David McCallum

David McCallum
McCallum in 1982
Born
David Keith McCallum

(1933-09-19)19 September 1933
Glasgow, Scotland
Died25 September 2023(2023-09-25) (aged 90)
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1946–2023
Spouses
(m. 1957; div. 1967)
Katherine Carpenter
(m. 1967)
Parents

David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023)[1] was a Scottish actor and musician, based in the United States.[2][3] 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 (1964–1968). His other notable television roles include Simon 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 chief medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American CBS television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death in 2023. In film roles, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963), and as Judas Iscariot in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).

  1. ^ Dagan, Carmel (25 September 2023). "David McCallum, Star of 'NCIS,' 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,' Dies at 90". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ Drysdale, Neil (28 July 2020). "NCIS star David McCallum looks back on a career which is still going strong in his ninth decade". Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ McBane, Wendy (27 November 1981). "McCallum Too Old for Balfour Part but Did Land Co-Starring Role". The Wichita Eagle: 82. Retrieved 30 September 2023.