Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His television roles include the spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''; the detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series '' The Protectors''; Morgan Wendell in the 1978–1979 miniseries ''

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''; General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of the 1980s series ''

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''; and grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller in the British television drama series '' Hustle'' (2004–2012), for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British

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'' as Milton Fanshaw from January until February 2012. In film, he portrayed the gunman Lee in '' The Magnificent Seven'' with

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, Major Paul Krueger in '' The Bridge at Remagen'' with

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, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of '' Demon Seed'', Walter Chalmers in ''

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'' with Steve McQueen, Ross Webster in ''

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'' with Christopher Reeve, General Woodbridge in '' The Delta Force'' with

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, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in '' The Young Philadelphians'' with

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, which earned him a 1959

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Robert Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932, in New York City, to Gerald Walter Vaughn, a radio actor, and his wife, Marcella Frances (Gaudel), a stage actress. His parents divorced, and Vaughn lived with his grandparents in

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while his mother traveled and performed. After high school, he enrolled in the

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as a

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major. However, he dropped out after a year and moved to Los Angeles with his mother. He studied at

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, then transferred to Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences, earning a

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in theater. After graduating from college, Vaughn was drafted into the Army, serving as a drill sergeant. He later received a Ph.D. in communications from the

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in 1970. In 1972, he published his dissertation as the book ''Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting''.

Career

Vaughn made his television debut on the November 21, 1955, "Black Friday" episode of the American television series '' Medic'', the first of more than two hundred episodic roles through mid-2000. His first film appearance was as an extra in ''

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'' (1956), playing a golden calf idolater also visible in a scene in a chariot behind that of

. In 1956, Vaughn made his first guest appearance on ''

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'' in the episode entitled “Cooter.” The following year, he made his second guest appearance on ''

'' opposite Barbara Eden in a Romeo-Juliet role, in the episode "Romeo", which turned out okay for the bride and groom. Vaughn's first credited movie role came the following year in the Western ''Hell's Crossroads'' (1957), in which he played Bob Ford, the murderer of outlaw

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's play ''End as a Man'', Vaughn was signed with Lancaster's film company and was to have played the Steve Dallas role in '' Sweet Smell of Success''. Vaughn appeared as Stan Gray in the episode "The Twisted Road" of the western syndicated series '' Frontier Doctor''. Vaughn's first notable appearance was in '' The Young Philadelphians'' (1959), receiving a nomination for both the

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and the

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. He next appeared as gunman Lee in '' The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), a role he essentially reprised 20 years later in ''

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'' (1980), both films adapted from filmmaker

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's 1954 Japanese

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epic, ''

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''. Vaughn was the last surviving member of those who portrayed The Magnificent Seven. He played a different role, Judge Oren Travis, on the 1998–2000 syndicated television series '' The Magnificent Seven''. In 1963 Vaughn appeared in an episode of ''

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'' as Jim Darling, a successful businessman and an old flame of Laura Petrie in the episode "It's A Shame She Married Me". During the 1963–64 season of ''

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'', Vaughn appeared as Captain Raymond Rambridge alongside

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, who played a

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second lieutenant at

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. Vaughn had guest-starred on Lockwood's 1961–62 series '' Follow the Sun''. His dissatisfaction with the somewhat diminished aspect of the Rambridge character led Vaughn to request an expanded role. During the conference, his name came up in a telephone call and he ended up being offered a series of his own—as Napoleon Solo, title character in a series originally to be called ''Solo'', but which became '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' after the pilot was reshot with Leo G. Carroll in the role of Solo's boss. This was the role which would make Vaughn a household name even behind the

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From 1964 to 1968, Vaughn played Solo with Scottish co-star David McCallum playing his fellow agent, Illya Kuryakin. This production spawned a spinoff show, large amounts of merchandising, overseas theatrical movies of re-edited episodes, and a sequel, '' The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen-Years-Later Affair''. After the series ended, Vaughn landed a major film role playing Walter Chalmers, a U.S. Senator in the film ''

'' starring

; he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role. In 1966, Vaughn appeared as a bachelor on the nighttime premiere of ''

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''. He was picked for the date, which was a trip to London. After ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E'' was cancelled in 1968, Vaughn continued to appear on television and in mostly

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s. A notable exception is his appearance in '' The Towering Inferno''. He starred in two seasons of the British detective series '' The Protectors'' in the early 1970s. He also appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' during the mid-1970s, "Troubled Waters" (1975) and "Last Salute to the Commodore" (1976). The latter episode is one of the few in the series where the identity of the murderer is not known until the end. Vaughn won an Emmy for his portrayal of Frank Flaherty in '' Washington: Behind Closed Doors'' (ABC, 1977) and during the 1980s starred with friend George Peppard in the final season of ''

''. Vaughn played Morgan Wendell, opponent to Paul Garrett played by David Janssen in the 1978–79 miniseries ''

''. Vaughn portrayed Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, in addition to

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(in the 1979 television

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'' Backstairs at the White House''). He additionally played Roosevelt in the 1982 HBO

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''FDR: That Man in the White House''. In 1983, he starred as villainous multi millionaire Ross Webster in ''

''. In 1983–1984, he appeared as industrialist Harlan Adams in the short-lived series ''

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'', replacing Patrick O'Neal. In the mid-1990s, he made several cameo appearances on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' as an audience member who berates the host and his guests beginning with "you people make me sick." After a string of guest roles on series such as ''

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'' (in which he had a recurring role during season eight as Carl Anderton, a wealthy businessman who vows revenge on the NYC DA's office and longtime friend

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for sending his grandson to juvenile correction for murdering his stepsister), Vaughn experienced a resurgence in 2004. He began co-starring in the British TV drama series '' Hustle'', made for

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. The series was also broadcast in the United States on the

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AMC. In the series, Vaughn played elder-statesman American con artist Albert Stroller, a father figure to a group of younger grifters. In September 2006, he guest-starred on an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Vaughn also appeared as himself narrating and being a character in a radio play broadcast by

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in 2007 about making the film '' The Bridge at Remagen'' in

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, during the Russian invasion of 1968. In November 2011, it was announced that Vaughn would appear for three weeks in the British

''. His role as Milton in the long-running program lasted from January to February 2012. In later years, Vaughn appeared in syndicated advertisements marketed by Commercial Pro, Inc. for various personal injury and workers compensation law firms, using the catchphrase, "Tell them you mean business".

Personal life

Vaughn married actress Linda Staab in 1974. They appeared together in a 1973 episode of '' The Protectors'', called "It Could Be Practically Anywhere on the Island". They adopted two children, Cassidy (born 1976) and Caitlin (born 1981). They resided in Ridgefield, Connecticut. During the late 1960s Joyce Jameson was a girlfriend of Vaughn's. She acted opposite Vaughn as a guest star on a 1966 ''U.N.C.L.E.'' episode "The Dippy Blond Affair". For many years, it was believed Vaughn was the biological father of English film director and producer Matthew Vaughn, born when the actor was in a relationship with early 1970s socialite Kathy Ceaton. However, a paternity investigation identified the father as George de Vere Drummond, an English aristocrat and godson of King

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. Early in Matthew's life, Vaughn asked for the child's surname to be Vaughn, which Matthew continues to use professionally.

Political views

Vaughn was a longtime member of the Democratic Party. His family was also Democratic and was involved in politics in

. Early in his career, he was described as a " liberal Democrat". He was opposed to the

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of suspected Communists on freedom of speech principles, but Vaughn also was opposed to Communism as a totalitarian system. Vaughn campaigned for John F. Kennedy in the Presidential election of 1960 for U.S. President. He was the chair of the California Democratic State Central Committee

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and actively campaigned for candidates in the 1960s. Vaughn was the first popular American actor to take a public stand against the

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and was active in the peace group

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. Vaughn debated William F. Buckley Jr. on his program '' Firing Line'' on the

. With

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and

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, he was a founder of Dissenting Democrats. Early in the 1968 presidential election, they supported the candidacy of Minnesota Senator

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, who was running for president as an alternative to Vice President

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, who had supported President

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's escalation of the war in Vietnam. Vaughn was reported to have political ambitions of his own, but in a 1973 interview, he denied having had any political aspirations. In a conversation with historian Jack Sanders, he stated that after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, "I lost heart for the battle."

Books

Vaughn published ''Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting'' in 1972. His second book, ''A Fortunate Life'', was published in 2008.

Death

Vaughn died in a hospice in

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, on November 11, 2016, eleven days before his 84th birthday, after a year-long treatment for

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Theatre

Filmography

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Menno's Mind ''Menno's Mind'' is a 1997 film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Billy Campbell, Stephanie Romanov, Corbin Bernsen, Michael Dorn and Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is known f ...

'' , Senator Zachary Powell , , - , '' Motel Blue'' , Chief MacIntyre , , - , ''Vulcan'' , Vince Baxter , , - , '' An American Affair'' , Prof. Michaels , , - , rowspan="4" , 1998 , ''Visions'' , Agent Silvestri , , - , ''McCinsey's Island'' , Walter Denkins , , - , ''The Sender'' , Ron Fairfax , , - , '' BASEketball'' , Baxter Cain , Vaughn's 100th feature film , - , 2001 , '' Pootie Tang'' , Dick Lecter , , - , 2002 , ''Cottonmouth'' , Judge Mancini , , - , rowspan="3" , 2003 , '' Happy Hour'' , Tulley Sr. , , - , ''Doug McPlug: The Life and Times'' , , , - , '' Hoodlum & Son'' , Benny 'The Bomb' Palladino , , - , rowspan="3" , 2004 , ''Scene Stealers'' , Dr. Gadsden Braden , , - , '' 2BPerfectlyHonest'' , Nick , , - , '' Gang Warz'' , Chief Hannigan , , - , rowspan="2" , 2012 , ''

Excuse Me for Living ''Excuse Me for Living'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Ric Klass and starring Tom Pelphrey, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Vaughn, Melissa Archer and Ewa Da Cruz. It is based on Klass's novel of the same nam ...

'' , Jacob , , - , ''The Magnificent Eleven'' , American Bob , , - , 2014 , ''A Cry from Within'' , Doc Williams , , - , rowspan="2" , 2016 , '' The American Side'' , Silver-Haired Man , , - , ''Gold Star'' , Carmine , (final film role) , -

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