David McCallum
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-19
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
David McCallum
Biography
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.
Also Known For
Frankenstein: The True Story
Sep 19, 1974
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Apr 09, 1965
A Night to Remember
Jul 03, 1958
Billy Budd
Nov 12, 1962
The Great Escape
Jul 03, 1963
The Watcher in the Woods
Apr 17, 1980
The Wind
Nov 17, 1986
The Karate Killers
Apr 07, 1967
Mosquito Squadron
Aug 22, 1969
How to Steal the World
Sep 18, 1968
The Spy with My Face
Apr 15, 1965
To Trap a Spy
Jan 01, 1964
Three Bites of the Apple
May 24, 1967
Around the World Under the Sea
Nov 29, 1965
Batman: Gotham Knight
Jul 08, 2008
Freud: The Secret Passion
Dec 12, 1962
The Haunting of Morella
Feb 09, 1990
Wonder Woman
Mar 03, 2009
Hell Drivers
Jul 23, 1957
The Long and the Short and the Tall
Feb 28, 1961
Master Ninja II
Jan 20, 1984
Dirty Weekend
Oct 29, 1993
Hear My Song
Dec 27, 1991
Jungle Street
Jan 07, 1960
Violent Playground
Jan 14, 1958
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
Apr 05, 1983
One Spy Too Many
Aug 05, 1966
The Helicopter Spies
May 23, 1968
Dogs
Nov 11, 1976
The Big T.N.T. Show
Dec 22, 1965
The Spy in the Green Hat
Feb 03, 1967
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Dec 01, 1966
Sol Madrid
Feb 07, 1968
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
Nov 18, 1994
The File on Devlin
Nov 21, 1969
The Secret Place
Feb 06, 1957
Ancient Prophecies
Mar 01, 1994
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
The Kingfisher Caper
Jun 30, 1975
Son of Batman
May 13, 2014
Death Game
Sep 21, 1996
Terminal Choice
May 10, 1985
Teacher, Teacher
Feb 05, 1969
The Ravine
Nov 07, 1969
The Unknown
May 04, 1964
The Return of Sam McCloud
Nov 12, 1989
Hauser's Memory
Nov 24, 1970
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Nov 28, 1988
The Skin of Our Teeth
Jan 01, 1959
Batman vs. Robin
Apr 03, 2015
Cherry
Dec 10, 1999
She Waits
Jan 28, 1972
Swindle
Apr 01, 2002
Television: The First Fifty Years
Jan 01, 1999
March in Windy City
May 03, 1998
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Apr 08, 2024
Ill Met by Moonlight
Jan 31, 1957
The Corvini Inheritance
Oct 15, 1984
Titanic: The Complete Story
Jul 24, 1994
Fatal Inheritance
Oct 01, 1991
Robbery Under Arms
Jan 10, 1957
The Screaming Skull
Feb 14, 1973
Caroline of Rijeka
Jan 01, 1961
King Solomon's Treasure
May 31, 1979
92 Grosvenor Street
Dec 29, 1985
Doctor Who: Origins
Jan 30, 2006
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Oct 20, 1973
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Dec 31, 1993
Wuthering Heights
May 10, 1962
These Dangerous Years
Jul 03, 1957
The Invisible Man
May 06, 1975
Italy's in Season
Jan 01, 1967
Wall of Tyranny
Jan 11, 1988
The Titanic Chronicles
Jan 01, 1999
Beyond Titanic
Sep 06, 1998
Healer
Dec 12, 1994
Shattered Image
Jan 21, 1994
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
The Great Adventure
Sep 27, 1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
Colditz
Oct 19, 1972
Matlock
Mar 03, 1986
seaQuest DSV
Sep 12, 1993
VR.5
Mar 10, 1995
Sapphire & Steel
Jul 10, 1979
Deadline
Oct 02, 2000
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sep 29, 1985
Heartbeat
Apr 10, 1992
Babylon 5
Jan 26, 1994
Frankenstein: The True Story
Nov 30, 1973
Hart to Hart
Sep 22, 1979
Perry Mason
Sep 21, 1957
Monsters
Oct 22, 1988
NCIS
Sep 23, 2003
The Replacements
Jul 28, 2006
JAG
Sep 23, 1995
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The Invisible Man
May 06, 1975
Profiles in Courage
Nov 08, 1964
NCIS: New Orleans
Sep 23, 2014
Sir Francis Drake
Nov 12, 1961
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Sep 05, 1984
Mother Love
Oct 20, 1989
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
The Outer Limits
Mar 26, 1995
The Outer Limits
Sep 16, 1963
Kidnapped
Apr 07, 1979
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Apr 23, 2010
Lucky Chances
Oct 07, 1990
Night Gallery
Dec 16, 1970
Sex and the City
Jun 06, 1998
The Outer Limits
Sep 16, 1963
Titanic
Jul 24, 1994
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Sep 23, 1969
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Sep 14, 1965
Father Dowling Mysteries
Jan 20, 1989
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Armchair Theatre
Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
Jul 08, 1956
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
The Education of Max Bickford
Sep 23, 2001
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The A-Team
Jan 23, 1983
Coming Home
Apr 12, 1998
Vergißmeinnicht
Oct 09, 1964
Cluedo
Jul 25, 1990
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Nov 14, 2008
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Our Mutual Friend
Nov 07, 1958
Emma
Feb 26, 1960
The Master
Jan 20, 1984
