{"id":267437,"date":"2016-11-11T19:55:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=267437"},"modified":"2016-11-11T19:55:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:55:13","slug":"robert-vaughn-man-from-uncle-actor-dies-aged-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/robert-vaughn-man-from-uncle-actor-dies-aged-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83"},"content":{"rendered":"
Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.<\/p>\n
Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.<\/p>\n
The iconic actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.<\/p>\n
Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.<\/p>\n
David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, told TVLine.com he was “utterly devastated” by the news.<\/p>\n
“Robert and I worked together for many years and losing him is like losing a part of me. My deepest sympathies go out to Linda and the Vaughn family,” he said.<\/p>\n
Vaughn, who was “a few months shy of 84” had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said.<\/p>\n
“He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him,” he said.<\/p>\n