The Hollywood community has lost another beloved actor far too soon today.Robert Vaughn, who may be best known for starring in the 1960 classicThe Magnificent Sevenand the hit 1960s TV seriesThe Man From U.N.C.L.E., haspassed awayat the age of 83. The actor had been suffering from acute leukemia, his manager confirmed earlier today. The actor passed away surrounded by his family.
BBCreports that the actor passed away in New York City this morning. Vaughn had recently completed work on two more projects, guest starring in an episode of NBC’s long-running proceduralLaw and Order: Special Victims Unit, and a role in the feature filmGold Starwhere he plays adying fatherwho is being taken care of my his daughter (Victoria Negri). He also has a role inThe American SidealongsideMatthew Broderick.
Robert Vaughnwas born on August 13, 2025 at Charity Hospital in New York City, to parents who were both a part of show business. His father Walter was aradio actorwhile his mother Marcella was a stage actress. After toiling in guest starring roles throughout the late 1950s,Robert Vaughnhad his breakthrough with the 1959 filmThe Young Philadelphiansstarring alongsidePaul Newman, which earned him his first and only Academy Award nomination. The next year, he starred in the Western classicThe Magnificent Seven, alongsideYul Brynner,Steve McQueen,Charles Bronson,Brad Dexter,James CoburnandHorst Buchholz.Robert Vaughnwas the last surviving member of the main cast.
Despite finding success on the big screen,Robert Vaughncontinued to guest star in a number of TV shows throughout the early 1960s. He landed his first small screen starring role inThe Lieutenant, which only ran for one season from 1963 to 1964, created byStar TrekcreatorGene Roddenberry, before his biggestTV roleas Napoleon Solo onThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.. The show ran for four seasons, withRobert Vaughnstarring alongsideDavid McCallumas Illya Kuryakin, where he earned two Golden Globe nominations.
Throughout his career, Robert Vaughn would split his time between the big and small screens, racking up a number of impressive roles in films such asBullitt,The Bridge at RemagenandThe Towering Inferno, along with TV shows such asThe Protectorsand guest starring spots onColumboand many more. He also played General Hunt Stockwell on the 1980s hit seriesThe A-Team, billionaire Baxter Cain inBASEketball, Dick Lecter inPootie Tangand Albert Stroller in 48 episodes of the TV seriesHustle, with his run spanning from 2004 to 2012.Robert Vaughnis survived by his wife Linda, and his children, Cassidy and Caitlin. Take a look at sometributesthat have started to come in through social media, after word ofRobert Vaughn’s passing started to spread.
