Robert Vaughn Biography

Fast Facts

• Has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which he earned in 1998 for his contributions to Motion Pictures
• Served as chair of the California Democratic State Central Committee speakers bureau, campaigning for candidates in the 1960s, and was the first popular American actor to take an active stand against the Vietnam War
• After earning his Ph․D․ in communications from the University of Southern California, he published his dissertation as "Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting․"
• Quote: "With a modest amount of looks and talent and more than a modicum of serendipity, I've managed to stretch my fifteen minutes of fame into more than a half century of good fortune․"
• Has played President Franklin D․ Roosevelt twice, and has also portrayed Harry S․ Truman and Woodrow Wilson
• Appeared in over 200 guest roles on television series in the late 1950s and early 1960s before landing the role that propelled him into stardom, Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U․N․C․L․E․"
• Though he was one of the stars of "The Magnificent Seven," he had only 16 lines in the entire movie