Think you know Jack about Wagner?
As all Hearties know, Wagner plays sheriff-turned-judge Bill Avery on When Calls the Heart. The former soap star has played the character for a dozen seasons on the Langley, BC-based Hallmark and Super Channel Heart & Home series.
As viewers will doscover on the Saturday, Feb. 8 episode, Avery will be re-introduced to Georgie McGill, played by special guest star Melissa Gilbert. Her credits, of course, date all the way back to her child star days on Little House on the Prairie.
‘Bout time Avery got in on the romance on this series, says Wagner, a veteran of several soaps, including General Hospital where he played Frisco Jones (best soap character name ever), The Bold and The Beautiful and Santa Barbara. He also played a romantic lead opposite Heather Locklear on Aaron Spelling’s frothy primetime serial Melrose Place.
All this and the guy is a scratch golfer, the only non-professional athlete winner of the annual American Century Celebrity Golf Classic, a major pro-am tournament. Listen for his story about golfing with Sean Connery. We also talk about his chart-topping mid-’80s hit “All I Need,” his previous encounter with Gilbert (both were on Dancing with the Stars) and his theory as to why When Calls the Heart is the perfect show for 2025.
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