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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 23153" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">11 November 2016</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment_and_arts" target="_blank"><u>Entertainment & Arts</u></a></li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37957088#share-tools" target="_blank">Share </a></p><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088%3FSThisFB" target="_blank"><br /> Facebook<br /> <br /> Share this with Facebook </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088%3FSThisFB" target="_blank"><br /> Messenger<br /> <br /> Share this with Messenger </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.soapchat.net/fb-messenger://share/?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088%3FCMP%3Dshare_btn_me" target="_blank"><br /> Messenger<br /> <br /> Share this with Messenger </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20News%20-%20Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20Man%20from%20UNCLE%20actor%2C%20dies%20aged%2083&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088" target="_blank"><br /> Twitter<br /> <br /> Share this with Twitter </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088&description=Actor%20Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20best%20known%20for%20his%20role%20in%20The%20Man%20From%20UNCLE%2C%20dies%20at%2083.&title=Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20Man%20from%20UNCLE%20actor%2C%20dies%20aged%2083&media=http%3A%2F%2Fc.files.bbci.co.uk%2F4A56%2Fproduction%2F_92403091_gettyimages-3136520-1.jpg" target="_blank"><br /> Pinterest<br /> <br /> Share this with Pinterest </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.soapchat.net/whatsapp://send/?text=BBC%20News%20%7C%20Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20Man%20from%20UNCLE%20actor%2C%20dies%20aged%2083%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088%3Focid%3Dwsnews.chat-apps.in-app-msg.whatsapp.trial.link1_.auin" target="_blank"><br /> WhatsApp<br /> <br /> Share this with WhatsApp </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-37957088&title=Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20Man%20from%20UNCLE%20actor%2C%20dies%20aged%2083&summary=Actor%20Robert%20Vaughn%2C%20best%20known%20for%20his%20role%20in%20The%20Man%20From%20UNCLE%2C%20dies%20at%2083.&source=BBC" target="_blank"><br /> Linkedin<br /> <br /> Share this with Linkedin </a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37957088" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37957088</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p><u>Jump media player</u></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank"><u>Media player help</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37957088#afterFlash" target="_blank"><u>Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.</u></a></p><p>Media captionA look back at the life of Robert Vaughn</p><p>Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.</p><p></p><p>Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.</p><p></p><p>The actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.</p><p></p><p>Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15579361" target="_blank"><u>The suave, debonair and impeccably dressed star</u></a></li> </ul><p>David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, <a href="http://tvline.com/2016/11/11/robert-vaughn-dead-man-from-uncle-died/" target="_blank"><u>told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"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.</p><p></p><p>Vaughn, who was "a few months shy of 84" had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said.</p><p></p><p>"He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him," he said.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/2346/production/_92403090_gettyimages-3136520-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Image copyright Getty Images</p><p>Image caption Vaughn was best known for The Man from UNCLE and as one of the original Magnificent Seven</p><p><img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/FCA8/production/_92408646_gettyimages-77319143.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Image copyright Getty Images</p><p>Image caption Vaughn continued to work until shortly before his death</p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>He was also well-known in Britain for his 1970s appearance as Harry Rule in the ITV series, The Protectors.</p><p></p><p>The plot featured three wealthy individuals getting together each week, usually in exotic locations, to solve crimes and protect the innocent.</p><p></p><p>Though extremely popular, it was later described by Vaughn in his autobiography as "tasteless junk".</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8AE1/production/_88035553_88035380.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Image caption 2004's Hustle revitalised his career</p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>He is survived by his wife Linda and two children, Cassidy and Caitlin Vaughn.</p><p></p><p>On social media, fans paid tribute to his work.</p><p></p><p>"Robert Vaughn, such a fine actor, one of the best Columbo villains (no higher praise than that) and an utterly charming man," <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/797145044650102784" target="_blank"><u>tweeted Stephen Fry</u></a>.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/14AC8/production/_92408648_adrianlester.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Image copyright Twitter / @AdrianLester</p><p>Image caption Hustle co-star Adrian Lester tweeted a personal tribute</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonDonahue" target="_blank"><u>Actor Jon Donahue said</u></a>: "As an 80s kid, I grew up with Superman III... Robert Vaughn was a badass!" referencing Vaughn's role as Superman's nemesis.</p><p></p><p>Gavin Free, creator of the YouTube series The Slow Mo Guys <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinFree/status/797148246598684672" target="_blank"><u>paid tribute to Vaughn's work ethic.</u></a> "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.</p><p></p><p>Fellow fictional secret agent, <a href="https://twitter.com/sirrogermoore/status/797147657047314433" target="_blank"><u>Sir Roger Moore,</u></a> whose incarnation of James Bond came several years after The Man From UNCLE, said he was sorry to hear the news.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
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Press enter to return or tab to continue.[/U][/URL] 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. [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15579361'][U]The suave, debonair and impeccably dressed star[/U][/URL] [/LIST] David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, [URL='http://tvline.com/2016/11/11/robert-vaughn-dead-man-from-uncle-died/'][U]told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news[/U][/URL]. "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. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/2346/production/_92403090_gettyimages-3136520-1.jpg[/IMG]Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vaughn was best known for The Man from UNCLE and as one of the original Magnificent Seven [IMG]http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/FCA8/production/_92408646_gettyimages-77319143.jpg[/IMG]Image copyright Getty Images 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". [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8AE1/production/_88035553_88035380.jpg[/IMG] 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," [URL='https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/797145044650102784'][U]tweeted Stephen Fry[/U][/URL]. [IMG]http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/14AC8/production/_92408648_adrianlester.jpg[/IMG]Image copyright Twitter / @AdrianLester Image caption Hustle co-star Adrian Lester tweeted a personal tribute [URL='https://twitter.com/JonDonahue'][U]Actor Jon Donahue said[/U][/URL]: "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 [URL='https://twitter.com/GavinFree/status/797148246598684672'][U]paid tribute to Vaughn's work ethic.[/U][/URL] "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, [URL='https://twitter.com/sirrogermoore/status/797147657047314433'][U]Sir Roger Moore,[/U][/URL] whose incarnation of James Bond came several years after The Man From UNCLE, said he was sorry to hear the news. Swami [/QUOTE]
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