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David McCallum

Musician / Author | * 09/19/1933 († 90, 09/25/2023) | Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
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David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician. He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His other notable television roles include Simon Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963), and as Judas Iscariot in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). ()
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David Keith McCallum Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In recent years,[when?] McCallum has gained renewed international recognition and popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American television series NCIS. With John Leyton and William Russell, he is one of the last living actors from the 1963 classic The Great Escape.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action

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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder ...

The Great Escape

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1963 | 4.0/5 | 2h 53min
Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins. ...

Son of Batman

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2014 | 3.5/5 | 1h 14min
Animation, Action, Adventure
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Sapphire & Steel

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1979 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret bas ...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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1964 | 3.5/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with David McCallum as Actor(66)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)2015 Batman vs. Robin
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)2014 Son of Batman
as Zeus (voice)2009 Wonder Woman
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)2008 Batman: Gotham Knight
as Eddie2002 Swindle
as Mammy1999 Cherry
as Malius1996 Death Game
as Narrator (voice)1994 Titanic: The Complete Story
as Reggie1993 Dirty Weekend
as himself1993 Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Jim Abbott1991 Hear My Song
as Brandon Murphy1991 Fatal Inheritance
as Gideon Locke1990 The Haunting of Morella
as Inspector Craig1989 The Return of Sam McCloud
as Charlie Ritz1989 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
as John1986 The Wind
as Frank Lane1985 The Corvini Inheritance
1985 92 Grosvenor Street
as Dr. Giles Dodson1985 Terminal Choice
as Illya Kuryakin1983 The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
as Paul Curtis1980 The Watcher in the Woods
as Sir Henry Curtis1979 King Solomon's Treasure
as Harlan Thompson1976 Dogs
as Dr. Daniel Westin1975 The Invisible Man
as Benedict Van Der Byl1975 The Kingfisher Caper
as Dr. Clervall1974 Frankenstein: The True Story
as Alexi Kaslov1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Luke1973 The Screaming Skull
as Mark Wilson1972 She Waits
as Hillel Mondoro1970 Hauser's Memory
as Kenneth Canfield1969 The File on Devlin
as Sergeant Stephen Holmann1969 The Ravine
as Squadron Leader Quint Monroe1969 Mosquito Squadron
as Hamilton Cade1969 Teacher, Teacher
as Illya Kuryakin1968 The Helicopter Spies
as Illya Kuryakin1968 How to Steal the World
as Sol Madrid1968 Sol Madrid
as Illya Kuryakin1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
as Illya Kuryakin1967 The Karate Killers
as Casino Patron (uncredited)1967 Casino Royale
as himself1967 Italy's in Season
as Stanley Thrumm1967 Three Bites of the Apple
as Illya Kuryakin1966 One Spy Too Many
as Illya Kuryakin1966 One of Our Spies Is Missing
as Self - Host1966 The Big T.N.T. Show
as Dr. Philip Volker1966 Around the World Under the Sea
as Illya Kuryakin1965 The Spy with My Face
as Judas Iskarioth1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Illya Kuryakin1964 To Trap a Spy
as Tone Hobart1964 The Unknown
as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'1963 The Great Escape
as Edgar1962 Wuthering Heights
as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer1962 Billy Budd
as Carl von Schlossen1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
as Mr. George1961 Caroline of Rijeka
as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker1961 The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Terry Collins1960 Jungle Street
as Johnnie Murphy1958 Violent Playground
as Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride1958 A Night to Remember
as Jim Marston1957 Robbery Under Arms
as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)1957 Ill Met by Moonlight
as Mike Wilson1957 The Secret Place
1957 These Dangerous Years
as Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother1957 Hell Drivers

TV Shows/Series with David McCallum as Actor(44)

as Donald Mallard2014 NCIS: New Orleans
2011 The Problem Solverz
as Professor Paradox (voice)2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Merlin (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2007 The Replacements
as himself2006 The One Show
as Donald "Ducky" Mallard2003 NCIS
2001 The Education of Max Bickford
2000 Deadline
as Duncan1998 Sex and the City
1995 The Outer Limits
1995 VR.5
as Donald Mallard1995 JAG
as Dr. Vance Hendricks1994 Babylon 5
as Frank Cobb1993 seaQuest DSV
as Cooper1992 Heartbeat
as Craig Holland1990 Law & Order
as Bernard Dimes1990 Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances
as Professor Plum1990 Cluedo
as Alex Vesey1989 Mother Love
as The Feverman1988 Monsters
1986 Matlock
as Lieutenant Cavanaugh1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cyril Grantham1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Drew Garrison1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Ivan Tregorin1983 The A-Team
as himself1982 Wogan
as Steel1979 Sapphire & Steel
1979 Hart to Hart
as Alan Breck Stewart1978 Kidnapped
1975 The Invisible Man
as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter1972 Colditz
as Dr. Joel Winter1970 Night Gallery
as John Adams1964 Profiles in Courage
as Illya Kuryakin1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as himself1964 Vergißmeinnicht
as Capt. Hanning1963 The Great Adventure
as Gwyllm Griffiths1963 The Outer Limits
as Tone Hobart1963 The Outer Limits
as Lord Oakeshott1961 Sir Francis Drake
as Eugene Wrayburn1958 Our Mutual Friend
as Phillipe Bertain1957 Perry Mason
as Hamilton Cade1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Kenneth Canfield1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Additional Information

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Full Name: David Keith McCallum
Born: Tuesday, 09/19 1933 (September) in Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 09/25 2023 (September) in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University College School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Represented by: David Daly Associates
Spouses (current/former): Jill Ireland, Katherine Carpenter
Children: Val McCallum
Father: David McCallum, Sr.
Other names for David McCallum (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Illya Kuryakin"
"David MacCallum"
David McCallum frequently works together with these people:
John DiMaggio (38x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (23x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (22x, Actor)
James Arnold Taylor (18x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (14x, Actor)
Donald P. Bellisario (13x, Crew)
Greg Ellis (12x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (12x, Actor)
Fritz Weaver (12x, Actor)
Mark Hendrickson (12x, Actor)
Parley Baer (11x, Actor)
Robert Vaughn (10x, Actor)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1936, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024