ROBERT VAUGHN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Robert Vaughn, born Robert Frances Vaughn on November 22nd, 1932 in New York City, USA.  His parents were both in show biz. His mother, Marcella Frances was a stage actress and his father, Gerald Walter Vaughn was a radio actor.  Robert was raised in an Irish Catholic family and his grandparents raised him in Minneapolis, Minnesota whenever his mother was on the road traveling.  
 
He attended North High School and went on to attend the university of Minnesota as a journalism major.  However, after a few years he chose to leave school and move to Los Angeles with his mother.  He enrolled in Los Angeles City College and then transferred to Los Angeles State College where he majored in the Applied Arts and Sciences and went on to get a masters in theater.  He did not stop there, after he graduated, he went on to receive a PHD in communications from the University of Southern California. 
 
His role in "The Young Philadelphians" (1959) with Paul Newman was his first Oscar Nomination followed by a role in one of the greatest westerns ever alongside Yul Brenner "The Magnificent Seven" (1960).  Even though he worked in some very popular films, he also maintained employment in Television.  He appeared in over 200 guest spot roles between the 1950"s and 1960"s.
 
His first major role was in, "The Lieutenant" (1963) and from this role he was offered the role of Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964).  This television series became one of the most popular TV shows during the 1960's.  When the series ended, he turned his focus towards film.

He starred in "The Bridge at Remagen" (1969) and "The Mind of Mr. Soames" (1970).  Two years later, he moved to England accepting a role in television again on, "The Protectors" (1972) and remained in England the first half of the 1970's.  He also published his dissertation as the book Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting.  Embarking back on a journey back to the US, he married actress Linda Staab in 1974 at the Church of Good Shepard in Beverly Hills, CA at the age of 42 and then he took on another television role on, "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) which resulted in an Emmy Award.  The following year, he was nominated for his appearance on, "Backstairs At the White House" (1979). 
 
Entering the 80's he worked in both television and film with roles in such films as, "S.O.B." (1981), "Superman III" (1983) and "The Delta Force" (1986).  Vaughn did not slow down his career moving into the 90's with a wide range of Made-For-TV movies such as, "The Nanny" (1993) and "Law and Order" (1990). 
 
He remains married to Linda Staab and together they have two children whom they adopted, Cassidy born in 1976 and Caitlin born in 1981.  Vaughn has always been an active Democrat, however, he was always a liberal and disliked Ronald Reagan.  The California Democratic party wanted Vaughn to challenge Reagan for Governor.  Vaughn currently resides with his wife in Ridgefield, CT and in November of 2008 he released his autobiography, "A Fortune Life".
 

Filmography

2004   2 B Perfectly Honest
2004   Blind Sight
2004   Happy Hour
2002   Cottonmouth
2001   Pootie Tang
1999   An American Affair
1998   Baseketball
1998   McCinsey s Island
1998   Motel Blue
1997   Vulcan
1997   The Sender
1996   Joe s Apartment
1996   Milk and Money
1995   Dancing in the Dark
1994   Dust To Dust
1994   They Call Me Renegade
1993   Witch Academy
1993   The Last Bastion
1991   Going Under
1990   Blind Vision
1990   Brutal Glory
1990   Buried Alive
1990   Nobody s Perfect
1989   C.H.U.D. 2
1989   Chud II: Bud the Chud
1989   River of Death
1989   That s Adequate 
1989   Transylvania Twist
1988   kan Joho
1988   Captive Rage
1988   Skeleton Coast
1988   The Emissary
1987   Hour of the Assassin 
1987   Nightstick
1986   Black Moon Rising
1986   Prince of Bel Air
1986   The Delta Force
1983   Superman III
1982   The Day the Bubble Burst
1981   S.O.B.
1981   Sweet Dirty Tony 
1980   Battle Beyond the Stars
1980   Cuba Crossing
1980   Hangar 18
1980   Virus
1980   A Question of Honor
1980   The Mercenaries
1979   Cuba Crossing
1979   Daniel in the Lion's Den
1979   Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1978   Brass Target
1978   Centennial
1978   The Lucifer Complex
1977   Demon Seed
1977   Starship Invasions
1976   3-Way Split
1975   Baby Sitter - Un maledetto pasticcio
1964   The Towering Inferno
1971   Clay Pigeon 
1971   Julius Caesar
1970   The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970   The Statue
1969   If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969   The Bridge at Remagen
1968   Bullitt
1967   The Karate Killers
1967   The Venetian Affair
1966   One Spy Too Many
1966   The Spy in the Green Hat
1963   The Caretakers
1961   The Big Show
1960   The Magnificent Seven
1959   The Young Philadelphians
1958   Good Day For a Hanging
1958   Teenage Caveman
1956   The Ten Commandments