Cast

STEFANIE POWERS
Jennifer Hart in the ABC Television Network's HART TO HART

Stefanie Powers is a delightful combination of adventure, philanthropy, intelligence, beauty and talent. A brief glimpse into the life of the lovely lady who stars in the ABC television Network's "Hart to Hart" series finds her fighting a bull in Mexico, singing in a cultural exchange concert in Poland, and supporting a home for abandoned children in Rome. And she's found time for extensive travel through Asia, South America, and Africa, while building a professional acting career credited with over 25 motion pictures, hundreds of television appearances, two previous series, and numerous theater productions. Stefanie began her career as an actress in what she admits "was not a very auspicious start -- since I didn't get the part." That screen test, however, did capture the attention of another director who gave the young actress her motion picture debut and the lead in AMONG THE THORNS. Since then, Stefanie has appeared in such major motion pictures as EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, McLINTOCK, WARNING SHOT, and the soon-to-be-released ESCAPE TO ATHENA with Roger Moore and Elliott Gould. Just as Stefanie launched her career as an actress by capturing the lead in a motion picture, her exposure to television began in THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. series, in which she starred as the beautiful heroine. Her additional television credits include the starring role in ABC's FEATHER AND FATHER GANG series, numerous guest starring appearances and television movies including the 10-hour mini-series WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Stefanie, a native of Hollywood, California, loves animals and currently has several pets: a dog, a cat, and a parrot that share her Benedict Canyon home, and a horse that is boarded out. Primarily because of her travels, Stefanie speaks Spanish, French, Polish, and Italian, can "get along" in German and Japanese, and is learning Chinese.

ROBERT WAGNER
Jonathan Hart in the ABC Televsion Network's HART TO HART

Robert Wagner is a leading man of the old Hollywood tradition -- dashing, suave, sophisticated and handsome. His acting career started with the aid of Darryl F. Zanuck who gave him a bit part in the movie WITH A SONG IN MY HEART. The part was perhaps60 seconds in length, but the tears pouring from his eyes during his portrayal of a crippled soldier brough an immediate reaction from the public. "Zanuck had predicted that the one minute role would make me a star," says Wagner. "He was right. Within a few weeks of the picture's release I was being cast in everything Fox could find. They trained me in everything from fencing to dancing to riding a horse. Wagner, born February 10 in Detroit and raised in Beverly Hills, was placed under contract to 20th Century-Fox where he starred in BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF, BROKEN LANCE, WHITE FEATHER, TITANIC, and A KISS BEFORE DYING. Among the more than 30 feature films he has starred in are THE MOUNTAIN, THE TOWERING INFERNO, BANNING, WINNING, PRISONER OF ALTONA, THE PINK PANTHER, and THE CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER. Laurence Olivier became responsible for one of the most prestigious events in Wagner's career when he personally chose him to play Brick, opposite Olivier's Big Daddy, in the television production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Wagner's television career has equalled his feature film success with two previous series that are still running in syndication throughout the world, IT TAKES A THIEF and SWITCH. Wagner is a natural athlete and sportsman, excellent in riding, golf and all winter sports. He lives in Beverly Hills with his wife, Natalie Wood, and his three daughters, Katharine, Natasha, and Courtney Brooke.

LIONEL STANDER
Major Domo Max in the ABC Television Network's HART TO HART

Lionel Stander is proud to be "one of the last survivors of the early talkies." Currently starring as the character Max in HART TO HART, Stander has an acting career that spans over half a century. After working in over 200 feature films, Stander comments, "I've played every kind of rold and liked each one. I go where the action is and can be happy anywhere. As an actor, work makes me happy." Raspy-voiced Stander, born in New York January 11, started out as a reporter on the Evening Journal and The Daily News. His acting career began in film short subjects and at the same time he became one of radio's favorite regulars. His voice was instantly recognizable opposite such stars as Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, and Bing Crosby. Stander made his Broadway debut in 1928, later achieving the incredible accomplishment of appearing in over 25 Broadway productions before his 26th birthday. He moved to Hollywood with the advent of the talking motion pictures and became a fixture "playing the pal of the star," he says. "You could always see me at the elbow of George Brent, Gary Cooper, Robert Taylor, or Jimmy Stewart." After he was blacklisted in the '50s, Stander moved back to New York where he worked on the stage and also made a living as a stockbroker. In 1960 he moved to Italy where he appeared in over 50 films during the next 10 years. Director Tony Richardson lured Stander back to Hollywood to appear in THE LOVED ONES and his American film career started up again. Stander, who lives in a home in Pacific Palisades which is filled with art from numerous African safaris, is married to a former Dutch model, Stephana, and has a young daughter, Jennifer.