David McCallum
Acting
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David McCallum (September 19, 1933 - September 25, 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 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. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963). He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to David McCallum Sr., an orchestral violinist, and Dorothy (née Dorman), a cellist. He began his acting career in the early 1950s, appearing in British television shows and films. In 1957, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in American cinema. His breakthrough role came in 1964 when he was cast as Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The show was a huge success, and he became an international star. After the show ended in 1968, he continued to act in films and television shows, but he never achieved the same level of success. In 2003, he was cast as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in NCIS. The show was a critical and commercial success, and McCallum became one of the most popular members of the cast. He remained with the show for a 20-year run, and became the longest-serving cast member. In addition to his acting career, he was also a musician. He has released several albums of folk and pop music, and he also toured extensively.
Filmography
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
Batman vs. Robin
2015
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Son of Batman
2014
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
Wonder Woman
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Batman: Gotham Knight
2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
Counting Out Time
2007
The Replacements
2006
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
NCIS
2003
Swindle
2002
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
Deadline
2000
Cherry
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
Beyond Titanic
1998
Sex and the City
1998
March in Windy City
1998
Coming Home
1998
Coming Home
1998
Death Game
1996
JAG
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
VR.5
1995
Healer
1994
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
1994
Titanic: The Complete Story
1994
Titanic
1994
Ancient Prophecies
1994
Babylon 5
1994
Shattered Image
1994
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
Dirty Weekend
1993
seaQuest DSV
1993
Heartbeat
1992
Hear My Song
1991
Fatal Inheritance
1991
Lucky Chances
1990
Law & Order
1990
Cluedo
1990
The Haunting of Morella
1990
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
Mother Love
1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
Monsters
1988
Wall of Tyranny
1988
The Wind
1986
Matlock
1986
Az aranyifjú
1986
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Terminal Choice
1985
The Corvini Inheritance
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
Master Ninja II
1984
The Master
1984
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983
The A-Team
1983
Wogan
1982
Sapphire & Steel: The Man Without a Face
1981
Sapphire & Steel: The Creature's Revenge
1981
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
Sapphire & Steel: The Railway Station
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Sapphire & Steel
1979
King Solomon's Treasure
1979
Kidnapped
1979
Dogs
1976
The Kingfisher Caper
1975
The Invisible Man
1975
The Invisible Man
1975
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973
The Screaming Skull
1973
Colditz
1972
She Waits
1972
Night Gallery
1970
Hauser's Memory
1970
The File on Devlin
1969
The Ravine
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Mosquito Squadron
1969
Teacher, Teacher
1969
How to Steal the World
1968
The Helicopter Spies
1968
Sol Madrid
1968
Three Bites of the Apple
1967
The Karate Killers
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
Italy's in Season
1967
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966
One Spy Too Many
1966
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
Around the World Under the Sea
1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
The Spy with My Face
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
To Trap a Spy
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
Vergißmeinnicht
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Unknown
1964
The Great Adventure
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
The Great Escape
1963
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
Billy Budd
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Wuthering Heights
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Sir Francis Drake
1961
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961
Caroline of Rijeka
1961
Emma
1960
Jungle Street
1960
The Skin of Our Teeth
1959
Our Mutual Friend
1958
A Night to Remember
1958
Violent Playground
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Hell Drivers
1957
These Dangerous Years
1957
The Secret Place
1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Robbery Under Arms
1957
Armchair Theatre
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future