Information AboutRobert Vaughn |
Robert Francis Vaughn (born November 22 , 1932 ) is an American actor noted for Stage , Film and Television work. He is perhaps best known as suave spy Napoleon Solo in the popular 1960s TV series '' The Man From U.N.C.L.E. '' and his villainous performance as Ross Webster in '' Superman III '' although he continues to be a popular television actor into the 21st century. BIOGRAPHY Early life Vaughn was born in , Minnesota , where he attended North High School and later enrolled in the University Of Minnesota as a Journalism major. He quit after a year and moved to Los Angeles , California . There he majored in theater at Los Angeles City College , where he earned his Master's Degree . Continuing his higher education even through his successful acting career, Vaughn earned a Ph.D. in communications from the University Of Southern California , published his dissertation as the book ''Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting'' in 1972. Professional career Vaughn made his screen debut on the "Black Friday" episode of the TV series ''Medic'' (airdate November 21 , 1955), the first of more than 200 episodic roles by mid-2000. His first movie appearance was as an uncredited extra in '' The Ten Commandments '' (1956), playing a golden calf idolator and also visible in a scene in a chariot behind that of Yul Brynner . Vaughn's first credited movie role came the following year in the Western ''Hell's Crossroads'' (1957), in which he played the real-life Bob Ford , the killer of outlaw Jesse James . Vaughn's first notable appearance was in '' The Young Philadelphians '' (1959) for which he was nominated for a Supporting Actor Academy Award . Next he appeared as gunman Lee in '' The Magnificent Seven '' (1960), a role he essentially reprised 20 years later in '' Battle Beyond The Stars '' (1980), both films being adaptations of filmmaker Akira Kurosawa 's 1954 Japan ese Samurai epic, '' Seven Samurai ''. Vaughn played a different role, Judge Oren Travis, on the 1998-2000 Syndicated TV series ''The Magnificent Seven''. Vaughn is the only surviving member of the title cast of the original 1960 film. In the 1963-1964 season, Vaughn appeared in '' The Lieutenant '' as Captain Raymond Rambridge alongside Gary Lockwood . His dissatisfaction with that role led him to request a series program of his own. When that request was granted, it made television history. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and other programs From 1964-1968, he starred as "Napoleon Solo", the eponymous man from U.N.C.L.E. ("United Network Command for Law and Enforcement"), along with British co-star David McCallum . Following the end of that hit series — which had spawned a spin-off show, large amounts of merchandising, and overseas theatrical movies of reedited episodes — Vaughn continued to act in television and in mostly B Movies . He starred in two seasons of the popular Gerry Anderson detective series '' The Protectors '' in the early 1970s, and a decade later co-starred with George Peppard in the final season of '' The A-Team ''. In 2004, after a string of guest starring roles on series such as ''''. As of 2007, Vaughn remains a pitchman for personal injury attorneys in television commercials aired throughout the U.S.A. Personal life CREDITS Stage
Film
Television
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