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Overview
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Release Date:
9 January 1968 (USA)
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Plot:
The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government. Full summary »
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
'It Takes a Thief' Star Malachi Throne Dead at 84 (Report)
(From The Wrap. 15 March 2013, 1:16 PM, PDT)
'Batman' Actor Dies At Age 84
(From Huffington Post. 15 March 2013, 12:58 PM, PDT)
Robert Wagner refuses to be interviewed over wife Natalie Wood's mystery drowning
(From RealBollywood. 18 January 2013, 11:46 PM, PST)
(From The Wrap. 15 March 2013, 1:16 PM, PDT)
'Batman' Actor Dies At Age 84
(From Huffington Post. 15 March 2013, 12:58 PM, PDT)
Robert Wagner refuses to be interviewed over wife Natalie Wood's mystery drowning
(From RealBollywood. 18 January 2013, 11:46 PM, PST)
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Ultimate Cool - World Traveller and all that goes with it.
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 120) | Robert Wagner | ... | Alexander Mundy / ... (66 episodes, 1968-1970) |
 | Malachi Throne | ... | Noah Bain (42 episodes, 1968-1969) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Don Weis | (13 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Jack Arnold | (8 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Michael Caffey | (5 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Barry Shear | (5 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Bruce Kessler | (5 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Leonard Horn | (4 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Gerd Oswald | (4 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Jeannot Szwarc | (3 episodes, 1969) | ||
| George Tyne | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Leslie Stevens | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Joseph Sargent | (2 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Roland Kibbee | (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Glen A. Larson | (19 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Mort Zarcoff | (7 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Gene L. Coon | (6 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Stephen Kandel | (5 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Leslie Stevens | (4 episodes, 1968) | |
| Oscar Brodney | (4 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Tony Barrett | (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Dean Hargrove | (3 episodes, 1968) | |
| Sy Salkowitz | (3 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Norman Hudis | (3 episodes, 1970) | |
| B.W. Sandefur | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Elroy Schwartz | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| William Bast | (2 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Mort Zarcoff | .... | associate producer / producer (44 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Frank Price | .... | executive producer / producer (42 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Glen A. Larson | .... | associate producer / producer (39 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Jack Arnold | .... | executive producer / producer (33 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Gene L. Coon | .... | producer (31 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Paul Mason | .... | producer (23 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Gordon Oliver | .... | executive producer (15 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Winston Miller | .... | producer (14 episodes, 1968) | |
| Leonard Horn | .... | producer (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Benny Golson | (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Oliver Nelson | (3 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Billy Goldenberg | (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Lyn Murray | (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Andrew Jackson | (27 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Richard Batcheller | (12 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| Gene Polito | (9 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Ralph Woolsey | (9 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Enzo Serafin | (7 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Ray Flin | (5 episodes, 1969) | ||
| William Margulies | (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Frank Morriss | (15 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Tony Martinelli | (13 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Jean Jacques Berthelot | (9 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Robert F. Shugrue | (6 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
| Douglas Stewart | (6 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Edward Haire | (6 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Edwin H. Bryant | (5 episodes, 1969-1970) | ||
| George Ohanian | (3 episodes, 1970) | ||
| John Elias | (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Tom Jennings | (56 episodes, 1968-1969) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Alexander A. Mayer | (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Aurelio Crugnola | (7 episodes, 1969) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| John McCarthy Jr. | (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Robert C. Bradfield | (41 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Joseph J. Stone | (9 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Marvin March | (3 episodes, 1968) | ||
| James M. Walters Sr. | (3 episodes, 1968) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Burton Miller | (6 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Larry Germain | .... | hair stylist (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Bud Westmore | .... | makeup artist (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| James M. Walters Jr. | .... | unit manager / production manager (35 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Abby Singer | .... | unit manager (17 episodes, 1968) | |
| Joseph C. Cavalier | .... | unit manager (12 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Danilo Sabatini | .... | production manager (7 episodes, 1969) | |
| Marco Tamburella | .... | unit manager (7 episodes, 1969) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Doran | .... | assistant director (29 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Robert Bennett Steinhauer | .... | trainee assistant director (15 episodes, 1968) | |
| Richard Learman | .... | assistant director (8 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
| Fabrizio Castellani | .... | assistant director (7 episodes, 1969) | |
| Robert G. Stone | .... | assistant director (7 episodes, 1969) | |
| John Clarke Bowman | .... | assistant director (4 episodes, 1968) | |
| Ralph Ferrin | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1968) | |
| Frank Losee | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1968) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. | .... | sound (36 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Frank H. Wilkinson | .... | sound (8 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Kurt Doubrowsky | .... | sound (7 episodes, 1969) | |
| James T. Porter | .... | sound (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Ed Somers Sr. | .... | sound (3 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Lyle Cain | .... | sound (2 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Earl Crain Jr. | .... | sound (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Ted G. Mann | .... | sound (2 episodes, 1969) | |
Series Visual Effects by | |||
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | optical effects (1 episode, 1970) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Charlie Picerni | .... | stunts (1 episode, 1968) | |
| Jerry Brutsche | .... | stunts (1 episode, 1969) | |
| Budd Albright | .... | stunts (1 episode, 1970) | |
| Steven Burnett | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Chuck Courtney | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Dick Crockett | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| Howard Curtis | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| George Orrison | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| George Robotham | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
| George Sawaya | .... | stunts (unknown episodes) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Burton Miller | .... | costumes (53 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Metka Kosak | .... | costumes (7 episodes, 1969) | |
| Hugh McFarland | .... | costumes (7 episodes, 1969) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Richard Belding | .... | editorial supervisor (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Robert Brower | .... | color coordinator (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Ron Meredith | .... | assistant film editor (unknown episodes) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Dave Grusin | .... | composer: theme music (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Stanley Wilson | .... | music supervisor (66 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | main titles / titles (50 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Glen A. Larson | .... | script consultant (16 episodes, 1968) | |
| Dan Hanks | .... | technical advisor (15 episodes, 1968) | |
| Dean Hargrove | .... | story consultant (11 episodes, 1968) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Entertainment One (2011) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
- Polyband (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Studios USA Television
- Universal City Studios filmed at
- Universal Title titles and opticals
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51 min (65 episodes)
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
The last line of dialogue in the series' last episode is spoken directly to the camera, to the television audience.See more »
Quotes:
Alistair Mundy:[part of opening title narration] I've hear of stealing *from* the government, but *for* the governmentSee more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (#4.23)" (1992)See more »
FAQ
Is the 1968 series "It Takes A Thief" Available on DVD?See more »
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Someone do a DVD boxed set with commentaries on this quickly before Malachi Throne, Susan St. James and R.J. leave us!!!! Much like the Man From UNCLE, Mission: Impossible and other shows "filmed" all over the world, the Universal backlot was Paris, Istanbul, Rome, etc. But the one thing this show did have that none other would was R.J., AKA Robert Wagner. The first season was great and when joined by his Dad (Fred Astaire) the scripts became a little more tortured, but still, you wanted to move and talk like R.J. When Bette Davis was a co-star as an ailing female thief that was going to hold a formal party, R. J. commented on the class she exuded by saying, "White Tie - First Cabin". He is what Austin Powers attempted to be, he is what a less brutal version of Connery's Bond could have been. No matter where he went, he could be the playboy who knew the best Bistro in Cannes, the grooviest bar in Picadilly, the best casino in Monaco. He had the women: Susan St. James before Rock Hudson, an early interracial fling with one of the Fifth Dimension-ettes. Studios are making a fortune on DVD releases. I am stunned with slack-jawed amazement that they can come up with the first season of the Brady Bunch but not a unique cultural event like "It Takes a Thief". Trust me, we'll buy it.