had cleared Wagner in its investigation into Natalie Wood's death.

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12. #019

    JS International Inc. dismantled and demolished the former 55-meter yacht "Splendour."

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13. #020

    In 2021, the former Brentwood ranch was listed for 10 million dollars, 2 million less than he had bought it for in 2007. Its next owner, video game heiress Rita Kogan, who died in 2019, never moved in and let the property sit empty for about 12 years.

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14. #024

    In his biography, he recounts that while in Paris for the filming of The Longest Day (1962), he made a mistake one night on his way back to the hotel. He was drunk, and because the employee did not recognize him, he grabbed the man sitting at the desk. It turned out he had entered the wrong hotel.

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15. #029

    Wagner was originally set to appear in The Proud Ones (1956) alongside Victor Mature and Debra Paget.

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16. #031

    Wagner appeared in three films with Debra Paget: Stars and Stripes Forever (1952), Prince Valiant (1954) and White Feather (1955); and in three films with Faye Dunaway: The Towering Inferno (1974), The Calling (2002) and El padrino (2004).

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17. #032

    Wagner is best known to the public for his role as Jonathan Hart in the series Hart to Hart (1979).

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18. #033

    Wagner's longtime publicist is Alan Nierob.

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19. #034

    Wagner and Marion Marshall were engaged for two years before they married in 1963.

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20. #035

    Wagner owns the film production company RJ Productions.

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21. #036

    Wagner has known his wife Jill St. John since 1959. Eight years before their wedding, on Valentine's Day 1982, they became an item.

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22. #040

    Two of Wagner's four honeymoons took place in the state of Florida: the first in Miami and the fourth in Orlando.

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23. #041

    Wagner served as best man at the wedding of Don Johnson and Kelley Phleger.

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24. #042

    Wagner is mentioned in the sitcom episode The Robbery (1990).

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25. #043

    Wagner is the former brother-in-law of Richard Smedley.

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