Robert Vaughn Net Worth

Robert Vaughn's Quotes

• With a modest amount of looks and talent and more than a modicum of serendipity, I've managed to stretch my 15 minutes of fame into more than half a century of good fortune.
• [on the effect his own life experiences contributed to Hustle (2004)] I've never tried to con anybody and no one's ever tried to con me. Although, maybe they have and I just don't know.
• [on why he was happy that he shared co-starring duties on his series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)] I had a lot of good friends, particularly David Janssen, who never had any life at all, they were just doing television series and doing publicity about television series and that was it. He was the sole star of the shows that he did.

Interesting Facts about Robert Vaughn

1. He and wife Linda Staab had two adopted children: Cassidy Vaughn (b. 1976) and Caitlin Vaughn (b. 1981).
2. Education: North High, Minneapolis, MN; . University of Minnesota (Journalism major), quit after a year. Moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Los Angeles City College majoring in drama, then transferred to California State University-Los Angeles and completed his Master's degree. After that, and while he was acting throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, he attended the University of Southern California and completed his PhD in Communications. His thesis on the blacklisting of Hollywood entertainers during the McCarthy anti-communist era was published in 1972 as "Only Victims".
3. Along with Eddie Velez ("Dishpan Frankie" Santana), has been called partially responsible for the premature cancellation of The A-Team (1983) and series finale on 12/30/86, just 12 episodes into the series' fifth season, because most viewers could not accept the Team working for Gen. Hunt Stockwell of the United States military (Vaughn), which they had been evading since 1972, instead of the Team remaining an independent entity tackling cases on a $10,000-per-job basis as they had in Seasons 1-4.
4. The California Democratic Party originally wanted him to challenge Ronald Reagan for Governor. Even though Vaughn was a liberal Democrat, and disliked Reagan, he refused and instead stood behind Gov. Brown, who lost the election to Reagan. Another possible candidate considered was Gregory Peck.
5. Both he and his The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) co-star David McCallum appeared in what are now considered classic films directed by John Sturges which also starred Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn: Vaughn appeared in The Magnificent Seven (1960), McCallum appeared in The Great Escape (1963).
6. Was one of the first actors to play the same character (Napoleon Solo) on three different series: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965) and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966).
7. Recommended his college friend, James Coburn, for his breakthrough role in The Magnificent Seven (1960). Desperate to cast the movie before an impending actors' strike, director John Sturges was open to Vaughn's suggesting the relatively unknown actor.
8. Had played Richard Dean Anderson's father in Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983) even though he was only 17 years older than him.
9. Appeared in three different films with Steve McQueen: The Magnificent Seven (1960), Bullitt (1968) and The Towering Inferno (1974).
10. Despite the vastly different settings, he played essentially the same character in both The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). Both films were unofficial remakes of Shichinin no samurai (1954).
11. Appeared in episodes of three different series with David McCallum: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965) and The A-Team (1983).
12. Despite being one of the stars, he had only 16 lines in The Magnificent Seven (1960).
13. He and wife Linda Staab no longer attend award ceremonies. They prefer to watch them on television.
14. Was the only actor to appear in both The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Magnificent Seven (1998).
15. Had played Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt (twice), Woodrow Wilson and Harry S. Truman.
16. Is said to have met his future wife Linda Staab on the set of The Protectors: It Could Be Practically Anywhere on the Island (1973).
17. Credited much of the success of The Magnificent Seven (1960) to Elmer Bernstein's score--which he used as his ringtone.
18. Out of the many films he made, there were two he was convinced would be unwatchable box-office poison whilst making them: The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Bullitt (1968).
19. Landed the central role of Steve Dallas in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) but was drafted into the US Army before he could film any footage.
20. Married 31-year-old Linda Staab at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, CA, on 6/29/74 at age 42.