David McCallum

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David McCallum
McCallum in 1982
Born	David Keith McCallum 19 September 1933 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	25 September 2023 (aged 90) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations	Actor musician
Years active	1946–2023
Spouses	Jill Ireland (m. 1957; div. 1967)Katherine Carpenter (m. 1967)
Children	5; including Val McCallum
Parents	David McCallum Sr. (father)Dorothy Dorman (mother)

David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician.^[1][2] 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 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 medical examiner Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard in the American television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963).

Early life

David Keith McCallum was born on 19 September 1933 in Glasgow^[3] the second of two sons of orchestral violinist David McCallum Sr. and Dorothy (née Dorman), a cellist.^[4] When he was three, his family moved to London for his father to play as the leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Early in the Second World War, he was evacuated back to Scotland, where he lived with his mother at Gartocharn by Loch Lomond.^[5]

McCallum won a scholarship to University College School, a boys’ independent school in Hampstead, London, where, encouraged by his parents to prepare for a career in music, he played the oboe.^[6] In 1946, at the age of 13, he began doing boy voices for the BBC radio repertory company. ^[7] Also involved in local amateur drama, at age 17, he appeared as Oberon in an open-air production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Play and Pageant Union. He left school at age 18 and was conscripted for National Service. He joined the British Army’s 3rd Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force.^[8] In March 1954 he was promoted to lieutenant.^[9] After leaving the army he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in London), where Joan Collins was a classmate.^[10]

Career

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In 1951, McCallum became assistant stage manager of the Glyndebourne Opera Company. He began his acting career doing boy voices for BBC Radio in 1947 and taking bit parts in British films from the late 1950s. His first acting role was in Whom the Gods Love, Die Young playing a doomed royal.^[11] A James Dean-themed photograph of McCallum caught the attention of the Rank Organisation, who signed him in 1956.^[12] However, in an interview with Alan Titchmarsh broadcast on 3 November 2010, McCallum stated that he had actually held his Equity card since 1946.^[13]

His early roles included an outlaw in Robbery Under Arms, (1957) junior RMS Titanic radio operator Harold Bride in A Night to Remember (1958), and a juvenile delinquent in Violent Playground (1958). His first American film was Freud: The Secret Passion (1962),^[14] directed by John Huston, which was shortly followed by a role in Peter Ustinov‘s Billy Budd. McCallum played Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt (a.k.a., “Dispersal”) in The Great Escape, which was released in 1963. He took the role of Judas Iscariot in 1965’s The Greatest Story Ever Told. His other television roles included two appearances on The Outer Limits and a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1964 as defendant Phillipe Bertain in “The Case of the Fifty Millionth Frenchman”.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., intended as a vehicle for Robert Vaughn, made McCallum into a sex symbol, his Beatle-style blond haircut providing a trendy contrast to Vaughn’s clean-cut appearance. McCallum’s role as the mysterious Russian agent Illya Kuryakin was originally conceived as a peripheral one. McCallum, however, took the opportunity to construct a complex character whose appeal rested largely in what was shadowy and enigmatic about him.^[12] Kuryakin’s popularity with the audience as well as Vaughn and McCallum’s on-screen chemistry were quickly recognized by the producers, and McCallum was elevated to co-star status.

Although the show aired at the height of the Cold War, McCallum’s Russian alter ego became a pop culture phenomenon. The actor was inundated with fan letters, and a Beatles-like frenzy followed him everywhere he went.^[12] While playing Kuryakin, McCallum received more fan mail than any other actor in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer‘s history, including such popular MGM stars as Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, and Elvis Presley.^[15] Hero worship even led to a record, “Love Ya, Illya”, performed by Alma Cogan under the name Angela and the Fans, which was a pirate radio hit in Britain in 1966. A 1990s rock-rap group from Argentina named itself Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas in honour of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. character.

McCallum received two Emmy Award nominations in the course of the show’s four-year run (1964–1968) for playing the intellectual and introverted secret agent.^[12]

McCallum and Vaughn reprised their roles of Kuryakin and Solo in the 1983 television film, Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.. In 1986, McCallum reunited with Vaughn again in an episode of The A-Team entitled “The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair”, complete with “chapter titles”, the word “affair” in the title, the phrase “Open Channel D”, and similar scene transitions.

In an interview for a retrospective television special, McCallum recounted a visit to the White House during which, while he was being escorted to meet the U.S. president, a Secret Service agent told him, “You’re the reason I got this job.”^[16]

After The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

McCallum never quite repeated the popular success he had gained as Kuryakin until NCIS, though he did become a familiar face on British television in such shows as Colditz (1972–1974), Kidnapped (1978), and ITV‘s science-fiction series Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982) opposite Joanna Lumley. In 1975, he played the title character in a short-lived U.S. version of The Invisible Man.

McCallum appeared on stage in Australia in Run for Your Wife (1987–1988), and the production toured the country. Other members of the cast were Jack Smethurst, Eric Sykes and Katy Manning.

McCallum played supporting parts in a number of feature films, and he played the title role in the 1968 thriller, Sol Madrid.

McCallum starred with Diana Rigg in the 1989 TV miniseries Mother Love. In 1991 and 1992 McCallum played gambler John Grey, one of the principal characters in the television series Trainer. He appeared as an English literature teacher in a 1989 episode of Murder, She Wrote. In the 1990s, McCallum guest-starred in two U.S. television series. In season 1 of seaQuest DSV, he appeared as the law-enforcement officer Frank Cobb of the fictional Broken Ridge of the Ausland Confederation, an underwater mining camp off the coast of Australia by the Great Barrier Reef; he also had a guest-star role in one episode of Babylon 5 as Dr. Vance Hendricks in the Season 1 episode “Infection”.

In 1994, McCallum narrated the acclaimed documentaries Titanic: The Complete Story for A&E Networks. This was the second project about the Titanic on which he had worked: the first was the 1958 film A Night to Remember, in which he had had a small role.

In the same year, McCallum hosted and narrated the TV special Ancient Prophecies. This special, which was followed soon after by three others, told of people and places historically associated with foretelling the end of the world and the beginnings of new eras for mankind.

NCIS

Beginning in 2003, McCallum starred in the CBS television series NCIS as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, the team’s chief medical examiner and one of the show’s most popular characters. In Season 2 Episode 13 “The Meat Puzzle”, NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander) asks Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), “What did Ducky look like when he was younger?” and Gibbs replies, “Illya Kuryakin”.^[17]

According to the behind-the-scenes feature on the 2006 DVD of NCIS season 1, McCallum became an expert in forensics to play Mallard, including attending medical examiner conventions. In the feature, Donald P. Bellisario says that McCallum’s knowledge became so vast that at the time of the interview he was considering making him a technical adviser to the show.

McCallum appeared at the 21st Annual James Earl Ash Lecture, held 19 May 2005 at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, an evening for honouring America’s service members. His lecture, “Reel to Real Forensics”, with Cmdr. Craig T. Mallak, U.S. Armed Forces medical examiner, featured a presentation comparing the real-life work of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner staff with that of the fictional naval investigators appearing on NCIS.^[18]

In late April 2012, it was announced that McCallum had reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension with CBS-TV. The move meant that he would remain an NCIS regular past his eightieth birthday.^[19] In May 2014 he signed another two-year contract.^[20] He signed an extension in 2016,^[21] beginning a limited schedule in 2017^[22] and from then renewed his contract for each season separately.^[23]

With series lead Mark Harmon‘s departure from the show in the fall of 2021 (Season 19), McCallum became the last remaining member of the original NCIS cast until his death in 2023.

I’m sorry old chaps, I had to leave

My life has been filled with much joy

Five wonderful children, two marvelous wives

Accomplishments and dreams of a boy.

Born to musicians, my mother and dad

Brought light to each day of our lives

My brother was mischievous, and the adventures we had

Music made sure that we thrived.

Scottish roots from my clan of kin

I was proud from whence I came

But music and acting were my one true love

London called my name.

So many films and shows

Characters and co-stars, friends for life

A man from Uncle, Sapphire, and Steel, just to name a few

Time away from family was a bind.

But when my son appeared to me, and took me by the hand

He hugged me close and walked right by my side

We walked towards tall golden gates, their stature was sublime

As I appeared they opened far and wide.

So many friends and family are here to be with me

They talk and laugh and tell me tales of old

So many years I had on the earth, the privilege was all mine

Now I’ve crossed the threshold of our God.

RIP David McCallum 1933-2023

Music

In the 1960s, McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records with music producer David Axelrod: Music…A Part of Me (Capitol ST 2432, 1966),^[4] Music…A Bit More of Me (Capitol ST 2498, 1966),^[4] Music…It’s Happening Now! (Capitol ST 2651, 1967), and McCallum (Capitol ST 2748, 1968). The best known of his pieces today is “The Edge”, which was sampled by Dr. Dre as the intro and riff to the track “The Next Episode“. McCallum’s version of “The Edge” appears on the soundtracks to the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV and the 2017 film Baby Driver.

McCallum did not sing on these records, as many television stars of the 1960s did when offered recording contracts. As a classically trained musician, he conceived a blend of oboe, cor anglais, and strings with guitar and drums, and presented instrumental interpretations of hits of the day. The official arranger on the albums was H. B. Barnum. However, McCallum conducted, and contributed several original compositions of his own, over the course of four LPs. The first two, Music…A Part of Me and Music…A Bit More of Me, have been issued together on CD on the Zonophone label. On Open Channel D, McCallum did sing on the first four tracks, “Communication”, “House on Breckenridge Lane”, “In the Garden, Under the Tree” (the theme song from the film Three Bites of the Apple), and “My Carousel”. The music tracks are the same as the Zonophone CD. This CD was released on the Rev-Ola label. The single release of “Communication” reached No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1966.^[24]

In The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode “The Discotheque Affair”, McCallum plays the double bass as part of a band in a night club. He also played guitar and sang his own composition, “Trouble”, with Nancy Sinatra on “The Take Me to Your Leader Affair”, and played several instruments in “The Off-Broadway Affair”.

In the 1970s, McCallum also recorded three H. P. Lovecraft tales for Caedmon Records, an imprint of August Derleth’s Arkham House publishing venture: “The Rats in the Walls” (TC 1347, 1973); “The Dunwich Horror” (“slightly abridged”; TC 1467, 1976); and “The Haunter of the Dark” (TC 1617, 1979).

Writing

In 2016, McCallum published a crime novel entitled Once a Crooked Man. The narrative is set in New York and London and centres on a young actor who tries to foil a murder.^[25] McCallum stated at the time that a second novel was in progress.^[26]

Personal life

On 11 May 1957, McCallum married actress Jill Ireland in London. They met during the production of the film Hell Drivers. The marriage legally ended in February 1967, after a separation of approximately two years.^[27] McCallum and Ireland had three sons: Paul, Jason, and Valentine (Val). Jason, who was adopted, died from an accidental drug overdose in 1989.^[28] Val McCallum is a guitarist, playing on and off with Jackson Browne since 2002, Lucinda Williams from 2011 to 2016, and many others.^[29]^[30]McCallum is also a member of the comic-country band, Jackshit.^[31]

On 16 September 1967, McCallum married fashion model-turned-interior designer Katherine Carpenter in Valley Stream, New York.^[27] The couple met at a photo shoot for Glamour magazine in 1965, and were together for 58 years.^[27] They had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Sophie. McCallum and his wife were active in charitable organisations that support the United States Marine Corps: Katherine’s father was a Marine who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima and her brother was killed in the Vietnam War. On 27 August 1999, McCallum was naturalized as a United States citizen.^[32] McCallum had six grandchildren. He was friends with Tibor Rubin.^[28]^[33]

Death

McCallum died at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on 25 September 2023 of natural causes 6 days after his 90th birthday.^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]

Filmography

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Ill Met by Moonlight	Sailor	Film debutUncreditedAlso known as Night Ambush
	These Dangerous Years		Also known as Dangerous Youth
	Robbery Under Arms	Jim Marston	British Crime film
	Hell Drivers	Jimmy Yately	Directed by Cy Endfield
	The Secret Place	Mike Wilson	Directorial debut of Clive Donner
1958	A Night to Remember	Harold Bride	British drama about the sinking of RMS Titanic
1958	Violent Playground	Johnnie Murphy	Directed by Basil Dearden
1961	The Long and the Short and the Tall	Private Samuel “Sammy” Whitaker	Released as Jungle Fighters in the US and Canada
1961	Jungle Street	Terry Collins	Later retitled Jungle Street Girls
1962	Freud: The Secret Passion	Carl von Schlossen	Also known as Freud
1962	Billy Budd	Steven Wyatt	CinemaScope film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov
1963	The Great Escape	Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt, “Dispersal”	Based on an escape by British and Commonwealth prisoners of war from a German POW camp during the Second World War
1964	To Trap a Spy	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
1965	The Spy with My Face	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
1965	The Greatest Story Ever Told	Judas Iscariot	Retelling of the story of Jesus, from the Nativity through the Resurrection
1966	One Spy Too Many	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
	The Spy in the Green Hat	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
	Around the World Under the Sea	Dr. Philip Volker
	The Big T.N.T. Show	Master of Ceremonies, conducting the orchestra	“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (instrumental)
	One of Our Spies Is Missing	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
1967	The Karate Killers	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
1967	Three Bites of the Apple	Stanley Thrumm
1968	The Helicopter Spies	Illya Kuryakin	A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film
	Sol Madrid	Sol Madrid	Released in the UK as The Heroin Gang
	How to Steal the World	Illya Kuryakin	A Man From U.N.C.L.E. film
1969	Mosquito Squadron	Squadron Leader Quint Monroe, RCAF	British war film
	The Ravine	Sergeant Stephen Holmann	Italian-Yugoslav-American war film
	Rascal	Ice Cream Man	Comedy drama film adaption made by Walt Disney ProductionsBased on a book Rascal by Sterling North
1972	She Waits	Mark Wilson	Horror film
1972	Night of the Lepus	Police Officer
1975	The Kingfisher Caper	Benedict Van Der Byl	Released as Diamond Hunters in South Africa and as Diamond Lust on video
1976	Dogs	Harlan Thompson
1977	King Solomon’s Treasure	Sir Henry Curtis	British-Canadian low-budget film based on the novel King Solomon’s Mines
1980	The Watcher in the Woods	Paul Curtis	American family fantasy thriller filmBased on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall
1985	Terminal Choice	Dr. Giles Dodson
1986	The Wind	John	Released in 1987 in the USA
1990	The Haunting of Morella	Gideon	Set in colonial America
1991	Hear My Song	Jim Abbott
1993	Fatal Inheritance	Brandon Murphy
1993	Dirty Weekend	Reggie	Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Zahavi
1994	Healer	The Jackal
1999	Cherry	Mammy
2008	Batman: Gotham Knight	Alfred Pennyworth	Voice, direct-to-video^[38]
2009	Wonder Woman	Zeus
2014	Son of Batman	Alfred Pennyworth
2015	Batman vs. Robin	Alfred Pennyworth

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Anouilh’s Antigone	Haemon
1961	Sir Francis Drake	Lord Oakshott	Episode: “The English Dragon”
1963	The Outer Limits	Gwyllm Griffiths	Episode: “The Sixth Finger“
1964	The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters	Prophet	Episode: “The Day Of The Search”
	Perry Mason	Phillipe Bertain	Episode: “The Case of the Fifty-Millionth Frenchman”
	The Great Adventure	Captain Hanning	2 episodes:”Kentucky’s Bloody Ground””The Siege of Boonesborough”
	The Outer Limits	Tone Hobart	Episode: “The Forms of Things Unknown“
	Profiles in Courage	John Adams	Episode: “John Adams”
1964–68	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Illya Kuryakin	Main cast
1965	Hullabaloo	Host	Credited as Dave McCallumEpisode: “Show 21”
1966	Please Don’t Eat the Daisies	Illya Kuryakin	Episode: “Say U.N.C.L.E.”
1969	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Hamilton Cade	Episode: “Teacher, Teacher”
1969	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Kenneth Canfield	Episode: “The File On Devlin”
1970	Hauser’s Memory	Hillel Mondoro	Science fiction television filmScreenplay by Adrian Spies was based on a 1968 novel of the same name which was a sequel to the novel Donovan’s Brain.
1971	Night Gallery	Dr. Joel Winter	Episode: “The Phantom Farmhouse”
1971	The Man and the City	Guest	Episode: “Pipe Me A Loving Tune”
1972–74	Colditz	Simon Carter	Main cast
1973	Frankenstein: The True Story	Dr. Henry Clerval	Television film
1973	The Six Million Dollar Man	Alexi Kaslov	Episode: “Wine, Women and War”
1975–76	The Invisible Man	Daniel Westin	12 episodes; Main cast
1978	Kidnapped	Alan Breck Stewart	Miniseries
1979–82	Sapphire & Steel	Steel	Main cast
1982	Strike Force	Roderick Howard Hadley III	Episode: “Ice”
1982	Hart to Hart	Geoffrey Atterton	Episode: “Hunted Harts”
1983	As the World Turns	Maurice Vermeil	Contract role
1983	Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Illya Kuryakin	Television film
1984	The Master	Castile	Episode: “Hostages”
1986	Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense	Frank Lane	Episode: “The Corvini Inheritance”
1986	The A-Team	Ivan	Episode: “The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair”
1987	Matlock	Phil Dudley	Episode: “The Billionaire”
1988	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Lieutenant Cavanaugh	“Murder Party”
	Monsters	The Feverman	Episode: “The Feverman”
	The Man Who Lived at the Ritz	Charlie Ritz	Television film
1989	Murder, She Wrote	Cyril Grantham	Episode: “From Russia…With Blood”
	Mother Love	Sir Alexander “Alex” Vesey	Main cast
	McCloud	Inspector Craig	Television film titled The Return of Sam McCloud
1990	Murder, She Wrote	Drew Garrison	Episode: “Deadly Misunderstanding”
	Boon	Simon Bradleigh	Episode: “The Belles of St. Godwalds”
	Lucky Chances	Bernard Dimes	Miniseries
	Father Dowling Mysteries	Sir Robert	Episode: “The Royal Mystery”
1991–92	Trainer	John Grey	Main cast
1991	Cluedo	Professor Plum	Game show
1993	seaQuest DSV	Frank Cobb	Episode: “seaWest”
1994	Babylon 5	Dr. Vance Hendricks	Episode: “Infection“
	Titanic: The Complete Story		Narrator
	Heartbeat	Cooper	Episode: “Arms and the Man”
1994–95	Scavengers	Narrator	Voiceover
1995	VR-5	Dr. Joseph Bloom	Main cast
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Ian Felton	Episode: “The Impossible Mission”
1997	Law & Order	Craig Holland	Episode: “Past Imperfect”
1997	The Outer Limits	Joshua Hayward	Episode: “Feasibility Study”
1997–98	Team Knight Rider	Mobius	Main cast
1998	Coming Home	Billy Fawcett	TV serial
1998	March in Windy City	Daniel Paterson, Dimitri Petrovsky	Television film
1999	Sex and the City	Duncan	Episode: “Shortcomings”
2000	Deadline	Harry Hobbs	Episode: “Lovers and Madmen”
2001–02	The Education of Max Bickford	Walter Thornhill	Main cast
2002	Jeremiah	Clarence	Episode: “Things Left Unsaid”
2002–03	Taboo	Narrator	4 episodes:”Evil Spirits””Bloodsports””Delicacies””Body Perfect”
2003	JAG	Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard	Episodes: “Ice Queen (1)”, “Meltdown (2)“
2003–23	NCIS	Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard	Main cast Season 1–15 Recurring Role Season 16–20 (Credited for all episodes, even when not appearing)
2006–09	The Replacements	C.A.R.	Voice, main cast^[38]
2008–10	Ben 10: Alien Force	Professor Paradox	Voice, recurring role (4 episodes)^[38]
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Merlin	Voice, episode: “Day of the Dark Knight!”^[38]
2010–12	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Professor Paradox	Voice, recurring role (3 episodes)^[38]
2013–14	Ben 10: Omniverse	Professor Paradox	Voice, recurring role (6 episodes)^[38]
2014, 2016	NCIS: New Orleans	Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard	2 episodes
2019	D-Day at Pointe-du-Hoc	Narrator (PBS documentary)

HE STOLE HER!

How Man From U.N.C.L.E star David McCallum’s world fell apart when another very famous actor stole his WIFE

Mike Ridley

ON the set of 1963 war film The Great Escape tough-guy actor Charles Bronson looked David McCallum in the eye and told him: “Pay more attention to your wife. Or I will take her from you.”

At the time, David — who died on Monday aged 90 after a stellar film and TV career — was married to actress Jill Ireland.

David McCallum died on Monday aged 90 after a stellar film and TV careerCredit: Getty

From left: John Leyton, David, Charles Bronson, James Garner and Nigel Stock in The Great EscapeCredit: Alamy

David as Illya Kuryakin, with Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E.Credit: Getty

She had travelled to the set in Bavaria to watch her husband filming the part of Lt Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt, whose job was to dispose of soil dug from the escape tunnels.

But during breaks in filming, David spent time with his fellow stars, and Jill became close to Bronson, who played Polish tunnel digger Flt Lt Danny Welinski.

David later recalled: “Charlie meant it — and he did take her from me.

“My main memory of The Great Escape is that Jill fell in love with Charlie.”

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Privateer 2: The Darkening	Canera Captain	Appears in the opening full-motion video cinematic
2009	Ben 10: Alien Force – Vilgax Attacks	Professor Paradox	^[38]
FusionFall
2011	NCIS	Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, Narrator	^[38]
2014	Diablo III: Reaper of Souls	Grand Maester, King Rakkis

Discography[edit]

Music: A Part Of Me (Capitol Records, 1966)^[4]
Music: A Bit More Of Me (Capitol Records, 1967)^[4]
Music: It’s Happening Now! (Capitol Records, 1967)
McCallum (Capitol Records, 1967)

Spoken word works[edit]

Authors of works appear after title:

Lassie Come-Home – Eric Knight (Caedmon Records, 1973)
The Rats In The Walls – H. P. Lovecraft (Caedmon Records, 1973)
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge And The Damned Thing – Ambrose Bierce (Caedmon Records, 1973)
The Wind In The Willows – Kenneth Grahame (Caedmon Records, 1973)
The Dunwich Horror – H. P. Lovecraft (Caedmon Records, 1976)
The Haunter Of The Dark – H. P. Lovecraft (Caedmon Records, 1979)
With Carole Shelley: Five Tales From The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio (Caedmon Records, 1981)

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The world mourns the loss of cinema legend David McCallum, who passed away just days after celebrating his 90th birthday. Let’s delve into McCallum’s greatest milestones and discover how he is remembered by his co-stars. With an incredible legacy spanning seven decades, McCallum’s career has left an indelible mark on the industry. His role as secret agent Illya Kuryakin in ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ made him a sex symbol and an idol for a generation.

Even in NCIS, there was a reference to his iconic character. His dedication to the NCIS series led him to become an expert in forensics, with attendance at medical examiner conventions. While McCallum had plans to return for NCIS Season 21, recent strikes have delayed production. Nevertheless, his co-star Mark Harmon reflected on David’s “great, full, and long life.” Michael Weatherly fondly recalled how David “made every moment count, both in life and on set.” Brian Dietzen praised him as a mentor and scene partner, describing him as a joy to work with. Beyond his career, McCallum cherished his role as a family man, being a devoted father of five and a beloved grandfather of six. In his final years, McCallum found harmony in his work and family life. Rest in Peace, David McCallum!

David McCallum, NCIS and The Man from UNCLE star, dies aged 90

Tom Murray

Mon, September 25, 2023 at 11:54 AM HST·4 min read

David McCallum, one of the original NCIS cast members and star of the hit Sixties spy drama The Man From UNCLE, has died aged 90.

His son, Peter, announced on Monday (25 September) that McCallum had died of natural causes in New York City.

“He was the kindest, coolest, most patient and loving father. He always put family before self,” Peter said in a statement issued on behalf of his family. “He looked forward to any chance to connect with his grandchildren, and had a unique bond with each of them. He and his youngest grandson, Whit, 9, could often be found in the corner of a room at family parties having deep philosophical conversations.

“He was a true renaissance man – he was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge. For example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could actually perform an autopsy, based on his decades-long studies for his role on NCIS.

“After returning from the hospital to their apartment, I asked my mother if she was OK before she went to sleep. Her answer was simply, ‘Yes. But I do wish we had had a chance to grow old together.’ She is 79, and dad just turned 90. The honesty in that emotion shows how vibrant their beautiful relationship and daily lives were, and that somehow, even at 90, Daddy never grew old.”

NCIS executive producers Steven D Binder and David North added: “For over 20 years, David McCallum endeared himself to audiences around the world playing the wise, quirky, and sometimes enigmatic, Dr Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard.

“But as much as his fans may have loved him, those who worked side by side with David loved him that much more. He was a scholar and a gentleman, always gracious, a consummate professional, and never one to pass up a joke. From day one, it was an honour to work with him and he never let us down. He was, quite simply, a legend. He was also family and will be deeply missed.”

McCallum was the last remaining original cast member on CBS’s NCIS, in which he played Chief Medical Examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard for two decades.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of David McCallum and privileged that CBS was his home for so many years,” the network and NCIS studio CBS Studios said in a joint statement.

“David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away.

“We will miss his warmth and endearing sense of humor that lit up any room or soundstage he stepped onto, as well as the brilliant stories he often shared from a life well-lived. Our hearts go out to his wife Katherine and his entire family, and all those who knew and loved David.”

McCallum was born in Glasgow in 1933. After leaving school, he was conscripted for National Service and served in west Africa where he was eventually promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

After leaving the army he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where Joan Collins was a classmate.

His breakout role in the US came in 1963 when he was cast as Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt (aka “Dispersal”) in The Great Escape starring Steve McQueen.

He went on to appear in the movies The Greatest Story Ever Told, Mosquito Squadron, Billy Budd, Freud and A Night to Remember.

McCallum joined the cast of NCIS in 2003, devoting himself to the study of forensics to play Mallard. Producer Donald P Bellisario said in a 2006 interview that McCallum’s knowledge had become so vast that he was considering making him a technical adviser on the show.

In addition to acting, McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records comprised of instrumental versions of hits at the time. In 2016 McCallum published his first novel, Once a Crooked Man.

McCallum is survived by his wife of 56 years, Katherine McCallum, his sons Paul McCallum, Valentine McCallum and Peter McCallum, his daughter Sophie McCallum and his eight grandchildren: Julia McCallum, Luca de Sanctis, Iain de Sanctis, Stella McCallum, Gavin McCallum, George McCallum, Alessandro de Sanctis and Whit McCallum.

In lieu of flowers, McCallum’s family asks that donations be made to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation at http://www.mcsf.org. View comments

While David’s former co-stars are sharing their own stories of their time with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor, NCIS‘official social team also made a statement over his passing on Instagram.”We are deeply saddened by the passing of David McCallum and privileged that CBS was his home for so many years,” read the caption alongside a photo of the Emmy Award nominee on September 25. “David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away.”https://www.instagram.com/p/CxoXlHXPMw8/embed/captioned?cr=1&v=12″We will miss his warmth and endearing sense of humor that lit up any room or soundstage he stepped onto, as well as the brilliant stories he often shared from a life well-lived,” the post concluded. “Our hearts go out to his wife Katherine and his entire family, and all those who knew and loved David.”Our hearts are with all of David’s friends and family.You Might Also Like
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Read nextPauley Perrette, Wilmer Valderrama Remember David McCallum: “What A Legend. What A Journey”The Deadline TeamFri, September 29, 2023 at 1:35 PM HST·1 min read1Pauley Perrette and Wilmer Valderrama have paid tribute to David McCallum, who died Sept. 25 at 90 in New York.McCallum was the last remaining original cast member on CBS’ NCIS. He played Chief Medical Examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard, an eccentric but highly efficient investigator with a knack for psychological profiling, for two decades.More from Deadline
Paulette — who played Abby Sciuto from 2003-2018 on NCIS — called McCallum a “legend” and posted a series of pictures of him on Instagram.“Oh David. What a life. What a legend,” she wrote. “What a journey. And your legacy will always be the love you have for your family. Love to katherine and the kids and the grandkids, your absolutely very favorite things.”https://www.instagram.com/p/CxonHsXvJhj/embed/captioned?cr=1&v=12Wilmer Valderrama (Nick Torres) also posted a goodbye message to his former co-star. “David, what an immense honor it was to share the screen with you. Your professionalism and ability to effortlessly take every one of us on a journey through your art will be felt forever. I will miss you my friend.”https://www.instagram.com/p/CxoiJMtvb9b/embed/captioned?cr=1&v=12Earlier this week, longtime NCIS star Mark Harmon said, “David lived a great, full, long life. I was in awe when I first met him and all of us on the show were honored to have toed a mark opposite him. My condolences go out to Katherine and his family.”McCallum’s extensive TV series credits also include The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Invisible Man, The Education of Max Bickford, Sapphire and Steel, Colditz, Motherlove, Kidnapped, and episodes of The Outer Limits, Law & Order and Sex and the City.Best of Deadline
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