Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 â€" November 11, 2016) was an
American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His
television roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s
series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978â€"1979 mini series
Centennial; formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of
the 1980s series The A-Team; and grifter and card sharp Albert
Stroller in the British television drama series Hustle (2004â€"2012),
for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British
soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw, a love interest for
Sylvia Goodwin between January and February 2012.In film, he portrayed
quiet, skittish gunman Lee in The Magnificent Seven, Major Paul
Krueger in The Bridge at Remagen, the voice of Proteus IV, the
computer villain of Demon Seed, Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, Ross
Webster in Superman III, General Woodbridge in The Delta Force, and
war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians, which earned
him a 1959 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.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 Minneapolis while his mother traveled and
performed.After high school, he enrolled in the University of
Minnesota as a journalism major. However, he dropped out after a year
and moved to Los Angeles with his mother. He studied at Los Angeles
City College, then transferred to Los Angeles State College of Applied
Arts and Sciences, earning a master's degree in theater. He received a
Ph.D. in communications from the University of Southern California in
1970. In 1972, he published his dissertation as the book Only Victims:
A Study of Show Business Blacklisting.
American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His
television roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s
series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978â€"1979 mini series
Centennial; formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of
the 1980s series The A-Team; and grifter and card sharp Albert
Stroller in the British television drama series Hustle (2004â€"2012),
for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British
soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw, a love interest for
Sylvia Goodwin between January and February 2012.In film, he portrayed
quiet, skittish gunman Lee in The Magnificent Seven, Major Paul
Krueger in The Bridge at Remagen, the voice of Proteus IV, the
computer villain of Demon Seed, Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, Ross
Webster in Superman III, General Woodbridge in The Delta Force, and
war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians, which earned
him a 1959 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.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 Minneapolis while his mother traveled and
performed.After high school, he enrolled in the University of
Minnesota as a journalism major. However, he dropped out after a year
and moved to Los Angeles with his mother. He studied at Los Angeles
City College, then transferred to Los Angeles State College of Applied
Arts and Sciences, earning a master's degree in theater. He received a
Ph.D. in communications from the University of Southern California in
1970. In 1972, he published his dissertation as the book Only Victims:
A Study of Show Business Blacklisting.
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