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David McCallum

David McCallum

Acting September 19, 1933 (90 years old) September 25, 2023 Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

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.

Movies 80

The Great Escape 7.9

The Great Escape

as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

1963
The Greatest Story Ever Told 6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Judas Iskarioth

1965
A Night to Remember 7.7

A Night to Remember

as Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride

1958
Batman: Gotham Knight 6.7

Batman: Gotham Knight

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2008
Wonder Woman 7.2

Wonder Woman

as Zeus (voice)

2009
Son of Batman 7.1

Son of Batman

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2014
Batman vs. Robin 7.2

Batman vs. Robin

as Alfred (voice)

2015
The Watcher in the Woods 5.9

The Watcher in the Woods

as Paul Curtis

1980
Freud: The Secret Passion 6.5

Freud: The Secret Passion

as Carl von Schlossen

1962
The Haunting of Morella 4.8

The Haunting of Morella

as Gideon Locke

1990
Billy Budd 7.3

Billy Budd

as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer

1962
Swindle 4.6

Swindle

as Eddie

2002
Hell Drivers 6.7

Hell Drivers

as Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother

1957
Mosquito Squadron 5.6

Mosquito Squadron

as Quint Monroe

1969
Doctor Who: Origins 8.5

Doctor Who: Origins

as Self (archive footage)

2006
The Spy in the Green Hat 6.5

The Spy in the Green Hat

as Illya Kuryakin

1967
The Spy with My Face 5.7

The Spy with My Face

as Illya Kuryakin

1965
Ill Met by Moonlight 6.2

Ill Met by Moonlight

as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

1957
One of Our Spies Is Missing 5.5

One of Our Spies Is Missing

as Illya Kuryakin

1966
Around the World Under the Sea 5.8

Around the World Under the Sea

as Dr. Philip Volker

1965
Cherry 7.8

Cherry

as Mammy

1999
Dogs 5.5

Dogs

as Harlan Thompson

1976
Frankenstein: The True Story 7.5

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Dr. Clervall

1974
Hear My Song 5.8

Hear My Song

as Jim Abbott

1991
How to Steal the World 5.4

How to Steal the World

as Illya Kuryakin

1968
Titanic: The Complete Story 7.3

Titanic: The Complete Story

as Narrator (voice)

1994
To Trap a Spy 5.9

To Trap a Spy

as Illya Kuryakin

1965
The Helicopter Spies 5.0

The Helicopter Spies

as Illya Kuryakin

1968
The Long and the Short and the Tall 6.7

The Long and the Short and the Tall

as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

1961
Sol Madrid 6.9

Sol Madrid

as Sol Madrid

1968
The Karate Killers 5.3

The Karate Killers

as Illya Kuryakin

1967
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair 5.8

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

as Illya Kuryakin

1983
One Spy Too Many 5.2

One Spy Too Many

as Illya Kuryakin

1966
The Big T.N.T. Show 8.5

The Big T.N.T. Show

as Self - Host

1965
Shattered Image 3.8

Shattered Image

as Ben

1994
The Return of Sam McCloud 7.0

The Return of Sam McCloud

as Inspector Craig

1989
Master Ninja II 7.2

Master Ninja II

as Castile

1984
Coming Home 5.4

Coming Home

as Billy Fawcett

1998
NCISverse: The First 1,000 9.0

NCISverse: The First 1,000

as Self

2024
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

as Self

1994
The Unknown 7.0

The Unknown

as Tone Hobart

1964
King Solomon's Treasure 4.9

King Solomon's Treasure

as Sir Henry Curtis

1979
The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

as Henry Antrobus

1959
Wuthering Heights 9.5

Wuthering Heights

as Edgar

1962
These Dangerous Years 7.3

These Dangerous Years

1957
Robbery Under Arms 5.2

Robbery Under Arms

as Jim Marston

1957
Violent Playground 7.2

Violent Playground

as Johnnie Murphy

1958
Wall of Tyranny 7.0

Wall of Tyranny

as Sgt. Kemper

1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 4.2

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as Charlie Ritz

1988
Hauser's Memory 6.8

Hauser's Memory

as Hillel Mondoro

1970
Dirty Weekend 5.0

Dirty Weekend

as Reggie

1993
Teacher, Teacher 10.0

Teacher, Teacher

as Hamilton Cade

1969
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War 6.7

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

as Alexi Kaslov

1973
Jungle Street 7.0

Jungle Street

as Terry Collins

1960
Terminal Choice 4.2

Terminal Choice

as Dr. Giles Dodson

1985
The Secret Place 6.6

The Secret Place

as Mike Wilson

1957
The Wind 5.1

The Wind

as John

1986
Healer 4.5

Healer

as The Jackal

1994
Death Game 3.8

Death Game

as Malius

1996
Italy's in Season 6.0

Italy's in Season

as Self

1967
March in Windy City 9.0

March in Windy City

as Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky

1998
Three Bites of the Apple 6.0

Three Bites of the Apple

as Stanley Thrumm

1967
Beyond Titanic 8.6

Beyond Titanic

as Self

1998
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)

1999
Ancient Prophecies 9.0

Ancient Prophecies

as Self

1994
The File on Devlin 8.0

The File on Devlin

as Kenneth Canfield

1969
92 Grosvenor Street 9.0

92 Grosvenor Street

1985
The Invisible Man 7.7

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Daniel Westin

1975
The Ravine 7.0

The Ravine

as Sergeant Stephen Holmann

1969
Return to 'The Great Escape' 8.5

Return to 'The Great Escape'

as Self

1993
Fatal Inheritance 6.5

Fatal Inheritance

as Brandon Murphy

1991
Az aranyifjú 10.0

Az aranyifjú

1986
She Waits 5.9

She Waits

as Mark Wilson

1972
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future 7.0

Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future

as Self

The Titanic Chronicles 8.5

The Titanic Chronicles

as Host

1999
The Corvini Inheritance 6.0

The Corvini Inheritance

as Frank Lane

1984
Counting Out Time

Counting Out Time

as Himself

2007
The Screaming Skull 6.0

The Screaming Skull

as Luke

1973
Caroline of Rijeka 5.8

Caroline of Rijeka

as Mr. George

1961
The Kingfisher Caper 5.0

The Kingfisher Caper

as Benedict Van Der Byl

1975

TV Shows 59

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard

2003
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Craig Holland

1990
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
JAG 7.3

JAG

as Donald Mallard

1995
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Phillipe Bertain

1957
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Cyril Grantham

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Drew Garrison

1984
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Sex and the City 7.3

Sex and the City

as Duncan

1998
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Babylon 5 8.0

Babylon 5

as Dr. Vance Hendricks

1994
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Cooper

1992
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Ivan Tregorin

1983
NCIS: New Orleans 7.3

NCIS: New Orleans

as Donald Mallard

2014
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Philip Dudley

1986
Hart to Hart 6.9

Hart to Hart

as Geoffrey Atterton

1979
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Brian Kenny

1969
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Joshua Hayward

1995
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 7.6

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Merlin (voice)

2008
seaQuest DSV 7.1

seaQuest DSV

as Frank Cobb

1993
Ben 10: Alien Force 8.3

Ben 10: Alien Force

as Paradox (voice)

2008
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 8.2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Professor Paradox (voice)

2010
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

as Dr. Joel Winter

1970
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lieutenant Cavanaugh

1985
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Hugo

1950
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as Gwyllm Griffiths

1963
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as Tone Hobart

1963
Monsters 7.0

Monsters

as Boyle / 'The Feverman'

1988
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 7.2

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

as Illya Kuryakin

1964
The Replacements 6.6

The Replacements

as C.A.R. (voice)

2006
The Great Adventure 10.0

The Great Adventure

as Capt. Hanning

1963
Father Dowling Mysteries 7.2

Father Dowling Mysteries

as Sir Robert

1989
The Invisible Man 6.3

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Daniel Westin

1975
Colditz 7.7

Colditz

as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

1972
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 6.8

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Illya Kuryakin

1965
Sapphire & Steel 7.0

Sapphire & Steel

as Steel

1979
Profiles in Courage 7.5

Profiles in Courage

as John Adams

1964
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Frank Lane

1984
Cluedo 6.7

Cluedo

as Professor Plum

1990
Sir Francis Drake 5.1

Sir Francis Drake

as Lord Oakeshott

1961
The Education of Max Bickford 4.0

The Education of Max Bickford

2001
The Master 5.4

The Master

as Castile

1984
Deadline 10.0

Deadline

as Harry Hobbs

2000
Vergißmeinnicht 9.0

Vergißmeinnicht

as Self

1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Hamilton Cade

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kenneth Canfield

1951
VR.5 6.7

VR.5

as Dr. Joseph Bloom

1995
Kidnapped 7.1

Kidnapped

as Alan Breck Stewart

1979
Coming Home

Coming Home

as Billy Fawcett

1998
Lucky Chances 6.8

Lucky Chances

as Bernard Dimes

1990
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Jimmy MacGrath

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Narrator

1956
Trainer 6.0

Trainer

as John Grey

1991
Frankenstein: The True Story 8.1

Frankenstein: The True Story

as Dr. Henri Clerval

1973
Mother Love 5.9

Mother Love

as Alex Vesey

1989
Our Mutual Friend 5.0

Our Mutual Friend

as Eugene Wrayburn

1958
Emma 10.0

Emma

as Frank Churchill

1960
Titanic

Titanic

as Narrator

1994

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