David McCallum
Acting
1933-09-19 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024 · Movie
Batman vs. Robin
2015 · Movie
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Series
Son of Batman
2014 · Movie
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010 · Series
Wonder Woman
2009 · Movie
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008 · Series
Batman: Gotham Knight
2008 · Movie
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008 · Series
Counting Out Time
2007 · Movie
The Replacements
2006 · Series
Doctor Who: Origins
2006 · Movie
NCIS
2003 · Series
Swindle
2002 · Movie
The Education of Max Bickford
2001 · Series
Deadline
2000 · Series
Cherry
1999 · Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Movie
The Titanic Chronicles
1999 · Movie
Beyond Titanic
1998 · Movie
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
March in Windy City
1998 · Movie
Coming Home
1998 · Series
Coming Home
1998 · Movie
Death Game
1996 · Movie
JAG
1995 · Series
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
VR.5
1995 · Series
Healer
1994 · Movie
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
1994 · Movie
Titanic
1994 · Series
Titanic: The Complete Story
1994 · Movie
Ancient Prophecies
1994 · Movie
Babylon 5
1994 · Series
Shattered Image
1994 · Movie
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993 · Movie
Dirty Weekend
1993 · Movie
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Series
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
Hear My Song
1991 · Movie
Fatal Inheritance
1991 · Movie
Trainer
1991 · Series
Lucky Chances
1990 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Cluedo
1990 · Series
The Haunting of Morella
1990 · Movie
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989 · Movie
Mother Love
1989 · Series
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 · Series
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 · Movie
Monsters
1988 · Series
Wall of Tyranny
1988 · Movie
The Wind
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Az aranyifjú
1986 · Movie
92 Grosvenor Street
1985 · Movie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Series
Terminal Choice
1985 · Movie
The Corvini Inheritance
1984 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Series
The Master
1984 · Series
Master Ninja II
1984 · Movie
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983 · Movie
The A-Team
1983 · Series
Wogan
1982 · Series
The Watcher in the Woods
1980 · Movie
Hart to Hart
1979 · Series
Sapphire & Steel
1979 · Series
King Solomon's Treasure
1979 · Movie
Kidnapped
1979 · Series
Dogs
1976 · Movie
The Kingfisher Caper
1975 · Movie
The Invisible Man
1975 · Series
The Invisible Man
1975 · Movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974 · Movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973 · Series
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973 · Movie
The Screaming Skull
1973 · Movie
Colditz
1972 · Series
She Waits
1972 · Movie
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
Hauser's Memory
1970 · Movie
The File on Devlin
1969 · Movie
The Ravine
1969 · Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
Mosquito Squadron
1969 · Movie
Teacher, Teacher
1969 · Movie
How to Steal the World
1968 · Movie
The Helicopter Spies
1968 · Movie
Sol Madrid
1968 · Movie
Three Bites of the Apple
1967 · Movie
The Karate Killers
1967 · Movie
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 · Movie
Italy's in Season
1967 · Movie
One of Our Spies Is Missing
1966 · Movie
One Spy Too Many
1966 · Movie
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965 · Movie
Around the World Under the Sea
1965 · Movie
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965 · Series
The Spy with My Face
1965 · Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Movie
To Trap a Spy
1965 · Movie
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Series
Vergißmeinnicht
1964 · Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Series
The Unknown
1964 · Movie
The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
The Great Escape
1963 · Movie
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 · Movie
Billy Budd
1962 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Wuthering Heights
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Series
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Movie
Caroline of Rijeka
1961 · Movie
Emma
1960 · Series
Jungle Street
1960 · Movie
The Skin of Our Teeth
1959 · Movie
Our Mutual Friend
1958 · Series
A Night to Remember
1958 · Movie
Violent Playground
1958 · Movie
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Hell Drivers
1957 · Movie
These Dangerous Years
1957 · Movie
The Secret Place
1957 · Movie
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957 · Movie
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
Movie