Robert Vaughn

Robert Francis Vaughn [ vɔ: n] ( born November 22, 1932 in New York City, New York ) is an American actor.

Life

The son of actor - couple sought first a career as a journalist, but came to the College intensively with theater and radio in touch and decided to become an actor. In a theater performance in the early 1950s in Los Angeles, he was discovered for the film and received his first studio contract.

Back in 1959 he received his first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Man from Philadelphia. His international breakthrough as an actor Vaughn five years later in the role of secret agent Napoleon Solo, he 1964-1968 on the television series Solo for Oncel as well as several television specials and feature films ( Thunderball ) embodied. The parodic adventures of the style similar to James Bond Agent, the - surprising for the 1960s with a Russian partner (David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin ) - regularly saved the world, were sold to many countries. As Vaughn in 1986 in the fifth season of the television series The A-Team took over the role of General Hunt Stockwell, who granted the A-Team orders, there was a late reception of Napoleon Solo: In one episode, David McCallum has made ​​a guest appearance as a former Russian partner Stockwell, who, however, has twenty years out here an existence as a double agent. Despite differences in name constellation, background music, and even the scene change point unmistakably to Solo for Oncel down.

In addition, Vaughn starred opposite Steve McQueen in Bullitt, one of the Magnificent Seven in the same Western classics ( he is the last still living performer of the glorious seven gunslingers ), a German Major in The Bridge at Remagen, also next to Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in the Towering Inferno and the disaster film alongside Christopher Reeve in Superman III - the steel flash. He also embodied the Harry Rule in the British crime series No mercy Protectors of 1971.

In addition, committed the doctorate (PhD) communication scientists Vaughn politically. The convinced democrat and friend of Robert F. Kennedy in 1972 published his dissertation ( Only Victims ) on the McCarthy era and its impact in show business.

1974 Vaughn married his fellow actress Linda Staab. Previously, he lived with actress Kathy Ceaton whose son Matthew bears his name and grew up in the belief that Vaughn was his biological father.

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