Wagner was born in Detroit, to Thelma Hazel Alvera (née Boe, stemming from Bøe), a former telephone operator, and Robert John Wagner, Sr., a travelling salesman who worked for the Ford Motor Company. He had on… See more

Wagner became interested in acting, and after an unsuccessful screen test directed by Fred Zinnemann for his film Teresa (1951), was represented by Albert R. Broccoli. He made his uncredited film debut in The Happy Years (1950); … See more

In his memoirs, Wagner said he had had affairs with Yvonne De Carlo, Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Anita Ekberg, Shirley Anne Field, Lori Nelson, and Joan Collins. He also claimed a four-year romantic relationshi… See more