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