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Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83
[BBC] Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street. The iconic actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC. Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said. The suave, debonair and impeccably dressed star David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news. "Robert and I worked together for many years and losing him is like losing a part of me. My deepest sympathies go out to Linda and the Vaughn family," he said. Vaughn, who was "a few months shy of 84" had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said. "He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him," he said. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-11 |
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