David McCallum

Acting · 2.4 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: September 19, 1933 – September 25, 2023
From: 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.

Works

80 films

The Great Escape

19637.9

The Greatest Story Ever Told

19656.4

Wonder Woman

20097.2

Son of Batman

20147.1

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Batman: Gotham Knight

20086.7

A Night to Remember

19587.6

Batman vs. Robin

20157.2

Coming Home

19985.4

Swindle

20024.6

Az aranyifjú

198610.0

The Watcher in the Woods

19805.9

Billy Budd

19627.3

Hell Drivers

19576.7

Freud: The Secret Passion

19626.5

Cherry

19996.0

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

19835.8

Beyond Titanic

19988.3

The Unknown

19647.0

Mosquito Squadron

19695.6

The Long and the Short and the Tall

19616.9

Around the World Under the Sea

19655.6

Dogs

19765.6

The Haunting of Morella

19904.9

Hear My Song

19915.9

NCISverse: The First 1,000

20249.0

The Spy in the Green Hat

19676.6

King Solomon's Treasure

19794.9

Shattered Image

19943.8

The Wind

19865.1

Hauser's Memory

19706.8

Jungle Street

19607.0

Frankenstein: The True Story

19747.5

Violent Playground

19587.2

Teacher, Teacher

196910.0

Titanic: The Complete Story

19947.3

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

19884.3

The Helicopter Spies

19685.0

The Return of Sam McCloud

19897.0

One Spy Too Many

19665.1

How to Steal the World

19685.4

The Karate Killers

19675.1

Dirty Weekend

19935.0

Master Ninja II

19847.2

The Titanic Chronicles

19998.5

Three Bites of the Apple

19676.0

The Spy with My Face

19655.6

To Trap a Spy

19655.9

Ill Met by Moonlight

19576.3

Death Game

19963.8

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

19736.7

Sol Madrid

19686.9

One of Our Spies Is Missing

19665.5

The Skin of Our Teeth

1959

Robbery Under Arms

19575.2

These Dangerous Years

19577.3

Doctor Who: Origins

20068.5

The Ravine

19696.8

Wuthering Heights

19629.5

Fatal Inheritance

19916.5

Terminal Choice

19854.0

Return to 'The Great Escape'

19938.5

She Waits

19725.9

The Kingfisher Caper

19755.0

The Big T.N.T. Show

19658.5

The File on Devlin

19698.0

Ancient Prophecies

19949.0

The Secret Place

19576.6

92 Grosvenor Street

19859.0

Wall of Tyranny

19887.0

The Invisible Man

19757.7

Healer

19944.5

March in Windy City

19989.0

The Screaming Skull

19736.0

Caroline of Rijeka

19615.8

The Corvini Inheritance

19846.0

Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

1994

Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future

20267.0

Italy's in Season

19676.0

Counting Out Time

2007