As 2023 draws to a close, here's a look at those who contributed to spy entertainment (or at least spy-related). These are not listed in any particular order. It's also not a complete list.
David McCallum (1933-2023): Played Illya Kuryakin in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Kuryakin character originally was envisioned as a sidekick to Robert Vaughn's Napoleon Solo. By the end of the first season, Illya was a full-fledged partner for Solo. For some U.N.C.L.E. fans, especially young women, Illya's popularity rivaled Solo's.
Robert Janes (1940-2023): Television writer who penned many episodes for the later seasons of Hawaii Five-O.
Stephen Kandel (1927-2023): Wrote episodes of Star Trek (those that featured Harry Mudd), Hawaii Five-O, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Wild Wild West and many other American television shows.
John Romita Sr. (1930-2023): The second artist to draw Spider-Man who helped make the web-slinger even more popular.
Chaim Topol (1935-2023): Actor best known for Fiddler on the Roof, who played an ally of Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981).
Tina Turner (1939-2023): Veteran singer who performed the title song for 1995's Goldeneye.
Jim Brown (1936-2023): Pro football player who switched to acting, including an episode of I Spy and the movie Ice Station Zebra.
Ray Austin (1932-2023): Stunt performer and television director whose credits included The Avengers, The New Avengers and The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Paul Playdon (1943-2023): One-time child actor who became a writer for television shows such as Mission: Impossible.
Sharon Farrell (1940-2023): Actress whose credits included The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Wild Wild West.
Edward Hume (1936-2023): Television writer who scripted the pilots for Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, and Barnaby Jones.
Gayle Hunnicut (1943-2013): Actress who was considered to play Solitaire in Live And Let Die who played the female lead in the 1983 TV movie The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Robert Butler (1927-2013): Television director who helmed the pilots for Remington Steele (starring Pierce Brosnan), Batman, Hogan's Heroes and Hill Street Blues. Butler was also credited as co-creator of Remington Steele. He also directed episodes of Mission: Impossible, I Spy, and Blue Light (a World War II spy show starring Robert Goulet)
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