It Takes a Thief

3 Seasons 1968 - 1970 TV-PG 51m 7.5

The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.

Alexander Mundy - smooth, suave, sophisticated - is the world's greatest cat burglar. Finally arrested after years of pilfering, he strikes a deal with American agent Noah Bain: a full pardon if Mundy agrees to use his skills to steal for the SIA, an American espionage agency. Technically under house arrest, Mundy travels all over the world performing daring acts of thievery in the name of Uncle Sam.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 A Thief Is a Thief

1. A Thief Is a Thief

Aired: Jan 9, 1968

Master thief Alexander Mundy is paroled from prison by SIA special agent Noah...

Episode 2 It Takes One to Know One

2. It Takes One to Know One

Aired: Jan 16, 1968

Mundy is tasked with going to a small European state who's only source of inc...

Episode 3 When Boy Meets Girl

3. When Boy Meets Girl

Aired: Jan 30, 1968

Mundy needs all of his skills and talents to get a female defector safely out...

Episode 4 A Very Warm Reception

4. A Very Warm Reception

Aired: Feb 6, 1968

Mundy is tasked with infiltrating an embassy of a nation unfriendly to the Un...

Episode 5 One Illegal Angel

5. One Illegal Angel

Aired: Feb 13, 1968

Mundy steals a famous Da Vinci painting, and arranges a buyer. To maximize hi...

Episode 6 Totally by Design

6. Totally by Design

Aired: Feb 20, 1968

Mundy must infiltrate a small Middle Eastern nation that is taking agricultur...

Episode 7 When Thieves Fall In

7. When Thieves Fall In

Aired: Feb 27, 1968

Mundy has to find a way to steal a shipment of Baltic furs that have valuable...

Episode 8 A Spot of Trouble

8. A Spot of Trouble

Aired: Mar 5, 1968

Sensitive plans for a new weapon are stolen, and after the best agents in the...

Episode 9 When Good Friends Get Together

9. When Good Friends Get Together

Aired: Mar 12, 1968

The Prince of an Asian country is visiting the US. There are concerns that an...

Episode 10 Birds of a Feather

10. Birds of a Feather

Aired: Mar 19, 1968

Mundy's mission to retrieve a microfilm capsule leads him from an eccentric s...

Episode 11 To Steal a Battleship

11. To Steal a Battleship

Aired: Mar 26, 1968

A U.N diplomat is suspected of stealing NATO plans and trying to sell them. M...

Episode 12 Turnabout

Aired: Apr 2, 1968

Mundy is briefed to attempt to steal a new generation of optical lens from a ...

Episode 13 The Radomir Miniature

13. The Radomir Miniature

Aired: Apr 9, 1968

While escaping across the border with his family, the ten year-old daughter o...

Episode 14 Locked in the Cradle of the Keep

14. Locked in the Cradle of the Keep

Aired: Apr 16, 1968

The SIA stages an elaborate ruse to perpetrate Al's 'defection' to the Easter...

Episode 15 A Matter of Royal Larceny

15. A Matter of Royal Larceny

Aired: Apr 23, 1968

Noah orders Alexander Mundy to return a royal orb after a rich and beautiful ...

Episode 16 The Lay of the Land

16. The Lay of the Land

Aired: Apr 30, 1968

Noah sends Al to break into a duchess's villa, not to steal her jewels, but t...

Main Cast

Robert Wagner Alexander Mundy

Earl Holliman Major Arlin McCoy

Michele Carey Sharon Foster

Elsa Lanchester Miss Mollie Taylor

Bette Davis Bessie Grindel

Malachi Throne Noah Bain

Martha Hyer Press Secretary Rhoda Michaels

Senta Berger Laurie James and Claire Vickers

John Van Dreelen General Alekseiko

Susan Saint James Charlie Brown

Edward Binns Wally Powers

Lloyd Bochner Dr. George Kingsford

Delia Boccardo Lita

Billy Davis Jr. Billy

Dick Smothers P.K. Rhodes

Liliane Montevecchi Madame Tanya Varhos

Wilfrid Hyde-White Technikov

David Opatoshu General Feng

Stefanie Powers Mona

Gale Sondergaard Madame Olga Millard

Fred Astaire Alistair Mundy

Henry Silva Peter Vale

Barry Sullivan Gen. Wiley

Suzy Parker Melinda Brooke

Hermione Gingold Duchess Christina

Geoffrey Holder Paul Trion

Ricardo Montalban Nick Grobbo

Paola Pitagora Jeanette Martine

Tina Louise Anna Martine

Marion Marshall Myrna Lathum

Carol Lynley Michelle

Nigel Patrick Charles

Alejandro Rey Mendoza

Alex Dreier Amby Billington

Jessica Walter Lori Brooks

Edmund Purdom Ferdie

Teri Garr Maggie Philbin

Rosemary Forsyth Miss Harris

Bill Bixby George Palmer

Roger C. Carmel Paz

Sally Kellerman Nina Gray

Noel Harrison

Noel Harrison Lester V. Griffin

Geraldine Brooks Andrea Lockridge

Fernando Lamas Pepe Rouchet

Lynda Day George Samantha Sutton

John Russell William Dover

Simon Oakland Col. Savrille

Ivan Dixon General Christophe

Felicia Farr Corey Laughton

Martine Beswick Maria

Tina Sinatra Ellen Peters

Rudy Solari Joe Manetti

Timothy Carey Art

Eduard Franz Mr. Johnson

Brock Peters Chak

Frankie Avalon Guido Cartarenzi

Julie Newmar Susannah Sutton

Edmond O'Brien Rocky McCauley

Tisha Sterling Madame Trish Marcu

Suzanne Pleshette Angela Funello

Ida Lupino Dr. Schneider

Paul Henreid Berman

Ahna Capri Marcia Narden

Nehemiah Persoff Harry Lavender

Joey Heatherton Dodie DuBois

Celeste Yarnall Ilsa

Roddy McDowall Roger

Frank Latimore Peter Sykes

Michael Ansara Sergio

Lee Meredith Helena

Francis Lederer Hoffman

Ray Danton Secretary Ramon Ortega

Karin Dor Angela

Maurice Marsac Carlo Rubano

Patrick Adiarte Crown Prince

Curt Lowens Kurt Kosbec

Ann Smyrner Lonnie Trevor

Madlyn Rhue Melinda Garcia

Lionel Stander Max

Linda Marsh Irena Damos

Richard Carlson Daniel K. Ryder

Jill Donohue

Jill Donohue Anja

Gordon Pinsent Gerald Lockridge

John Saxon Dead Man

Henry Wilcoxon Prime Minister Garth

Severn Darden Ambassador Nikolai Palenkin

Jane Morgan

Jane Morgan Suzie 'Martine' Simone

Katherine Crawford Nancy Ross-White

Katherine Woodville Laurie MacGuire

Joseph Cotten Mr. Jack

Carla Borelli

Carla Borelli Queen Consort

Broderick Crawford Harvey Galishaw

Brenda Benet Angela Peters

Denise Nicholas Toosdhi

Morgan Woodward Ivor Phillips

Thomas Gomez Bottirelli

John Williams Col. Waldebrooke

William Campbell Pierre Gropius

Mark Lenard Colonel Kessler

Adolfo Celi Eric Redman

Harvey Lembeck Gino di Roma

Gia Scala Angel

Steve Ihnat Col. Gilveney

Pamela Austin Corey Levin

Cesar Romero Mike

Greg Mullavey Georgie

Paul Lukas Von Wolfgang

Marti Stevens Commissar Malenska

G.D. Spradlin Col. Collins

Donnelly Rhodes Harold Norman

Sheila Larken Zizi

Sharon Acker Dr. Edwina Hopkins

Peter Sellers Man in Harbor Records Office

Jason Evers Aubrey Lathum

Lex Barker Kurt 'Matt' Matson

Janis Hansen

Janis Hansen The Blonde

Gavin MacLeod General Contell

Charles Dierkop Radko

Peter Mark Richman Karl Kovacs

Richard Van Vleet Janos

Alfred Ryder Hunza Schroeder

J. Pat O'Malley Thoreau

Yvonne Craig Roxanne

John Stacy Doctor

Murray Matheson Harry Fulham

Anthony Zerbe Johnny O'Farrel

Michael Conrad Anton

Peter Bromilow Frederick

Ann Prentiss Desk Clerk

Sandy Brown Wyeth

Sandy Brown Wyeth Miranda Fisk

Khigh Dhiegh Fu Cheng

Ena Hartman Jasmin

Alice Ghostley Miss Prillo

John Orchard Sergeant-Major

Sándor Szabó Franz Varhos

Mario Andretti Mario Andretti

Cliff Osmond Kurt Kredo

Benson Fong Dr. Takida

Strother Martin Willard Knox

Francesco Mulè Funello

Gino Conforti Luigi Dimontelli

Dennis Patrick State's Attorney

Shannon Farnon Elena Ames

Mario Alcalde

Mario Alcalde Lieutenant Hardtman

Melodie Johnson Sherri

Stuart Margolin Sagalis

Don Knight Bertie

Joseph Bernard

Joseph Bernard Boris

Larry D. Mann Dedier

David Hurst Capt. Kovich

Bill Russell George the Butler

Jacques Herlin The Frenchman

Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins Henderson

Linda Lawson Jean

Will Kuluva France

Paul Stewart Burkhardt

Tony Young Ramsey

William Smithers Mr. Aiken

Richard Haydn Blanton

Mari Blanchard Madame Gamar

Nico Minardos Lieutenant Diego

Victor Buono Mr. Kent

Douglas Henderson Doctor Hallon

James Shigeta Fong Sing

George Murdock Fred Devon

Michel Bardinet Special Agent Dumont

Nancy Kovack Jaimie McQue

Creators

Roland Kibbee Creator

Info about It Takes a Thief

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Adventure, Crime, Action