Robert Vaughn

Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor, author, political activist and advertising spokesperson whose career spanned nearly six decades. Born in New York City, Vaughn died from acute leukemia in Danbury, Connecticut, eleven days before his 84th birthday. Appearing as a lead or character actor in scores of films, Vaughn portrayed the disabled, drunken war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians, earning him a 1959 nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Vaughn then portrayed the gunman Lee in The Magnificent Seven (1960). Vaughn was the lead or guest star in over 200 television shows, including playing the spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s international hit series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Vaughn won an Emmy in 1978 for his portrayal of the White House Chief of Staff in the miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors.