Once studied mechanical engineering at General Motors Institute and later sold encylopedias door-to-door
Was one of the finalists for the lead in the 1960s TV series Batman
Was a regular on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974
Was Playgirl magazine's first centerfold
In Stanley Ralph Ross' pilot script for TV's Wonder Woman, he described the Steve Trevor character as "a Lyle Waggoner-type," so producers hired Waggoner for the role
Guest starred on The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and Murder, She Wrote three times each
Founder of Star Waggons, a company that provides custom location trailers to the entertainment industry