TV series
It Takes a Thief
1968NR3 seasons7.2 / 10
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
It Takes a Thief premiered January 9, 1968. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
Season 3 episodes
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Episode 2
Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Paola Pitagora, Peter Sellers, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Niké Arrighi, Jacques Herlin, Kalam Shamsuddin, Calisto Calisti
Episode 7
The Three Virgins of Rome
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Victor Buono
Episode 10
A Friend in Deed
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Henry Silva, Frankie Avalon, John Russell, Julio Medina
Episode 11
The Second Time Around
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Al Bain, Edward Binns, Alice Ghostley, Bill Fletcher, Albert Carrier, Arthur Tovey
Episode 13
To Lure a Man
50m
Al and his date are held hostage in his apartment by enemy foreign agents who want to abduct SIA chief Jacks. Devon has to decipher the clue Al drops on the phone.
Episode credits
Guest stars George Murdock, Peter Brocco, Read Morgan, Troy Melton, Joseph Cotten, Luis Delgado
Episode 17
Touch of Magic
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Edward Binns, Bette Davis, Maurice Marsac, Douglas Henderson
Episode 19
Situation Red
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Carolyn Nelson, Earl Holliman, Barry Sullivan, G.D. Spradlin, George Murdock
Episode 20
To Sing a Song of Murder
50m
Musicians (Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson, and LaMonte McLemore--The 5th Dimension) become involved in a devious political plot.
Episode credits
Guest stars George Murdock, Joseph Cotten, Will Kuluva, Beah Richards, Buddy Lester
Episode 21
The Suzie Simone Caper
50m
Episode credits
Guest stars Susan Saint James, Murray Matheson, Norbert Schiller
Episode 23
Beyond a Treasonable Doubt
50m
Al is accused of treason, and he must determine who is behind the frame job while under a shoot-to-kill order.
Episode credits
Guest stars George Murdock, Cesar Romero, Read Morgan, Joseph Cotten, Ahna Capri, Whit Bissell, Walter Burke, Alan Baxter
Episode 24
Project X
50mfinale
Episode credits
Guest stars Edward Binns, Lloyd Bochner, John Colicos, Keye Luke, Kenneth Tobey, Hanna Landy
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More about It Takes a Thief
Cast
Robert WagnerAlexander Mundy
Malachi ThroneNoah Bain
Edward BinnsWallie Powers
Fred AstaireAlister Mundy
Ricardo MontalbanNick Grobbo
George MurdockFred Devon
Al BainClub Patron (uncredited)
Sharon AckerEdwina HopkinsCredits
- Created by
- Roland Kibbee
- Written by
- Roland Kibbee, Leslie Stevens, Burt Styler, Mort Zarcoff
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 66
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
Themes
government agentthiefundercover