Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 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.
The story
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.
Cast
Robert WagnerAlexander Mundy
Malachi ThroneNoah Bain
Edward BinnsWallie Powers · Wally Powers
Fred AstaireAlister Mundy · Alistair Mundy (voice) (uncredited)
Marco LópezCasino Patron (uncredited) · Security Guard (uncredited) · Movie Theatre Patron (uncredited) · Party Guest (uncredited)
Al BainClub Patron (uncredited) · Party Guest (uncredited) · Porter (uncredited) · Casino Patron (uncredited) · Casino Worker (uncredited)
Joseph CottenMr. Jack · Col. Heinrich
George MurdockFred Devon
Susan Saint JamesPrincess Astride /Charlie Brown · Charlie Brown · Anne Edwards
Sharon AckerEdwina Hopkins
Michael ForestCourier · Cheech
Arthur ToveyWaiter (uncredited) · Crew Member (uncredited)
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Don KnightBertie · Bertie Turner
Stuart MargolinDimitri Stavro · Prison Chaplain · Sagalis
Alan CaillouJanos Kowalski · Whitaker
Mario AlcaldeLieutenant Hardtman · Major Dimitri
Than WyennMajor Lukovits · Hans Schiller
Ricardo MontalbanNick Grobbo
Chuck CourtneyV.W. Murrow · Henchman
Gavin MacLeodSeymour · Major Kazan
Lloyd BochnerDr. George Kingsford · Clayton Hewitt
George SawayaObserver · 1st Policeman
Foster BrooksDrunk · Judge
Peter BroccoFranz Stanus · Vlado Miloslav
Read MorganGeorge · John Willett
Teri GarrMaggie Philbin
John RussellWilliam Dover · Peter Vale
James McEachinGate Guard · Earl Danton
Julio MedinaHaberdasher · Greeter
Cosmo SardoBartender (uncredited) · Party Guest (uncredited)
Francine YorkMiss Amanda Agnew · Miss Agnew
Bob GoldenOfficer · Bonelli
Peter Mark RichmanAnton Veitch · Karl Kovacs
Pamela AustinCorey Levin
Frank De KovaGen. Tashkov
Georg Stanford BrownBates
John HoytMundt
James FlavinGen. Levin
Erik HollandSchneider
Dennis McCarthy2nd U.S. Doctor
Joe LouisPrizefighter
Leslie NielsenSIA Security Man
Doug McClureMr. Saunders
Raymond BurrSIA Bureau Chief
Wally CoxTourist
Don 'Red' BarryAirline Captain
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonConcierge
Ed HaskettParty Guest (uncredited)
Kay PetersCountess Georgiana
Carolyn NelsonJulie
Earl HollimanMajor Arlin McCoy
Barry SullivanGen. Wiley
G.D. SpradlinCol. Collins
Alex DreierCharlie Catlett
Benson FongDr. Takida
Nobu McCarthyKim
Yuki ShimodaTogasi
Philip AhnOwner
Soon-Tek OhServant
Lloyd KinoBartender
Marya ThomasOriental Girl
Paola PitagoraJeanette Martine
Peter SellersMan in Harbor Records Office
Nicoletta MachiavelliVarina
Niké ArrighiDuchess
Jacques HerlinThe Frenchman
Kalam ShamsuddinIndrahan
Calisto CalistiPolice Lieutenant
Terry JenkinsHenderson
John SaxonDead Man
James DruryMr. Clifton
Roy Roberts
Russell CusterInmate (uncredited)
Charlie PicerniGuard (uncredited)
Murray MathesonHarry Fulham
Norbert SchillerLudwig Drucker
Gordon PinsentGerald Lockridge
Cyril DelevantiJohn B. Cannon
Ann PrentissDesk Clerk
Hal TaggartHotel Guest (uncredited)
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