Robert Vaughn Overview:

Actor, Robert Vaughn, was born Robert Francis Vaughn on Nov 22, 1932 in New York City, NY. Vaughn died at the age of 84 on Nov 11, 2016 in Ridgefield, CT .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Vaughn was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1959Best Supporting ActorThe Young Philadelphians (1959)Chester GwynnNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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By Rick29 on May 14, 2014 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

1. earned a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Southern California in 1972. His dissertation was published as the 355-page book Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting. 2. He received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for The Young Philadelp... Read full article


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Victoria Negri and on the set of Gold Star (2016) - Photo by Ben Jarosch I'm pleased to present you with a guest post from filmmaker Victoria Negri who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the new independent movie Gold Star (2016). Based on a true story, Gold Star follows Vicki ... Read full article


Filmmaker Victoria Negri on working with

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Victoria Negri and on the set of Gold Star (2016) - Photo by Ben Jarosch I'm pleased to present you with a guest post from filmmaker Victoria Negri who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the new independent movie Gold Star (2016). Based on a true story, Gold Star follows Vicki ... Read full article


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Robert Vaughn Quotes:

[Kreuger is offered a last cigarette before he is executed by firing squad. He and the Nazi Officer hear planes]
Major Paul Kreuger: Whose?
Nazi Officer: Enemy planes, Major.
Major Paul Kreuger: But who is the enemy?


Lee: [Grabs at three flies - opens his hand] One. There was a time when I'd have gotten all three.


Major Paul Kreuger: I understand the Russians are at the Elbe.
Gen. von Brock: Yes.
Major Paul Kreuger: And here?
Gen. von Brock: Worse. Utter confusion. Every day I get orders to attack with divisions that no longer exist. Hitler still thinks he's winning the war.
Major Paul Kreuger: The Army helped bring Hitler into power. Are you saying we made a mistake?


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Robert Vaughn Facts
Education: North High, Minneapolis. University of Minnesota (Journalism major), quit after a year. Moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in L.A. City College majoring in drama, then transferred to California State University at Los Angeles and completed his Masters degree. After that, and while he was acting throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, he studied at the University of Southern California and completed a Ph.D. in Communications. His thesis on the blacklisting of Hollywood entertainers during the McCarthy anti-communist era was published in 1972 as "Only Victims".

Appeared in three different films with Steve McQueen: The Magnificent Seven (1960), Bullitt (1968) and The Towering Inferno (1974).

Both he and his "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) co-star David McCallum appeared in what is now considered a classic film directed by John Sturges which starred Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn: Vaughn appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960), McCallum appeared in The Great Escape (1963)

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