**Robert Vaughn** (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor.

Career
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Without being listed in the credits, Robert Vaughn appeared in *The Ten Commandments* (1956). This was his first job in movies. Two years later he starred in the science fiction movie *Teenage Cave Man*.

In 1959, he was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and Laurel Awards for "best supporting actor" for his role in *The Young Philadelphians* (1959), with Paul Newman. His second major role was in the movie directed by John Sturges, *The Magnificent Seven* (1960). The movie also starred Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen. Vaughn played an expert gunman. He was one of the 7 Magnificent that helped the peasants.

In 1967, he starred in action movie *The Venetian Affair*, directed by Jerry Thorpe. A year later, he had a role in *Bullitt* (1968), with Steve McQueen. For this work Robert Vaughn was nominated for a BAFTA Award, for "Best Supporting Actor". In 1969 he starred with George Segal, in the war movie *The Bridge at Remagen* (1969). Then in 1970, has the role of Servilius Casca in *Julius Caesar*, with Charlton Heston.

In Irwin Allen Production's, *The Towering Inferno* (1974), Vaughn played Senator Parker. He was one of the people who are trapped in the tower.

His other movie credits include *Starship Invasions* (1977), with Christopher Lee and directed by Ed Hunt, *Brass Target* (1978), *Virus* (1980) and *The Delta Force* (1986), with Chuck Norris.

He also worked on *Superman III* (1983) as Ross Webster.

*The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*
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Robert Vaughn is widely known for playing the role of agent Napoleon Solo in NBC TV series *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*, with David McCallum. He played Napoleon Solo for 104 episodes of the series between 1964 and 1968

Success was so great that there were several movies. These included *To Trap a Spy* (1964), *The Spy with My Face* (1965), *One Spy Too Many* (1966), *One of Our Spies is Missing* (1966), *The Spy in the Green Hat* (1966), *The Karate Killers* (1967), *The Helicopter Spies* (1968), *How to Steal the World* (1968).

In 1983 Vaughn and McCallum were reunited for the TV movie *The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair*.

In 1965 and 1966 Robert Vaughn was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award as *Best TV Star - Male* for *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*

Television
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In 1963 he starred in her first television series *The Lieutenant*, as Captain Ray Rambridge. In 1970s worked in the TV mini-series *Captains and the Kings* (1976), *Washington: Behind Closed Doors* (1977), and *Centennial* (1978-1979). Robert Vaughn also worked for the British television. He starred in series *The Protectors* (1972-1974). Vaughn played the role of Harry Rule for 52 episodes of the series. In 1986, he was hired to play the role of General Hunt Stockwell, in *The A-Team*, with George Peppard.

He also worked in the television western *The Magnificent Seven* (1998) as Judge Oren Travis.

Vaughn has been guest star on many TV series. These include *Frontier* (1956), *Gunsmoke* (1956 - 1957), *The Rifleman* (1958), *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), *Thriller* (1961), *Police Woman* (1975-1976), *Columbo* (1976), *Hawaii 5-0* (1979), *The Love Boat* (1981), *Stingray* (1986), *Hunter* (1989), *Murder, She Wrote* (1985-1992), *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1996), *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2006) and *Little Britain USA*.

He received an Emmy Award as supporting actor, for TV movie *Washington: Behind Closed Doors*.

Between 2004 and 2011, Vaughn starred in the series *Hustle*.