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Robert Vaughn was an American actor best known for his role of ‘Napoleon Solo’, in the 1960s TV series ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | November 22, 1922 |
| Died on | November 11, 2016 |
| Nationality | American |
| Famous | Film & Theater Personalities, Actors |
| City/State | New Yorkers |
| Spouses | Linda Staab (m. 1974–2016) |
| Known as | Robert Francis Vaughn |
| Universities |
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| Cause of death |
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| Birth Place | Charity Hospital in New York City |
| Political Ideology | Democratic |
| Height | 174 |
| Gender | Male |
| Father | Marcella Frances (Gaudel) |
| Mother | Gerald Walter Vaughn |
| Sun Sign | Scorpio |
| Born in | Charity Hospital in New York City |
| Famous as | Actor |
| Died at Age | 93 |
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Who is Robert Vaughn?
Robert Vaughn was an American actor best known for his role of ‘Napoleon Solo’, the suave spy, in the 1960s spy fiction TV series ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’. An astonishingly-prolific actor, he also gained widespread popularity for his characterization of Harry Rule in ‘The Protectors’, the popular 1970s series; Morgan Wendell in ‘Centennial’, a TV mini-series; and ‘Albert Stroller’, a card sharp in the British television drama series ‘Hustle’. In 1977, he was awarded an ‘Emmy’ for ‘Washington Behind Closed Doors’. He also appeared in a number of films that did well at the box office, some of the more prominent being ‘The Magnificent Seven’, ‘The Bridge at Remagen’, ‘Bullitt’, ‘Superman III’, ‘The Delta Force’, ‘The Towering Inferno’, and ‘The Young Philadelphians’ for which, he received an ‘Oscar’ nomination for the ‘Best Supporting Actor’. Maintaining an active interest in politics; he campaigned tirelessly against the Vietnam War from the late 1960s to the withdrawal of America from the conflict in 1973. A friend of the Kennedys, particularly that of Robert, he was a strong supporter of liberal causes. Acute leukemia claimed his life at the age of 83.
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Childhood & Early Life
Robert Francis Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932, at Charity Hospital in New York City. His father, Gerald Walter Vaughn, was a radio actor and his mother, Marcella Frances (Gaudel), a stage actress.
When Robert was still a baby, his parents divorced and he went to Minneapolis to live with his grandparents as his mother was constantly traveling for her stage performances. Attending North High School, he proved adept in studies and athletics and also showed a keen interest in acting.
He won a scholarship to the University of Minnesota, where he studied journalism. However, after just a year, he dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to join his mother and enrolled at the Los Angeles City College. Thereafter, he took a transfer to the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from where he graduated in 1956 with a master’s degree in theater.
Career
On November 21, 1955, Robert Vaughn appeared on the ‘Black Friday’ episode of ‘Medic’, an NBC medical drama television series; this was his debut in a career that would span more than 200 episodic roles on TV.
In 1956, he made his first appearance on the big screen in Cecil B. DeMille epic, ‘The Ten Commandments’ though as an uncredited extra. ‘Western Hell's Crossroads’, released the next year, was his first credited film.
Acting in a play, ‘End as a Man’ by Calder Willingham, he managed to impress Burt Lancaster who signed him for his own film production company. However, his acting career was disrupted as he was drafted by the US Army.
Vaughn returned to acting at the age of 27 in ‘The Twisted Road’ episode of ‘Frontier Doctor’, an ‘ABC’ syndicated western series.
He impressed both the critics and the public with his performance as ‘Chester A. "Chet" Gwynn’ in ‘The Young Philadelphians’, a 1959 ‘Warner Bros.’ drama film starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush. He was nominated for the ‘Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor’ as well as the ‘Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture’.
In 1960, he appeared in ‘The Magnificent Seven’, an adaptation of ‘Seven Samurai’, the 1954 Akira Kurosawa epic. He reprised the role in 1980 in ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’.
Vaughn appeared as a guest star in ‘Follow the Sun’ with Gary Lockwood in the ABC Television’s drama-adventure series and ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ episode ‘It's A Shame She Married Me’, in 1963.
As ‘Captain Raymond Rambridge’, Vaughn acted in ‘The Lieutenant’ alongside Gary Lockwood in 1963-64. Dissatisfied with the superficial character of the role, when he asked his part to be expanded, he was offered the role of the title character of ‘Napoleon Solo’, in what was originally supposed to be called ‘Solo’ but was renamed ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’.
‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ proved to be a huge success and made Robert Vaughn a household name not only in America but also in many countries behind the Iron Curtain. Vaughn played the role of ‘Solo’ from 1964 to 1968 with David McCallum playing the character of ‘Illya Kuryakin’, his fellow agent.
In 1966, Vaughn appeared in the premiere show of ‘The Dating Game’ as a bachelor and ended up being selected for the date in London.
In 1968, Vaughn starred alongside Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset in ‘Bullitt’, a Peter Yates thriller for which, he received a nomination for a ‘BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor’.
From 1972-74, he starred in ‘The Protectors’, an action thriller ‘British TV’ series and then went on to play the character of Harry S. Truman in ‘The Man from Independence’ and the very successful disaster movie. ‘The Towering Inferno’.
During the mid-70s, Vaughn appeared in numerous TV miniseries; NBC’s acclaimed ‘Captains and the Kings’ (1976), ABC’s ‘Washington: Behind Closed Doors’ (1977) that earned him a ‘Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series’. He also acted in two episodes of ‘Columbo’, a detective series in 1975 and 1976.
During 1978-79, he acted in ‘Centennial’, a TV miniseries and portrayed presidents, Truman, Roosevelt, and Wilson in ‘Backstairs at the White House’, another miniseries in 1979 for which, he was again nominated for the ‘Emmy Award’.
In the 1982 ‘HBO’ telefilm ‘FDR: That Man in the White House’, he portrayed Franklin Roosevelt and in the same year, he appeared in ABC’s ‘Inside the Third Reich’ and CBS’ ‘The Blue and the Gray’.
In 1983, he acted in ‘Superman III’ as Ross Webster, the villainous millionaire. In 1983-84, he replaced Patrick O'Neal to play the part of industrialist ‘Harlan Adams’ in ‘Emerald Point N.A.S.’.
In the mid-80s, he made a number of cameo appearances as an audience member on ‘Late Night with Conan O'Brien’. He starred in the final season (1986-87) of ‘A-Team’ along with George Peppard, a good friend.
In 1998-2000, he revisited ‘The Magnificent Seven’ in a syndicated TV series playing the role of ‘Judge Oren Travis’. He also appeared in a number of episodes of the popular ‘Law and Order’ franchise playing three different characters.
The year 2004 was especially good for Vaughn; he co-starred in the ‘BBC One’ drama series ‘Hustle’ that also showed in America on the ‘AMC’ cable network.
In 2007, Vaughn appeared as himself in a ‘BBC Radio 4’ play about the making of the film ‘The Bridge at Remagen’ in Prague during the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
From January to February 2012, Vaughn appeared as ‘Milton’ in the very successful British soap opera ‘Coronation Street’.
Major Works
‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’, the ‘Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television’ spy-fiction series that had a very successful run between September 22, 1964, and January 15, 1968. Robert Vaughn became a household name and earned as many as four nominations for the ‘Golden Globe’.
Personal Life & Legacy
Right from his college days, Vaughn was involved in Democratic politics, organizing events and rallies and networking with leading Democrats. A close friend of Robert F. Kennedy, he was once considered as a challenger to Ronald Reagan for the California governorship, however, Vaughn negated it.
He met his wife, Linda Staab, an actress while shooting ‘The Protectors’ episode ‘It Could Be Practically Anywhere on the Island’ in 1973. Vaughn was not only the lead alongside Linda but also the director of the episode. They got married on June 29, 1974 and adopted two children; Cassidy (born 1976) and Caitlin (born 1981).
Always inclined to academics, Vaughn received a Ph.D. in communications in 1970 from the University of Southern California. His dissertation on Hollywood blacklisting during ‘Red Scare’ era under president McCarthy was published as ‘Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting’ in 1972.
Robert Vaughn died of acute leukemia on November 11, 2016, at the age of 83. His ashes are buried behind his home in Ridgefield, CT.
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Robert Vaughn's awards
| Year | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||
| 1978 | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) |
Robert Vaughn biography timelines
- // 22nd Nov 1932Robert Francis Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932, at Charity Hospital in New York City. His father, Gerald Walter Vaughn, was a radio actor and his mother, Marcella Frances (Gaudel), a stage actress.
- // 21st Nov 1955On November 21, 1955, Robert Vaughn appeared on the ‘Black Friday’ episode of ‘Medic’, an NBC medical drama television series; this was his debut in a career that would span more than 200 episodic roles on TV.
- // 1956He won a scholarship to the University of Minnesota, where he studied journalism. However, after just a year, he dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to join his mother and enrolled at the Los Angeles City College. Thereafter, he took a transfer to the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from where he graduated in 1956 with a master’s degree in theater.
- // 1956In 1956, he made his first appearance on the big screen in Cecil B. DeMille epic, ‘The Ten Commandments’ though as an uncredited extra. ‘Western Hell's Crossroads’, released the next year, was his first credited film.
- // 1959He impressed both the critics and the public with his performance as ‘Chester A. "Chet" Gwynn’ in ‘The Young Philadelphians’, a 1959 ‘Warner Bros.’ drama film starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush. He was nominated for the ‘Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor’ as well as the ‘Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture’.
- // 1963Vaughn appeared as a guest star in ‘Follow the Sun’ with Gary Lockwood in the ABC Television’s drama-adventure series and ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ episode ‘It's A Shame She Married Me’, in 1963.
- // 1963As ‘Captain Raymond Rambridge’, Vaughn acted in ‘The Lieutenant’ alongside Gary Lockwood in 1963-64. Dissatisfied with the superficial character of the role, when he asked his part to be expanded, he was offered the role of the title character of ‘Napoleon Solo’, in what was originally supposed to be called ‘Solo’ but was renamed ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’.
- // 1964 To 1968‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ proved to be a huge success and made Robert Vaughn a household name not only in America but also in many countries behind the Iron Curtain. Vaughn played the role of ‘Solo’ from 1964 to 1968 with David McCallum playing the character of ‘Illya Kuryakin’, his fellow agent.
- // 22nd Sep 1964 To 15th Jan 1968‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’, the ‘Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television’ spy-fiction series that had a very successful run between September 22, 1964, and January 15, 1968. Robert Vaughn became a household name and earned as many as four nominations for the ‘Golden Globe’.
- // 1966In 1966, Vaughn appeared in the premiere show of ‘The Dating Game’ as a bachelor and ended up being selected for the date in London.
- // 1968In 1968, Vaughn starred alongside Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset in ‘Bullitt’, a Peter Yates thriller for which, he received a nomination for a ‘BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor’.
- // 1968 To 2007In 2007, Vaughn appeared as himself in a ‘BBC Radio 4’ play about the making of the film ‘The Bridge at Remagen’ in Prague during the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
- // 1970 To 1972Always inclined to academics, Vaughn received a Ph.D. in communications in 1970 from the University of Southern California. His dissertation on Hollywood blacklisting during ‘Red Scare’ era under president McCarthy was published as ‘Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting’ in 1972.
- // 1972 To 1974From 1972-74, he starred in ‘The Protectors’, an action thriller ‘British TV’ series and then went on to play the character of Harry S. Truman in ‘The Man from Independence’ and the very successful disaster movie. ‘The Towering Inferno’.
- // 1978 To 1979During 1978-79, he acted in ‘Centennial’, a TV miniseries and portrayed presidents, Truman, Roosevelt, and Wilson in ‘Backstairs at the White House’, another miniseries in 1979 for which, he was again nominated for the ‘Emmy Award’.
- // 1982In the 1982 ‘HBO’ telefilm ‘FDR: That Man in the White House’, he portrayed Franklin Roosevelt and in the same year, he appeared in ABC’s ‘Inside the Third Reich’ and CBS’ ‘The Blue and the Gray’.
- // 1983In 1983, he acted in ‘Superman III’ as Ross Webster, the villainous millionaire. In 1983-84, he replaced Patrick O'Neal to play the part of industrialist ‘Harlan Adams’ in ‘Emerald Point N.A.S.’.
- // 1986 To 1987In the mid-80s, he made a number of cameo appearances as an audience member on ‘Late Night with Conan O'Brien’. He starred in the final season (1986-87) of ‘A-Team’ along with George Peppard, a good friend.
- // 1998 To 2000In 1998-2000, he revisited ‘The Magnificent Seven’ in a syndicated TV series playing the role of ‘Judge Oren Travis’. He also appeared in a number of episodes of the popular ‘Law and Order’ franchise playing three different characters.
- // 2004The year 2004 was especially good for Vaughn; he co-starred in the ‘BBC One’ drama series ‘Hustle’ that also showed in America on the ‘AMC’ cable network.
- // Feb 2012From January to February 2012, Vaughn appeared as ‘Milton’ in the very successful British soap opera ‘Coronation Street’.
- // 11th Nov 2016Robert Vaughn died of acute leukemia on November 11, 2016, at the age of 83. His ashes are buried behind his home in Ridgefield, CT.
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Robert Vaughn's FAQ
What is Robert Vaughn birthday?
Robert Vaughn was born at 1922-11-22
When was Robert Vaughn died?
Robert Vaughn was died at 2016-11-11
Which age was Robert Vaughn died?
Robert Vaughn was died at age 93
Where is Robert Vaughn's birth place?
Robert Vaughn was born in Charity Hospital in New York City
What is Robert Vaughn nationalities?
Robert Vaughn's nationalities is American
Who is Robert Vaughn spouses?
Robert Vaughn's spouses is Linda Staab (m. 1974–2016)
What was Robert Vaughn universities?
Robert Vaughn studied at Los Angeles City College
What is Robert Vaughn's cause of dead?
Robert Vaughn dead because of Cancer
What is Robert Vaughn's political ideology?
Robert Vaughn's political ideology is Democratic
How tall is Robert Vaughn?
Robert Vaughn's height is 174
Who is Robert Vaughn's father?
Robert Vaughn's father is Marcella Frances (Gaudel)
Who is Robert Vaughn's mother?
Robert Vaughn's mother is Gerald Walter Vaughn
What is Robert Vaughn's sun sign?
Robert Vaughn is Scorpio
How famous is Robert Vaughn?
Robert Vaughn is famouse as Actor