Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn (1932 - 2016)

Film Deaths[]

Good Day for a Hanging (1959) [Eddie 'The Kid' Campbell]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Fred MacMurray.
The Magnificent Seven (1960) [Lee]: Shot in the chest as he walks out of a farmhouse during the final battle with the bandits.
The Big Show (1961) [Klaus Everard]: Head mauled by lion.
The Spy with My Face (1965) [Napoleon Solo/The Impostor]: (This was a feature film edited from the TV episode The Double Affair.) Playing a dual role as both "Napoleon Solo" and a THRUSH spy, the double is shot to death by Senta Berger while the real one and the double are fighting each other.
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) [Major Paul Kreuger]: Executed by a firing squad.
The Towering Inferno (1974) [Senator Gary Parker]: Following Steve McQueen announcing the fire in the building is spreading, Richard Chamberlain and others panic, then Vaughn tries to prevent their bouy from overflowing before Chamberlain kicks him and Vaughn plunges dozens of stories to his death, then the bouy rope is destroyed by another explosion, killing Chamberlain.
Brass Target (1978) [Col. Donald Rogers]: Shot to death by John Cassavetes in the shootout at the inn.
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) [Gelt]: Killed in an explosion when his ship is shot down by John Saxon.
Virus (Day of Resurrection; Fukkatsu no hi) (1980) [Sen. Barkely] Dies in the oval office of the virus.
Kill Castro (Cuba Crossing; Sweet Dirty Tony) (1980) [Hud]: Shot in the chest by Carl Williams in the woods, after Robert shoots Bert Williams.
Superman III (1983) [Ross Webster]: Possibly killed (off-camera) in a cave-in when the giant computer explodes. (we don't see him alive after, according to sources, his status is unknown. But I'll list it just in case).
Black Moon Rising (1986) [Ed Ryland]: Fatally struck down by the speeding titular showcar.
Zombie 5: Killing Birds (Killing Birds: uccelli assassini; Dark Eyes of the Zombie; Raptors) (1987) [Dr. Fred Brown]: Pecked to death/torn apart (off-screen) by a flock of birds; we only hear him screaming.
Buried Alive (Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive) (1989) [Dr. Gary]: Buried alive when John Carradine pulls him beneath. His arm is shown comig out of the rubble so there is a chance he survies.
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989) [Colonel Masters]: Bitten (off-screen) by a zombie(s) (presumably by Judd Omen who drives him); he is shown as a zombie at the end of the movie.
River of Death (1989) [Wolfgang Manteuffel]: Burned to death, along with Donald Pleasence, in a fire that breaks out when Cynthia Erland's gun goes off and hits some equipment.

Television Deaths[]

Gunsmoke: Cooter (1956) [Kid]: Shot to death by Brett King when Robert draws on Vinton Hayworth for cheating at cards in Amanda Blake's saloon.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Dry Run (1959) [Art]: Shot to death by Walter Matthau.
Law of the Plainsman: The Innocents (1959) [Ross Drake]: Shot in the head by Michael Ansara who is trying to recapture him after Elena Verdugo had freed him.
Thriller: The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell (1961) [Dr. Frank Cordell]: Falls to his death from a bell tower at the end of a struggle with Kathleen Crowley.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Double Affair (1964) [Napoleon Solo/The Impostor]: Playing a dual role as both "Napoleon Solo" and a THRUSH spy, the double is shot to death by Senta Berger while the real one and the double are fighting each other.
The Woman Hunter (1972; TV Movie) [Jerry Hunter]: Hit with a rock and knocked off of a cliff by Stuart Whitman as Robert is trying to kill Barbara Eden.
Police Woman: Blast (1975) [Andrew Simms]: Dies (off-screen) after being shot by Laraine Stephens and staggering back to his office, where he makes a taped statement to Angie Dickinson.
Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) [Charles 'Charlie' Clay]: Killed (off-screen) by Fred Draper; his body is shown afterwards as the police investigate.
The Eddie Capra Mysteries: Nightmare at Pendragon Castle (1978) [Charles Arthur King/Pendragon]: Accidentally shot in the stomach in a struggle with Stella Stevens. Stella stabs the body with a sword several times to cover the actual of cause of death. His body is shown afterwards when Janet Margolin discovers him and his death is shown in a flashback later on.
Backstairs at the White House (1979; TV Miniseries) [Woodrow Wilson]: Dies of a stroke and heart problems.
The Ray Bradbury Theatre: The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl (1988) [Huxley]: Strangled by Michael Ironside in Robert's home. The episode begins immediately after his murder; his body is shown throughout the episode, and the murder is eventually shown in flashback.
Diagnosis Murder: Murder, Murder (1996) [Bill Stratton] Shot in the chest by Kate McNeil.
The Nanny: Immaculate Concepion (1998) [James Sheffield]: Dies (off-screen) from unknown causes, his death is mentioned when Charles Shaughnessy hears about it over the phone. He is later seen in the episode in a pre-taped will for his family.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: December Solstice (2015) [Walter Briggs]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack. Danny Pino reveals this to the rest of the SVU team.

Robert Vaughn

Film Deaths[]

Television Deaths[]

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