What Happened To Robert Wagner After Natalie Wood's Death?

Posted by Almeda Bohannan on Thursday, May 9, 2024

Natalie Wood died on Thanksgiving weekend, 1981. Three months later, Robert Wagner was romantically linked to former Bond girl and long-time friend, Jill St. John. The couple first met at the very beginning of their careers — they were both signed to 20th Century Fox in the '50s. But, it wasn't until 1990 that Wagner and St. John officially tied the knot. They've joined the ranks of happily married celebrity couples since, and have even put down roots in Aspen, Colorado. "It's a cliché, but their love has definitely stood the test of time," a friend of the couple told Closer Weekly in 2022. Wagner's marriage to St. John was his fourth. He famously said "I do" to Natalie Wood twice, the first time in 1957 and the second in 1972, after a decade-long divorce.

Now in his 90s, Robert Wagner has had an uninterrupted acting career. He had a long-standing role on "NCIS" from 2010 until 2019. He's also starred alongside his current wife several times, once in "The Yada Yada," a famous season 8 "Seinfeld" episode, and again in the 2014 TV movie "Northpole." He, of course, played Santa. Jill St. John was Mrs. Claus.

Wagner also maintains a relatively active Instagram account, honoring former friends and colleagues like Raquel Welch and Angela Lansbury. He's also posted about Natalie Wood, captioning one picture: "Natalie was my girl and then she was my wife. Happy 65th anniversary, Nat. More than love."

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