His Career Dipped
Wagner experienced a serious dip in his career, even agreeing to play Mister Roberts as a holiday resort for a week. In 1966, he landed a supporting role in Paul Newman film Harper, and later that year he managed to sign a contract with Universal Studios. Perhaps now things would finally turn around for him.
His Career Dipped
A Second Chance
Lew Wasserman told him about an opportunity to play an ex convict on TV show It Takes a Thief, but according to Wagner: “I was opposed to doing Thief … but Lew Wasserman said: ‘I want you to be in TV Guide every week. This is your medium; you’ve got to try it; you’ll be great.’ Roland Kibbee wrote the part for me, and I would have missed all that if I hadn’t listened to Lew.” The show became a huge success, finally elevating his career once again.
A Second Chance
