Robert Wagner has a net worth of $20 million. His net worth is from his profession as an actor and film producer. However, the net worth is a combination of his wealth and of his wife. Robert married actress Hill St. John and the couple has managed to create a lucrative career that has give them this admirable net worth. Robert’s popularity is mainly attributed to TV shows, especially “Hart to Hart” and “Switch.”
Robert Wagner’s Biography
Robert Wagner is known for being an American actor and the husband of actress Jill. Robert was born on February 10, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan. Robert Wagner was born to Hazel (mother) and Robert Sr (father). His father was a traveling salesman while his mother was a telephone operator.
Robert’s family relocated to Los Angeles when he was 7 years old. His father’s retiremnt money helped them custom-build a home in a year. Robert Wagner joined Saint Monica Catholic School and graduated in 1949.
Robert Wagner’s Career
Robert’s journey into shaping his career wasn’t without hassle. He started out in the 1950’s taking up uncredited roles in films such as “The Happy Years.” Nonetheless, he managed to be signed to Twentieth Century Fox at age 20.
Under the signing, his first film was in the 1951 “Halls of Montezuma.” Still, he got another supporting role in the same year in “The Frogmen” film where he starred alongside Richard Widmark. Robert’s popularity started growing after he appeared in the 1952 “With a Song in My Heart” film.
Robert got other supporting roles before he landed lead roles. He started taking up the leading roles in movies such as “Broken Lance” (1954) and “The Mountain” (1956). However, the films failed to hit and he then got back on his feet in the 1960 “All the Fine Young Cannibals.”
It was in the 1960s that Robert got leading roles that gave him career breakthrough. He appeared in the “To Catch a Thief” from 1968 to 1970. Through it, he got an Emmy nomination for Best TV Actor. Additionally, Robert appeared in the “Switch” series where he appeared as Pete Ryan. The series was a success and opened the opportunity for him to appear in the “Hart to Hart” series in the late 70s.
Robert got nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and this came because of the successful series he was involved in.
Robert Wagner’s Net Worth and Real Estate
Robert married actress Jill in 1990, after eights years of dating. However, she wasn’t his first love as he had been married before. As an actor and film director, Robert has earned much to give him a large net worth. His net worth combined with that of his wife equates to $20 million.
Robert has bought properties in different areas. For instance, he bought an acre property in 1983 for $220,000. They have also bought and sold other properties, such the one they sold in 2007 for $14 million and another in 2021 for $11 million.
