Series Description

The It Takes A Thief TV show was a 60 minute spy drama series on ABC about a cat burglar who is offered a deal while serving time in jail for his crimes. If he would steal things for the U.S. government, they would get him out of jail and give him a full pardon. He, of course, jumped at the opportunity and travelled world-wide stealing whatever Uncle Sam asked him to steal. The episodes centered around how he got past the high-tech security of other nations and procured top secret documents.

It Takes A Thief Cast

Robert Wagner .... Alexander Mundy
Fred Astaire .... Alistair Mundy
Malachi Throne .... Noah Bain
Ed Binns .... Wally Powers

It Takes A Thief Trivia

The government agency that Alexander Mundy stole for was the SIA (Secret Intelligence Agency).

After It Takes A Thief ended, Robert Wagner starred on three more TV shows. They were, "Colditz" as "Flight Lieutenant Phil Carrington", "Switch" as Detective "Pete T. Ryan", and "Hart to Hart" as "Jonathan Hart".

Robert Wagner was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award in 1970 for his portrayal of Alexander Mundy on It Takes a Thief. Robert Young won the Emmy for "Marcus Welby, M.D." and Mike Connors won the Golden Globe for "Mannix".

The only person to win an award for It Takes a Thief was Ralph Woolsey in 1968 who won an Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography" for episode #1 titled, "A Thief is a Thief".