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