David McCallum

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 1933-09-19

Died: 2023-09-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	The Secret Place	Mike Wilson	62
2	1957	Hell Drivers	Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother	68
3	1958	Violent Playground	Johnnie Murphy	70
4	1958	A Night to Remember	Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride	76
5	1960	Jungle Street	Terry Collins	0
6	1961	The Long and the Short and the Tall	Pvt. Sammy Whitaker	68
7	1962	Billy Budd	Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer	73
8	1962	Freud: The Secret Passion	Carl von Schlossen	65
9	1963	The Great Escape	Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'	79
10	1964	To Trap a Spy	Illya Kuryakin	56
11	1965	The Greatest Story Ever Told	Judas Iskarioth	64
12	1965	The Spy with My Face	Illya Kuryakin	55
13	1965	The Big T.N.T. Show	Self - Host	70
14	1966	Around the World Under the Sea	Dr. Philip Volker	54
15	1966	One Spy Too Many	Illya Kuryakin	51
16	1966	One of Our Spies Is Missing	Illya Kuryakin	55
17	1967	The Spy in the Green Hat	Illya Kuryakin	65
18	1967	The Karate Killers	Illya Kuryakin	49
19	1967	Three Bites of the Apple	Stanley Thrumm	0
20	1968	Sol Madrid	Sol Madrid	64
21	1968	The Helicopter Spies	Illya Kuryakin	50
22	1968	How to Steal the World	Illya Kuryakin	50
23	1969	Mosquito Squadron	Quint Monroe	54
24	1969	The File on Devlin	Kenneth Canfield	0
25	1974	Frankenstein: The True Story	Dr. Clervall	75
26	1975	The Kingfisher Caper	Benedict Van Der Byl	40
27	1976	Dogs	Harlan Thompson	53
28	1980	The Watcher in the Woods	Paul Curtis	59
29	1983	The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair	Illya Kuryakin	58
30	1984	Master Ninja II	Castile	70
31	1986	The Wind	John	52
32	1990	The Haunting of Morella	Gideon Locke	49
33	1991	Hear My Song	Jim Abbott	60
34	1993	Dirty Weekend	Reggie	50
35	1994	Ancient Prophecies	Self	0
36	1994	Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday	Self	0
37	2008	Batman: Gotham Knight	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)	67
38	2009	Wonder Woman	Zeus (voice)	72
39		Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future	Self	0
40	1957	Robbery Under Arms	Jim Marston	54
41	1957	Ill Met by Moonlight	Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)	61
42	1957	These Dangerous Years		60
43	1959	The Skin of Our Teeth	Henry	0
44	1961	Caroline of Rijeka	Mr. George	50
45	1962	Wuthering Heights	Edgar	100
46	1964	The Unknown	Tone Hobart	60
47	1967	Italy's in Season	Self	0
48	1969	Teacher, Teacher	Hamilton Cade	0
49	1969	The Ravine	Sergeant Stephen Holmann	70
50	1970	Hauser's Memory	Hillel Mondoro	63
51	1972	She Waits	Mark Wilson	57
52	1973	The Screaming Skull	Luke	53
53	1973	The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War	Alexi Kaslov	65
54	1975	The Invisible Man	Dr. Daniel Westin	83
55	1979	King Solomon's Treasure	Sir Henry Curtis	42
56	1984	The Corvini Inheritance	Frank Lane	70
57	1985	Terminal Choice	Dr. Giles Dodson	37
58	1985	92 Grosvenor Street		0
59	1988	Wall of Tyranny	Sgt. Kemper	70
60	1988	The Man Who Lived at the Ritz	Charlie Ritz	40
61	1989	The Return of Sam McCloud	Inspector Craig	60
62	1991	Fatal Inheritance	Brandon Murphy	30
63	1993	Return to 'The Great Escape'	Self	70
64	1994	Titanic: The Complete Story	Narrator (voice)	66
65	1994	Healer	The Jackal	10
66	1996	Death Game	Malius	35
67	1998	March in Windy City	Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky	0
68	1998	Beyond Titanic	Self	77
69	1999	Television: The First Fifty Years	Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)	0
70	1999	The Titanic Chronicles	Host	70
71	1999	Cherry	Mammy	45
72	2002	Swindle	Eddie	45
73	2006	Doctor Who: Origins	Self (archive footage)	0
74	2014	Son of Batman	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)	71
75	2015	Batman vs. Robin	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)	72
76	2020	Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity	Self (archive footage)	78
77	2024	NCISverse: The First 1,000	Self	90

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	72
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Hamilton Cade	86
3	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Kenneth Canfield	86
4	1956	Armchair Theatre	Jimmy MacGrath	58
5	1956	Armchair Theatre	Narrator	58
6	1957	Perry Mason	Phillipe Bertain	77
7	1958	Our Mutual Friend	Eugene Wrayburn	50
8	1960	Emma	Frank Churchill	0
9	1961	Sir Francis Drake	Lord Oakeshott	45
10	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
11	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
12	1963	The Outer Limits	Gwyllm Griffiths	78
13	1963	The Outer Limits	Tone Hobart	78
14	1963	The Great Adventure	Capt. Hanning	0
15	1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Illya Kuryakin	72
16	1964	Vergißmeinnicht	Self	0
17	1964	Profiles in Courage	John Adams	50
18	1965	Please Don't Eat the Daisies	Illya Kuryakin	66
19	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Brian Kenny	65
20	1970	Night Gallery	Dr. Joel Winter	78
21	1972	Colditz	Flt. Lt. Simon Carter	73
22	1973	Frankenstein: The True Story	Dr. Henri Clerval	85
23	1975	The Invisible Man	Dr. Daniel Westin	61
24	1979	Kidnapped	Alan Breck Stewart	66
25	1979	Sapphire & Steel	Steel	74
26	1979	Hart to Hart	Geoffrey Atterton	68
27	1982	Wogan	Self	45
28	1983	The A-Team	Ivan Tregorin	75
29	1984	Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense	Frank Lane	64
30	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Cyril Grantham	75
31	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Drew Garrison	75
32	1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Lieutenant Cavanaugh	72
33	1986	Matlock	Philip Dudley	71
34	1988	Monsters	The Feverman	71
35	1989	Father Dowling Mysteries	Sir Robert	73
36	1989	Mother Love	Alex Vesey	63
37	1990	Cluedo	Professor Plum	64
38	1990	Law & Order	Craig Holland	74
39	1990	Lucky Chances	Bernard Dimes	63
40	1992	Heartbeat	Cooper	71
41	1993	seaQuest DSV	Frank Cobb	70
42	1994	Babylon 5	Dr. Vance Hendricks	80
43	1994	Titanic	Narrator	0
44	1995	VR.5	Dr. Joseph Bloom	67
45	1995	The Outer Limits	Joshua Hayward	77
46	1995	JAG	Donald Mallard	73
47	1998	Coming Home	Billy Fawcett	0
48	1998	Sex and the City	Duncan	74
49	2000	Deadline		0
50	2001	The Education of Max Bickford		10
51	2003	NCIS	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard	76
52	2006	The Replacements	C.A.R. (voice)	64
53	2006	The One Show	Self	45
54	2008	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Merlin (voice)	76
55	2010	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Professor Paradox (voice)	82
56	2011	The Problem Solverz		48
57	2014	NCIS: New Orleans	Donald Mallard	73

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