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.
Fotos
Películas (80)
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024 · Self
Batman vs. Robin
2015 · Alfred (voice)
Son of Batman
2014 · Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Wonder Woman
2009 · Zeus (voice)
Batman: Gotham Knight
2008 · Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Counting Out Time
2007 · Himself
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Swindle
2002 · Eddie
Cherry
1999 · Mammy
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
The Titanic Chronicles
1999 · Host
Beyond Titanic
1998 · Self
March in Windy City
1998 · Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky
Coming Home
1998 · Billy Fawcett
Death Game
1996 · Malius
Healer
1994 · The Jackal
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
1994 · Self
Titanic: The Complete Story
1994 · Narrator (voice)
Ancient Prophecies
1994 · Self
Shattered Image
1994 · Ben
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993 · Self
Dirty Weekend
1993 · Reggie
Hear My Song
1991 · Jim Abbott
Fatal Inheritance
1991 · Brandon Murphy
The Haunting of Morella
1990 · Gideon Locke
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989 · Inspector Craig
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 · Charlie Ritz
Wall of Tyranny
1988 · Sgt. Kemper
The Wind
1986 · John
Az aranyifjú
1986
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
Terminal Choice
1985 · Dr. Giles Dodson
The Corvini Inheritance
1984 · Frank Lane
Master Ninja II
1984 · Castile
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983 · Illya Kuryakin
The Watcher in the Woods
1980 · Paul Curtis
King Solomon's Treasure
1979 · Sir Henry Curtis
Dogs
1976 · Harlan Thompson
The Kingfisher Caper
1975 · Benedict Van Der Byl
The Invisible Man
1975 · Dr. Daniel Westin
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974 · Dr. Clervall
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973 · Alexi Kaslov
The Screaming Skull
1973 · Luke
She Waits
1972 · Mark Wilson
Hauser's Memory
1970 · Hillel Mondoro
The File on Devlin
1969 · Kenneth Canfield
The Ravine
1969 · Sergeant Stephen Holmann
Mosquito Squadron
1969 · Quint Monroe
Teacher, Teacher
1969 · Hamilton Cade
How to Steal the World
1968 · Illya Kuryakin
The Helicopter Spies
1968 · Illya Kuryakin
Sol Madrid
1968 · Sol Madrid
Three Bites of the Apple
1967 · Stanley Thrumm
The Karate Killers
1967 · Illya Kuryakin
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 · Illya Kuryakin
Italy's in Season
1967 · Self
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966 · Illya Kuryakin
One Spy Too Many
1966 · Illya Kuryakin
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965 · Self - Host
Around the World Under the Sea
1965 · Dr. Philip Volker
The Spy with My Face
1965 · Illya Kuryakin
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Judas Iskarioth
To Trap a Spy
1965 · Illya Kuryakin
The Unknown
1964 · Tone Hobart
The Great Escape
1963 · Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 · Carl von Schlossen
Billy Budd
1962 · Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
Wuthering Heights
1962 · Edgar
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Caroline of Rijeka
1961 · Mr. George
Jungle Street
1960 · Terry Collins
The Skin of Our Teeth
1959 · Henry Antrobus
A Night to Remember
1958 · Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
Violent Playground
1958 · Johnnie Murphy
Hell Drivers
1957 · Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother
These Dangerous Years
1957
The Secret Place
1957 · Mike Wilson
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957 · Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · Jim Marston
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
· Self
Series (55)
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Donald Mallard
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010 · Professor Paradox (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008 · Merlin (voice)
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008 · Paradox (voice)
The Replacements
2006 · C.A.R. (voice)
NCIS: Criminología Naval
2003 · Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard, In Memory Of
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
Deadline
2000 · Harry Hobbs
Sex and the City
1998 · Duncan
Coming Home
1998 · Billy Fawcett
JAG
1995 · Donald Mallard
The Outer Limits
1995 · Joshua Hayward
VR.5
1995 · Dr. Joseph Bloom
Titanic
1994 · Narrator
Babylon 5
1994 · Dr. Vance Hendricks
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Frank Cobb
Heartbeat
1992 · Cooper
Trainer
1991 · John Grey
Lucky Chances
1990 · Bernard Dimes
La Ley y el Orden
1990 · Craig Holland
Cluedo
1990 · Professor Plum
Mother Love
1989 · Alex Vesey
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 · Sir Robert
Monsters
1988 · Boyle / 'The Feverman'
Matlock
1986 · Philip Dudley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Lieutenant Cavanaugh
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Cyril Grantham, Drew Garrison
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Frank Lane
The Master
1984 · Castile
The A-Team
1983 · Ivan Tregorin
Wogan
1982 · Self
Hart to Hart
1979 · Geoffrey Atterton
Sapphire & Steel
1979 · Steel
Kidnapped
1979 · Alan Breck Stewart
The Invisible Man
1975 · Dr. Daniel Westin
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973 · Dr. Henri Clerval
Colditz
1972 · Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Night Gallery
1970 · Dr. Joel Winter
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Brian Kenny
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965 · Illya Kuryakin
Profiles in Courage
1964 · John Adams
Vergißmeinnicht
1964 · Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Illya Kuryakin
The Great Adventure
1963 · Capt. Hanning
The Outer Limits
1963 · Gwyllm Griffiths, Tone Hobart
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Lord Oakeshott
Emma
1960 · Frank Churchill
Our Mutual Friend
1958 · Eugene Wrayburn
Perry Mason
1957 · Phillipe Bertain
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Jimmy MacGrath, Narrator
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Hamilton Cade, Kenneth Canfield
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Hugo
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee