David McCallum
Acting
🎂 1933-09-19
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.
Cast credits(134)
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
2003
Craig Holland
1990
Phillipe Bertain
1957
Cyril Grantham
1984
Drew Garrison
1984
Self
1962
Duncan
1998
Donald Mallard
1995
Self
2006
Ivan Tregorin
1983
Philip Dudley
1986
Self
1961
Self
1982
Cooper
1992
Geoffrey Atterton
1979
Self - Nominee
1944
Donald Mallard
2014
Merlin (voice)
2008
Dr. Joel Winter
1970
Dr. Vance Hendricks
1994
Joshua Hayward
1995
Gwyllm Griffiths
1963
Tone Hobart
1963
Frank Cobb
1993
Lieutenant Cavanaugh
1985
Professor Paradox (voice)
2010
Brian Kenny
1969
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
1963
Illya Kuryakin
1964
The Feverman
1988
Capt. Hanning
1963
C.A.R. (voice)
2006
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2008
Judas Iskarioth
1965
Illya Kuryakin
1965
Frank Lane
1984
Professor Plum
1990
Steel
1979
John Adams
1964
2001
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2015
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2014
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
1972
Sir Robert
1989
Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
1958
Illya Kuryakin
1965
Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
Zeus (voice)
2009
Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
1962
2000
Lord Oakeshott
1961
Illya Kuryakin
1967
Dr. Joseph Bloom
1995
2011
Hamilton Cade
1951
Kenneth Canfield
1951
Self (archive footage)
2006
Sol Madrid
1968
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
1957
Hillel Mondoro
1970
Self
2024
Charlie Ritz
1988
Mike Wilson
1957
Eddie
2002
Quint Monroe
1969
Alan Breck Stewart
1979
Mammy
1999
Dr. Philip Volker
1966
The Jackal
1994
Sgt. Kemper
1988
Dr. Clervall
1974
Self
1993
Gideon Locke
1990
Dr. Henri Clerval
1973
Harlan Thompson
1976
Reggie
1993
Castile
1984
Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother
1957
Bernard Dimes
1990
Terry Collins
1960
Billy Fawcett
1998
Illya Kuryakin
1967
Johnnie Murphy
1958
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
1961
Ben
1994
Self - Host
1965
Carl von Schlossen
1962
Paul Curtis
1980
Self
1964
Illya Kuryakin
1968
Alexi Kaslov
1973
Illya Kuryakin
1983
Sir Henry Curtis
1979
Stanley Thrumm
1967
Mark Wilson
1972
John
1986
Frank Churchill
1960
Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky
1998
Eugene Wrayburn
1958
Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
1999
Henry
1959
Self
1998
Illya Kuryakin
1966
Jim Abbott
1991
Malius
1996
Kenneth Canfield
1969
Hamilton Cade
1969
1957
Illya Kuryakin
1964
Edgar
1962
Illya Kuryakin
1966
Narrator
1994
Self
1994
Sergeant Stephen Holmann
1969
Alex Vesey
1989
Narrator (voice)
1994
Dr. Giles Dodson
1985
Jim Marston
1957
Illya Kuryakin
1968
Mr. George
1961
Host
1999
Self
1967
Inspector Craig
1989
Narrator
1956
Jimmy MacGrath
1956
Benedict Van Der Byl
1975
Tone Hobart
1964
Luke
1973
Brandon Murphy
1991
Frank Lane
1984
1985
Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
Self
1994
Self