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Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:30 pm
by 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
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:03 pm
by The Annoyed Man
He had the original "pew pew" pistol, didn't he?
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:49 pm
by WildBill
The Annoyed Man wrote: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.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 6:43 pm
by oohrah
He was also Lt. Rice's Company Commander in Gene Roddenberry's "The Lieutenant".
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 8:14 pm
by rotor
Not stupid either. Went for his Ph.D. We took a class together at Cal State LA. Did not personally know him.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 8:16 pm
by OlBill
Magnificent Seven
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:20 pm
by XDgal
He played the Congressman in Bullitt with Steve McQueen, too.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:42 pm
by Dadtodabone
WildBill wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote: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.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:12 pm
by WildBill
I guess it looked a lot cooler to a teenager.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:22 pm
by Skiprr
WildBill wrote:I guess it looked a lot cooler to a teenager.
Now you're makin' me want a satellite dish for an AR....
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:00 pm
by WildBill
Skiprr wrote:WildBill wrote: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.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:38 pm
by 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
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:46 pm
by WildBill
surprise_i'm_armed wrote: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"!
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:51 pm
by bblhd672
WildBill wrote:surprise_i'm_armed wrote: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.
Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E - Robert Vaughn dies at 83
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:17 pm
by 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.