Lyle Wesley Waggoner (/ˈwæɡnÉ™r/; April 13, 1935 â€" March 17,
2020) was an American actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer
salesman, and model, known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show from
1967 to 1974, and for playing the role of Steve Trevor and Steve
Trevor Jr. on Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979.Waggoner was born in
Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Marie (Isern) and Myron Waggoner, and
spent part of his childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. In 1953,
he graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, and then
studied briefly at Washington University in St. Louis. He then joined
the United States Army, serving two years in West Germany as a radio
operator.Following his military discharge, Waggoner studied mechanical
engineering in the junior executive program at the General Motors
Institute of Technology. He then sold encyclopedias door to door. He
made his acting debut as a muscle man in a Kansas City production of
Li'l Abner, after which he created a sales promotion organization that
enabled him to make enough money to finance a trip to Los Angeles to
start an acting career.By the mid-1960s, Waggoner was appearing
regularly in television and films, including an episode of Gunsmoke.
He was a finalist for the title role in the TV series version of
Batman, but lost the role to Adam West.
2020) was an American actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer
salesman, and model, known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show from
1967 to 1974, and for playing the role of Steve Trevor and Steve
Trevor Jr. on Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979.Waggoner was born in
Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Marie (Isern) and Myron Waggoner, and
spent part of his childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. In 1953,
he graduated from Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, and then
studied briefly at Washington University in St. Louis. He then joined
the United States Army, serving two years in West Germany as a radio
operator.Following his military discharge, Waggoner studied mechanical
engineering in the junior executive program at the General Motors
Institute of Technology. He then sold encyclopedias door to door. He
made his acting debut as a muscle man in a Kansas City production of
Li'l Abner, after which he created a sales promotion organization that
enabled him to make enough money to finance a trip to Los Angeles to
start an acting career.By the mid-1960s, Waggoner was appearing
regularly in television and films, including an episode of Gunsmoke.
He was a finalist for the title role in the TV series version of
Batman, but lost the role to Adam West.
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