PEOPLERobert VaughnAdd TopicRobert Vaughn, actor: Nov. 22, 1932 - Nov. 11, 2016Film, stage and television actor Robert Vaughn caught the acting bug honest. Both of his parents were actors: Gerald Walter Vaughn, who was in radio and Marcella Frances Gaudel a stage actress. With his smooth looks he landed numerous spy-like and sophisticated character roles.Martyn Goodacre, Getty ImagesRobert Vaughn was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor of the year for role in "The Young Philadelphians," in 1960. He's seen here with Stella Stevens at the fashion show which preceded the Oscar presentations in Hollywood, April 4.APThe cast of the original "The Magnificent Seven:" Yul Brynner, left, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and James Coburn. Vaughn played gunman Lee in the film.United Artists/REX/Shutterstock, APRobert Vaughn played the debonair crime-fighter of television's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s. The actor died Friday at the age of 83.Anonymous, APPolice restrain fans as the Robert Vaughn, the star of the television series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E', arrives in England.John Downing, Getty ImagesActors Robert Vaughn, left, and David McCallum, stars of NBC's 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,' can't do much about their real-life situation as they sift through the remains of the secret entrance to U.N.C.L.E. Headquarters on the set in Culver City, Calif. on March 31, 1967. It was destroyed in a studio fire.APThe handsome Robert Vaughn broke into show business "after a two month struggle" in 1956 and starred in a number of movies and television shows. The eligible actor made it known that acting wasn't his only interest. He was also politically active.Anonymous, APRobert Vaughn and India's Madame Vijaya Lakshimi Pandit, former ambassador to the U.S. and USSR, seemed an odd pair in conversation between sessions at the Pacem in Terris II meeting in Geneva, on May 31, 1967. The television star covered the meeting for 'Ramparts Magazine.' Vaughn also spoke out against the Viet Nam war.APRobert Vaughn wed his new bride Linda Staab on June 29, 1974.APVaughn plays Harry Rule in the British television series 'The Protectors', circa 1973.Silver Screen Collection, Getty ImagesRobert Vaughn, portraying a young Harry S. Truman, plays a tune at the piano for daughter, Margaret, left, played by Tasha Lee, during a scene in from the television special 'Portrait: The Man From Independence,' in 1974. In the background is his wife, Bess, played by June Dayton.Jeff Robbins, APVaughn wins an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actor for a drama series in 'Washington: Behind Closed Doors,' during the 31st annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 18, 1979.APRobert Vaughn and David McCallum promote their remake movie 'The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair,' in this Nov. 23, 1982 file photo.APKathleen Beller (as Kathy Reynolds) and Robert Vaughn (as Senator Reynolds) appear in 'The Blue and the Gray.' She portrays the daughter of Senator Reynolds. The epic mini-series about the American Civil War originally broadcast in three parts, on CBS in 1982.CBS Via Getty ImagesVaughn played on numerous TV series. One of them was THE A-TEAM -- Pictured: (l-r, rear) Mr. T as Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus, Dwight Schultz as Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock, Dirk Benedict as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck #2, Judith Ledford as Carla (l-r, front) Eddie Velez as Frankie "Dishpan" Santana, George Peppard as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Robert Vaughn as Gen. Hunt Stockwell.NBC, NBC Via Getty ImagesRobert Vaughn, with wife Linda Staab, daughter Caitlin Vaughn, and son Cassidy Vaughn attend his Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony, on July 27, 1998, at the in Hollywood. The actor is survived by his family.Ron Galella, WireImageRobert Vaughn, right, Ashley Walters, center, and Robert Glenister rehearse their lines on location for AMC's "Hustle," a cable television series about con artists, on Dec. 4, 2006, in California. Vaughn stars as smooth-talking con man Albert Stroller.Ric Francis, APThe actor worked well into his latter years. Here Robert Vaughn plays Walter Briggs in a scene from the "December Solstice" episode of the television series 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' in Feb. 2015.NBCU Photo Bank Via Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad