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Sad news thought he was amazing...
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Actor Robert Vaughn, best known for his role in Man From Uncle, dies aged 83, BBC told
Actor Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83 after a short battle with leukaemia.
The star, best known for his role as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died surrounded by his family, his manager said today.
The father-of-two is survived by wife Linda, son Cassidy and daughter Caitlin.
His manager Mark Sullivan told Deadline: 'Mr Vaughn passed away with his family around him.'
Actor Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83 after a short battle with leukaemia.
The star, best known for his role as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died surrounded by his family, his manager said today.
The father-of-two is survived by wife Linda, son Cassidy and daughter Caitlin.
His manager Mark Sullivan told Deadline: 'Mr Vaughn passed away with his family around him.'
He and Doris Roberts are together now.
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Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83
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Media captionA look back at the life of Robert Vaughn
Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.
Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.
The actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.
Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.
David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news.
"Robert and I worked together for many years and losing him is like losing a part of me. My deepest sympathies go out to Linda and the Vaughn family," he said.
Vaughn, who was "a few months shy of 84" had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said.
"He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him," he said.
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Image caption Vaughn was best known for The Man from UNCLE and as one of the original Magnificent Seven
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Image caption Vaughn continued to work until shortly before his death
Vaughn had only recently finished two projects - an appearance on Law and Order: SVU, and a starring role in the upcoming film Gold Star, about a young woman caring for her dying father.
Famous films Vaughn worked on included Bullitt and Towering Inferno, both with Steve McQueen, and he took the role of the villain in Superman III.
He was also well-known in Britain for his 1970s appearance as Harry Rule in the ITV series, The Protectors.
The plot featured three wealthy individuals getting together each week, usually in exotic locations, to solve crimes and protect the innocent.
Though extremely popular, it was later described by Vaughn in his autobiography as "tasteless junk".
Image caption 2004's Hustle revitalised his career
Decades later, he would have another hit UK series with Hustle, a BBC series in which he played elderly con man Albert Stroller, responsible for setting up potential targets for a younger generation of grifters.
He is survived by his wife Linda and two children, Cassidy and Caitlin Vaughn.
On social media, fans paid tribute to his work.
"Robert Vaughn, such a fine actor, one of the best Columbo villains (no higher praise than that) and an utterly charming man," tweeted Stephen Fry.
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Image caption Hustle co-star Adrian Lester tweeted a personal tribute
Actor Jon Donahue said: "As an 80s kid, I grew up with Superman III... Robert Vaughn was a badass!" referencing Vaughn's role as Superman's nemesis.
Gavin Free, creator of the YouTube series The Slow Mo Guys paid tribute to Vaughn's work ethic. "I got to work with him on Hustle five years ago. He did his own slow mo stunts that day while in his late 70s," he wrote.
Fellow fictional secret agent, Sir Roger Moore, whose incarnation of James Bond came several years after The Man From UNCLE, said he was sorry to hear the news.
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- 11 November 2016
- From the section Entertainment & Arts
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Media captionA look back at the life of Robert Vaughn
Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.
Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.
The actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.
Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.
David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news.
"Robert and I worked together for many years and losing him is like losing a part of me. My deepest sympathies go out to Linda and the Vaughn family," he said.
Vaughn, who was "a few months shy of 84" had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said.
"He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him," he said.
Image caption Vaughn was best known for The Man from UNCLE and as one of the original Magnificent Seven
Image caption Vaughn continued to work until shortly before his death
Vaughn had only recently finished two projects - an appearance on Law and Order: SVU, and a starring role in the upcoming film Gold Star, about a young woman caring for her dying father.
Famous films Vaughn worked on included Bullitt and Towering Inferno, both with Steve McQueen, and he took the role of the villain in Superman III.
He was also well-known in Britain for his 1970s appearance as Harry Rule in the ITV series, The Protectors.
The plot featured three wealthy individuals getting together each week, usually in exotic locations, to solve crimes and protect the innocent.
Though extremely popular, it was later described by Vaughn in his autobiography as "tasteless junk".
Image caption 2004's Hustle revitalised his career
Decades later, he would have another hit UK series with Hustle, a BBC series in which he played elderly con man Albert Stroller, responsible for setting up potential targets for a younger generation of grifters.
He is survived by his wife Linda and two children, Cassidy and Caitlin Vaughn.
On social media, fans paid tribute to his work.
"Robert Vaughn, such a fine actor, one of the best Columbo villains (no higher praise than that) and an utterly charming man," tweeted Stephen Fry.
Image caption Hustle co-star Adrian Lester tweeted a personal tribute
Actor Jon Donahue said: "As an 80s kid, I grew up with Superman III... Robert Vaughn was a badass!" referencing Vaughn's role as Superman's nemesis.
Gavin Free, creator of the YouTube series The Slow Mo Guys paid tribute to Vaughn's work ethic. "I got to work with him on Hustle five years ago. He did his own slow mo stunts that day while in his late 70s," he wrote.
Fellow fictional secret agent, Sir Roger Moore, whose incarnation of James Bond came several years after The Man From UNCLE, said he was sorry to hear the news.
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In addition to his roles in the Man from Uncle and Hustle I also remember him in several Columbo telemovies of the 1970s and as a love interest of Sylvia Cropper in Corrie.
RIP
RIP
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He did two.
His business partner, Sherwood Price, told Gerry Anderson that Robert Vaughn was only doing The Protectors because the money was good. He directed an episode with his wife Linda Staab guesting. On watching it, Lew Grade decided that Robert Vaughn should not ever be allowed to direct for the show again.
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The earliest show I was conscious of being my "favourite" was The Man From UNCLE. I was not aware of James Bond at the time so to me Napoleon and Ilya were the spies. Batman came later. As I got older my tastes ran to the likes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Eight Is Enough and of course Dallas and Knots Landing. But The Man From UNCLE with its combination of action and subtle humour will always be special to me. Vale Robert.
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Robert Vaughn was reunited with David McCallum in a reunion movie and then again when Robert Vaughn was a regular on The A-Team and David McCallum guested.
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was one of my early favourites on TV. In remembrance of Robert Vaughn I’m posting 2 fan-made videos with him from that series.
The first is a short trip down memory lane. It includes scenes from the reunion & from The A-Team.
This next is scenes only from The Dove Affair, from Season 1. It’s one of the most serious episodes of the series, and possibly the most Bond-like. The episode is entirely without Illya. Instead, Napoleon, on the run in the Balkans after stealing a dead man’s medal (the Order of the Dove), finds himself dogged by Satine – who wants to retrieve the medal for reasons of his own, at risk of being killed by Napoleon should the latter unmask his identity. Which Napoleon does. The question is, who will get the upper hand.