Robert Vaughn

Biography for Robert Vaughn

Robert Francis Vaughn was born at Charity Hospital in New York on November 22, 1932. The son of show-business parents, his father, Walter, was a radio actor and his mother, Marcella, was a stage actress. Robert came to the public's attention first with his Oscar-nominated role in The Young Philadelphians (1959) in 1959. The next year he was one of the seven in the western classic The Magnificent Seven (1960).

Despite being in such popular films, he generally found work on television. He appeared over 200 times in guest roles in the late 1950s to early 1960s. It was in 1963 that he received his first major role in "The Lieutenant" (1963). Robert took the role with the intention of making the transition from being a guest-star actor to being a co-star on TV. It was due to his work in this show that producer Norman Felton offered him the role of Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964).

Four extremely successful years (1964-68) followed as the series became one of the most popular TV shows of the 1960s. made Vaughn an international TV star, but he wanted to embark on a career in film, and did so soon after the show ended in 1968 by co-starring in Bullitt (1968) with Steve McQueen.

Now working in film full-time, he starred in The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) before making a change by going back to TV, this time in England, He took a lead role in the series "The Protectors" (1972) and stayed in England for the first half of the 1970s. He returned to the US in the mid-'70s and embarked on a very successful run of TV mini-series roles that resulted in his receiving an Emmy award in 1978 for "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) (mini) and a nomination the following year for "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) (mini).

The 1970s proved a important time in Robert's life, as in 1974 he married actress Linda Staab, and completed his thesis on Hollywood blacklisting during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era, published in 1972 as "Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting". During the 1980s he mixed TV with film. Roles in such films as S.O.B. (1981), Superman III (1983), The Delta Force (1986) and Black Moon Rising (1986) were highlights. In TV he appeared in many successful shows, most notably in "The A-Team" (1983) and "Emerald Point N.A.S." (1983).

He continued to mix the types of projects, even appearing on stage on numerous occasions. The 1990s has seen the same variety of roles. Made-for-TV movies have been a popular choice for him, as well as such series as "As the World Turns" (1956), "The Nanny" (1993) and "Law & Order" (1990), and he had a role in the 1998 series that was a remake of the classic film in which he appeared, "The Magnificent Seven" (1998). Even though he's also appeared in major features such as Joe's Apartment (1996) and BASEketball (1998), he's taking it more easy these days. He has been working on his autobiography titled "Christ, Shakespeare, Ho Chi Min: As I Knew Them" for some years now, but no date has been set for publication.

Robert Vaughn spent his youth in Minneapolis, raised by his grandparents, he studied journalism at the University of Minnesota, then he will graduate in political science of the State College of Los Angeles

In 1956, he began in the cinema in "The Ten Commandments" (the ten commandments) as appearing, alongside Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, film by Cecil B. Demille

In 1960, he began to become famous in "The Magnificent Seven" (the seven mercenaries) or performer "Lee" alongside Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, director of director John Sturges, of the same year he obtained a nomination At the Oscar for its creation in "The Young Philadelphians" (this world apart) alongside Paul Newman of director Vincent Sherman

In 1964, he became very famous thanks to the television series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", 1964-1967 ("very special agents") where he was Napoleon solo alongside Ilya Kuryakin (David McCallum) and Alexander Waverly (Leo G. Carroll), he obtains a Golden Globes appointment

In 1972, he published a fundamental work on the witch hunt in Hollywood in the time of the MacCarthysm, "Only Victim"

In 2004, at the 2004 Monte-Carlo television festival, he was racing for the golden Nymphe of the best TV film, for the Hustle series where he interpreted Albert Stroller alongside Adrian Lester (Mickey 'Bricks' Stone) and Marc Warren (Danny Blue)

Robert Vaughn was an American actor known for his role in the television series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." In the 1960s. He also played in many films, such as "The Magnificent Seven", "Bullitt" and "The Towering Inferno".

Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932 in New York, in New York. He studied at the University of Minnesota before embarking on an acting career. He started playing in theatrical productions before being spotted by Hollywood.

Vaughn played in many successful films during his career, notably in "The Young Philadelphians" in 1959, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting role. He was also nominated for the Emmy Awards for his role in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."

In addition to his acting career, Vaughn was also a prolific writer. He has published several books, including "Only Victim: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting" and "A Fable for Tomorrow".

Vaughn died on November 11, 2016 at the age of 83. His career as an actor and writer has earned him great recognition in the world of entertainment.

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• Education: North High, Minneapolis. University of Minnesota (Journalism major), quit after a year. Moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in L.A. City College majoring in drama, then transferred to L.A. State College and completed his Masters degree. After that, and while he was acting throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, he studied at the University of Southern California and completed a Ph.D. in Communications. His thesis on the blacklisting of Hollywood entertainers during the McCarthy anti-communist era was published in 1972 as "Only Victims".
• Along with Eddie Velez ("Dishpan Frankie" Santana), has been called partially responsible for the premature cancellation of "The A-Team" (1983) & series finale December 30, 1986 just 12 episodes into season 5 of the show because most viewers could not accept the Team working for General Hunt Stockwell of the U.S. military (Vaughn), which they had been evading since 1972(!), instead of the Team remaining an independent entity tackling cases on a $10,000-per-job basis as they had in seasons 1-4.
• With the death of Charles Bronson on August 30, 2003, he is the only one of the seven main stars of The Magnificent Seven (1960) who is still alive, as of November 2005.
• Currently seen on TV commercials in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for the law offices of Kalfus & Nachman. Has been doing commercials for Kalfus & Nachman for several years now. Also does commercials for law offices all throughout the country.
• The California Democratic Party originally wanted him to challenge Ronald Reagan for Governor. Even though Vaughn is a liberal Democrat, and disliked Reagan, he refused and instead stood behind Governor Brown, who lost the election to Reagan. Another possible candidate considered was Gregory Peck.
• Both he and his "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) co-star David McCallum appeared in what is now considered a classic film directed by John Sturges which starred Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn: Vaughn appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960), McCallum appeared in The Great Escape (1963)
• Was one of the first actors to play the same character (Napoleon Solo) on three different television series: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964), "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1965) and "Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1966)_ .
• College friend of his The Magnificent Seven (1960) co-star James Coburn.
• Played Richard Dean Anderson's father in "Emerald Point N.A.S." (1983) even though he is only seventeen years older than him.
• Appeared in three different films with Steve McQueen: The Magnificent Seven (1960), Bullitt (1968) and The Towering Inferno (1974).
• Was a close friend of Robert F. Kennedy.
• Despite the vastly different settings, he played essentially the same character in both The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). Both films were unofficial re-makes of Shichinin no samurai (1954).
• Has appeared in episodes of three different series with David McCallum: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964), "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1965) and "The A-Team" (1983).
• He is of Welsh and Irish descent
• Despite being one of the stars, he had only sixteen lines in The Magnificent Seven (1960).
• He and his wife, Linda Staab, no longer attend award ceremonies. They prefer to watch them on television.

Family

• Spouse : Linda Staab (29 June 1974 - present) 2 children
• Children: Caitlin, Cassidy

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• Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest