Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83

[WildBill]

Man from U.N.C.LE. was a favorite show of mine. RIP Robert Vaughn

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.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37957088

[The Annoyed Man]

He had the original "pew pew" pistol, didn't he?

[WildBill]

He had the original "pew pew" pistol, didn't he?

Maybe the first one on TV. I remember one of the rifles they had [or maybe THRUSH] was a souped-up M1 carbine.

[oohrah]

He was also Lt. Rice's Company Commander in Gene Roddenberry's "The Lieutenant".

[rotor]

Not stupid either. Went for his Ph.D. We took a class together at Cal State LA. Did not personally know him.

[OlBill]

Magnificent Seven

[XDgal]

He played the Congressman in Bullitt with Steve McQueen, too.

[Dadtodabone]

He had the original "pew pew" pistol, didn't he?

Maybe the first one on TV. I remember one of the rifles they had [or maybe THRUSH] was a souped-up M1 carbine.

Yep. I always liked the "Uncle Carbine" though.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QhVGLbmtTU
My dad wouldn't watch the show because he was wounded by a uniformed combatant using a P-38 while he was serving in Italy. "Mausers, Lugers, Walthers, don't they know those guys lost!" Was his favorite refrain.

[WildBill]

I guess it looked a lot cooler to a teenager.

[Skiprr]

I guess it looked a lot cooler to a teenager.

Now you're makin' me want a satellite dish for an AR....

[WildBill]

I guess it looked a lot cooler to a teenager.

Now you're makin' me want a satellite dish for an AR....

There's [probably] an App for that.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

A unique feature of that show was that Napoleon Solo's partner
was the blonde Russian....Ilya Kuryakin (sp?).

This show was on during the Cold War, but a Russian was the co-star.

SIA

[WildBill]

A unique feature of that show was that Napoleon Solo's partner
was the blonde Russian....Ilya Kuryakin (sp?).

This show was on during the Cold War, but a Russian was the co-star.

SIA

Illya's character was Russian. David McCallum was actually from the UK.
From what I have read, Illya was more popular than Napoleon Solo.
They called him "the blonde Beatle"!

[bblhd672]

A unique feature of that show was that Napoleon Solo's partner
was the blonde Russian....Ilya Kuryakin (sp?).

This show was on during the Cold War, but a Russian was the co-star.

SIA

Illya's character was Russian. David McCallum was actually from the UK.
From what I have read, Illya was more popular than Napoleon Solo.
They called him "the blonde Beatle"!

And, of course, David McCallum is still on TV in the series NCIS.

[JustSomeOldGuy]

Vaughn was also one of the gunfighters ('Lee') in the original "Magnificent Seven" movie along with Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Charles Bronson et al.