Veteran actor Robert Vaughn has died aged 83

Veteran actor Robert Vaughn has died aged 83, his manager has confirmed to ITV News.

Vaughn died in hospital, surrounded by his family, following a battle with acute leukemia, Matthew Sullivan said.

Vaughn stared in the 1960s TV series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and was the last surviving member of the original Magnificent Seven.

Later in his career he appeared in Hustle and Coronation Street, where he played Milton Fanshaw, a wealthy American who met Sylvia Goodwin, played by Stephanie Cole, on a cruise.

But it was as the suavely dressed spy Napoleon Solo in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.', that he was best known.

The 1964-68 series was a hit at the height of the Cold War and gave way to a number of spin-off movies, including "One Spy Too Many" and "One of Our Spies is Missing" in which he also starred.

Vaughn is survived by his wife, Linda, whom he married in 1974, and their two children, Caitlin and Cassidy.

Mr Sullivan, Vaughn's manager of nearly 30 years, described the star as "a great human being".

Fellow actors also paid tribute to Vaughn on Twitter, among them Stephen Fry who called him "an utterly charming man".

His Hustle co-star, Adrian Lester, described Vaughn as a "real gent" .

"Old school charm in a three piece suit. He did everything on set and off with a twinkle in his eye and never once pulled rank or status or claimed he was too tired or just forgot," he said,

"He set the standard that we all tried to match."

Gavin Free, who also worked with Vaughn on the popular Hustle television series, said: "Aw.RIP Robert Vaughn. I got to work with him on Hustle 5 years ago. He did his own slow mo stunts that day while in his late 70s."

Director Edgar Wright wrote on Twitter: "RIP Napoleon Solo! The great Robert Vaughn was the coolest guy on TV when I was a kid. Superb in Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven & many more."

• Watch below clips of Vaughn in The Man from U.N.C.L.E and The Magnificent Seven: