It Takes a Thief poster

TV series · 1968

It Takes a Thief

First aired 9 January 1968 Action & Adventure / Drama TMDB ↗

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.

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Malachi Throne
as Noah Bain
39
Robert Wagner
as Alexander Mundy
37
Everyone else (79) ↓
Cyril Delevanti
as John B. Cannon
78
Hermione Gingold
as Duchess Christina
70
Fred Astaire
as Alister Mundy
68
Fred Astaire
as Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited)
68
Norbert Schiller
as Ludwig Drucker
68
Arthur Tovey
as Crew Member (uncredited)
63
Edward Ashley
as Parnell Grady
63
J. Pat O'Malley
as Thoreau
63
Joseph Cotten
as Mr. Jack
62
John Hoyt
as Mundt
62
Philip Ahn
as Owner
62
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Concierge
62
Sterling Holloway
as Elmo
62
Roy Roberts
61
Al Bain
as Club Patron (uncredited)
59
Alan Baxter
as Bob Green
59
Whit Bissell
as James Jenkins
58
Barry Sullivan
as Gen. Wiley
55
Dick Simmons
as General
54
Harold J. Stone
as Manny Grayson
54
Alan Caillou
as Whitaker
53
Alfred Ryder
as Hunza Schroeder
52
Edward Binns
as Wallie Powers
51
Benson Fong
as Dr. Takida
51
James McCallion
as Alan Sangster
49
Douglas Henderson
as Doctor Hallon
48
Beah Richards
as Sister Martha Gowen
47
Don Diamond
as Messenger
46
Yuki Shimoda
as Togasi
46
Michael Ansara
as Sergio
45
Lloyd Bochner
as Clayton Hewitt
43
Lloyd Bochner
as Dr. George Kingsford
43
Curt Lowens
as Kurt Kosbec
42
Hanna Landy
as Dr. Kovney
42
Michael Conrad
as Anton
42
Henry Silva
as Peter Vale
41
William Smithers
as Mr. Aiken
40
Dick Balduzzi
as Officer
39
John Colicos
as The Man
39
Earl Holliman
as Major Arlin McCoy
39
Michael Forest
as Cheech
38
George Murdock
as Fred Devon
37
Chuck Courtney
as V.W. Murrow
37
Chuck Courtney
as Henchman
37
Gordon Pinsent
as Gerald Lockridge
37
Alejandro Rey
as Mendoza
37
Gavin MacLeod
as Major Kazan
36
Gavin MacLeod
as Seymour
36
Soon-Tek Oh
as Servant
35
Don Knight
as Bertie
34
Nobu McCarthy
as Kim
33
Sharon Acker
as Edwina Hopkins
32
Marco López
as Party Guest (uncredited)
32
John Saxon
as Dead Man
32
Charlie Picerni
as Guard (uncredited)
32
Doug McClure
as Mr. Saunders
32
Ena Hartman
as Jasmin
32
Nancy Kovack
as Penny Colbert
32
Charles Dierkop
as Radko
31
Chuck Bowman
as Co-Pilot
30
Gregory Sierra
as Fletcher
30
Lawrence Dane
as Capt. Van Zandt
30
Yvonne Craig
as Roxanne
30
Victor Buono
as Mr. Kent
29
Richard Kiel
as Willy
28
Ann Prentiss
as Desk Clerk
28
Stuart Margolin
as Dimitri Stavro
27
Stuart Margolin
as Prison Chaplain
27
Stuart Margolin
as Sagalis
27
Frankie Avalon
as Guido Cartarenzi
27
Georg Stanford Brown
as Bates
24
Nicoletta Machiavelli
as Varina
23
Susan Saint James
as Charlie Brown
21
Susan Saint James
as Anne Edwards
21
Susan Saint James
as Princess Astride /Charlie Brown
21
O. J. Simpson
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
20
Niké Arrighi
as Duchess
20
Mario Alcalde
as Major Dimitri
Unknown
Mario Alcalde
as Lieutenant Hardtman
Unknown
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