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.
133 acting credits
Acting · 133
Law & Order
1990
NCIS
2003
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
JAG
1995
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Perry Mason
1957
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The A-Team
1983
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Sex and the City
1998
Babylon 5
1994
Heartbeat
1992
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Matlock
1986
Hart to Hart
1979
The Outer Limits
1995
Wogan
1982
seaQuest DSV
1993
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Night Gallery
1970
The Outer Limits
1963
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Monsters
1988
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
The Great Adventure
1963
The Replacements
2006
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
Colditz
1972
Sapphire & Steel
1979
Cluedo
1990
Deadline
2000
Sir Francis Drake
1961
The Great Escape
1963
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
VR.5
1995
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Master
1984
The Invisible Man
1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
Lucky Chances
1990
Batman: Gotham Knight
2008
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Kidnapped
1979
A Night to Remember
1958
Batman vs. Robin
2015
Son of Batman
2014
Armchair Theatre
1956
Our Mutual Friend
1958
Vergißmeinnicht
1964
Wonder Woman
2009
Swindle
2002
Coming Home
1998
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
Titanic
1994
Mosquito Squadron
1969
Emma
1960
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
Mother Love
1989
Billy Budd
1962
The Haunting of Morella
1990
Hell Drivers
1957
The Wind
1986
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Hear My Song
1991
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
Master Ninja II
1984
Cherry
1999
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
Dogs
1976
Dirty Weekend
1993
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973
Doctor Who: Origins
2006
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961
The Karate Killers
1967
To Trap a Spy
1965
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Robbery Under Arms
1957
Wall of Tyranny
1988
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
Titanic: The Complete Story
1994
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
Jungle Street
1960
She Waits
1972
Around the World Under the Sea
1965
March in Windy City
1998
Violent Playground
1958
The Helicopter Spies
1968
Death Game
1996
Terminal Choice
1985
Sol Madrid
1968
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
These Dangerous Years
1957
The Unknown
1964
King Solomon's Treasure
1979
One Spy Too Many
1966
The Secret Place
1957
Healer
1994
Italy's in Season
1967
The Invisible Man
1975
Fatal Inheritance
1991
Coming Home
1998
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
1994
The Ravine
1969
The Spy with My Face
1965
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983
Caroline of Rijeka
1961
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The Screaming Skull
1973
How to Steal the World
1968
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
Three Bites of the Apple
1967
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
The File on Devlin
1969
Az aranyifjú
1986
The Kingfisher Caper
1975
Hauser's Memory
1970
Shattered Image
1994
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
The Corvini Inheritance
1984
Teacher, Teacher
1969
Wuthering Heights
1962
Beyond Titanic
1998
The Skin of Our Teeth
1959
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
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Ancient Prophecies
1994