MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Star Robert Vaughn Passes Away at Age 83

According to Deadline, actor Robert Vaughn, perhaps best known for his role of Napoleon Solo on NBC's The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died today after a brief battle with acute leukemia. He was 83.

Vaughn's manager Matthew Sullivan confirmed the news to Deadline, sharing, "Mr. Vaughn passed away with his family around him." The actor is survived by wife Linda, son Cassidy and daughter Caitlin.

Robert Vaughn's best-known TV 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; and formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the 5th season of the 1980s series The A-Team. 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, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphianswhich earned him a 1960 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

As grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller, Vaughn appeared in all but one of the 48 episodes of the British television drama series Hustle (2004-2012). From January to February 2012, he appeared in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw, a love interest for Sylvia Goodwin, played by veteran English actress Stephanie Cole.

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