It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.

It Takes a Thief

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Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
as Alexander Mundy
Malachi Throne
Malachi Throne
as Noah Bain
Al Bain
Al Bain
as Casino Worker (uncredited) as Club Patron (uncredited) as Party Guest (uncredited) as Casino Patron (uncredited) as Porter (uncredited)
George Murdock
George Murdock
as Fred Devon
Sharon Acker
Sharon Acker
as Dr. Edwina Hopkins
Susan Saint James
Susan Saint James
as Charlie Brown as Stewardess Anne Edwards
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
as Wally Powers
Michael Forest
Michael Forest
as Cheech as Courier
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin
as Sagalis as Prison Chaplain as Dimitri Stavro
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
as Crew Member (uncredited) as Waiter (uncredited)
Don Knight
Don Knight
as Bertie as Bertie Turner
Alan Caillou
Alan Caillou
as Whitaker as Janos Kowalski
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
as Nick Grobbo
Chuck Courtney
Chuck Courtney
as Henchman as V.W. Murrow
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
as Seymour as Major Kazan
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner
as Dr. George Kingsford as Clayton Hewitt
Foster Brooks
Foster Brooks
as Drunk as Judge
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
as Vlado Miloslav as Franz Stanus
Read Morgan
Read Morgan
as John Willett as George
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
as Maggie Philbin
John Russell
John Russell
as Peter Vale as William Dover
Julio Medina
Julio Medina
as Greeter as Haberdasher
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
as Prizefighter
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
as S.I.A. Security Man
Doug McClure
Doug McClure
as Mr. Saunders, Ticket Agent
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
as S.I.A. Bureau Chief
Wally Cox
Wally Cox
as Tourist
Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
as Airline Captain (as Donald Barry)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Concierge
Ed Haskett
Ed Haskett
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Kay Peters
Kay Peters
as Countess Georgiana
Carolyn Nelson
Carolyn Nelson
as Julie
Earl Holliman
Earl Holliman
as Major Arlin McCoy
Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan
as Gen. Wiley
G. D. Spradlin
G. D. Spradlin
as Col. Collins
Alex Dreier
Alex Dreier
as Charlie Catlett
Benson Fong
Benson Fong
as Dr. Takida
Nobu McCarthy
Nobu McCarthy
as Kim
Yuki Shimoda
Yuki Shimoda
as Togasi
Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn
as Owner
Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh
as Servant
Lloyd Kino
Lloyd Kino
as Bartender
Marya Thomas
Marya Thomas
as Oriental Girl (as Marya Christen)
Paola Pitagora
Paola Pitagora
as Jeanette Martine
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
as Man in Harbor Records Office
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Nicoletta Machiavelli
as Varina
Niké Arrighi
Niké Arrighi
as Duchess
Jacques Herlin
Jacques Herlin
as The Frenchman
Kalam Shamsuddin
Kalam Shamsuddin
as Indrahan
Calisto Calisti
Calisto Calisti
as Police Lieutenant
Mario Alcalde
Mario Alcalde
as Major Dimitri
Terry Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
as Henderson
John Saxon
John Saxon
as Dead Man
James Drury
James Drury
as Mr. Clifton, Ticket Agent
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
as
Russell Custer
Russell Custer
as Inmate (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
Charlie Picerni
as Guard (uncredited)
Murray Matheson
Murray Matheson
as Harry Fulham
Norbert Schiller
Norbert Schiller
as Ludwig Drucker
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
as Gerald Lockridge
Cyril Delevanti
Cyril Delevanti
as John B. Cannon
Ann Prentiss
Ann Prentiss
as Desk Clerk
Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lew Palter
Lew Palter
as Keating
George Sawaya
George Sawaya
as Observer
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Carla Borelli
Carla Borelli
as Laura Cannon
Don Ross
Don Ross
as S.I.A. Agent
Gene Dynarski
Gene Dynarski
as 1st Agent
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley
as Miss Prillo
Bill Fletcher
Bill Fletcher
as Helmuth
Albert Carrier
Albert Carrier
as Croupier
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold
as Duchess Christina
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
as Dedier
John Sebastian
John Sebastian
as Schreiber
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
as Bessie Grindel
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
as Carlo Rubano
Douglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson
as Doctor Hallon
Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon
as Prime Minister Garth
J. Pat O'Malley
J. Pat O'Malley
as Thoreau
Brenda Benet
Brenda Benet
as Nicole
Lawrence Dane
Lawrence Dane
as Capt. Van Zandt
Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy
as King Pineau
Nancy Kovack
Nancy Kovack
as Penny Colbert
Curt Lowens
Curt Lowens
as Kurt Kosbec
Charles Dierkop
Charles Dierkop
as Radko
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
as Rocky McCauley
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone
as Manny Grayson
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
as Elmo
Gregory Sierra
Gregory Sierra
as Fletcher
John Colicos
John Colicos
as The Man
Keye Luke
Keye Luke
as Dr. Tanu Woo
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
as Captain
Hanna Landy
Hanna Landy
as Dr. Kovney
Roger C. Carmel
Roger C. Carmel
as Paz
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig
as Roxanne
O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
William Smithers
William Smithers
as Mr. Aiken
Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford
as Anderson
James McEachin
James McEachin
as Gate Guard
Miko Mayama
Miko Mayama
as Joy Sung
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
as Harry Lavender
Greg Mullavey
Greg Mullavey
as Georgie
Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper
as Capt. Maxwell
Dick Simmons
Dick Simmons
as General
Chuck Bowman
Chuck Bowman
as Co-Pilot
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
as Willard Knox
Troy Melton
Troy Melton
as Edward
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
as Mike
Victor Buono
Victor Buono
as Mr. Kent
Alejandro Rey
Alejandro Rey
as Mendoza
Michael Ansara
Michael Ansara
as Sergio
Henry Silva
Henry Silva
as Peter Vale
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
as Guido Cartarenzi
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Magnificent thief

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    A thief is a thief

  • 1x2

    It takes one to know one

  • 1x3

    When boy meets girl

  • 1x4

    A very warm reception

  • 1x5

    One illegal angel

  • 1x6

    Totally by design

  • 1x7

    When thieves fall in

  • 1x8

    A spot of trouble

  • 1x9

    When good friends get together

  • 1x10

    Birds of a feather

  • 1x11

    To steal a battleship

  • 1x12

    Turnabout

  • 1x13

    The radomir miniature

  • 1x14

    Locked in the cradle of the keep

  • 1x15

    A matter of royal larceny

  • 1x16

    The lay of the land

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    One night on soledade

  • 2x2

    A sour note

  • 2x3

    The bill is in committee

  • 2x4

    The thingamabob heist

  • 2x5

    Get me to the revolution on time

  • 2x6

    The packager

  • 2x7

    Hans across the border (1)

  • 2x8

    Hans across the border (2)

  • 2x9

    A case of red turnips

  • 2x10

    The galloping skin game

  • 2x11

    Glass riddle

  • 2x12

    To catch a roaring lion

  • 2x13

    Guess who's coming to rio?

  • 2x14

    The artist is for framing

  • 2x15

    The naked billionaire

  • 2x16

    A matter of grey matter (1)

  • 2x17

    A matter of grey matter (2)

  • 2x18

    Catspaw

  • 2x19

    Boom at the top

  • 2x20

    The funeral is on mundy

  • 2x21

    The baranoff timetable

  • 2x22

    Rock-bye, bye, baby

  • 2x23

    The family

  • 2x24

    38-23-36

  • 2x25

    The great chess gambit

  • 2x26

    Mad in japan

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Saturday night in venice

  • 3x2

    Who'll bid two million dollars?

  • 3x3

    The beautiful people

  • 3x4

    The great casino caper

  • 3x5

    Flowers from alexander

  • 3x6

    The blue, blue danube

  • 3x7

    The three virgins of rome

  • 3x8

    Payoff in the piazza

  • 3x9

    The king of thieves

  • 3x10

    A friend in deed

  • 3x11

    The second time around

  • 3x12

    The old who came in from the spy

  • 3x13

    To lure a man

  • 3x14

    The scorpio drop

  • 3x15

    Nice girls marry stockbrokers

  • 3x16

    The steal-driving man

  • 3x17

    Touch of magic

  • 3x18

    Fortune city

  • 3x19

    Situation red

  • 3x20

    To sing a song of murder

  • 3x21

    The suzie simone caper

  • 3x22

    An evening with alister mundy

  • 3x23

    Beyond a treasonable doubt

  • 3x24

    Project x

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