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Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner, American actor and producer

Born
February 10, 1930
Age in 2026
96
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1930

About Robert Wagner

Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor. 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 recurring roles on Two and a Half Men (2007–2008) and NCIS (2010–2019). 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). Wagner's first wife, actress Natalie Wood, died under mysterious circumstances in 1981. In 2018, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department named Wagner a "person of interest" in the investigation into Wood's death. Wagner has denied any involvement. Darryl Zanuck was always placing me in different positions." Wagner's first film for Fox was Halls of Montezuma (1951), a World War II film. Fox gave Wagner his first starring role in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953). In January 1961, Wagner and Wood formed their own company, Rona Productions, named after the first two letters of both their first names.

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Robert Wagner timeline

  1. Darryl Zanuck was always placing me in different positions." Wagner's first film for Fox was Halls of Montezuma (1951), a World War II film.
  2. Fox gave Wagner his first starring role in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953).
  3. In January 1961, Wagner and Wood formed their own company, Rona Productions, named after the first two letters of both their first names.

The world when Robert Wagner was born

Robert Wagner was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Wagner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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