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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 19, 1933
Died
September 25, 2023
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- Illya Kuryakin
- David MacCallum
- David Keith McCallum
- David Keith McCallum Jr.
- دیوید مککالوم
David McCallum
1.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
9.0
Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
7.2
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Batman vs. Robin
2015
7.3
Donald Mallard
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
7.1
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Son of Batman
2014
8.2
Professor Paradox (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
7.2
Zeus (voice)
Wonder Woman
2009
7.6
Merlin (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
6.7
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Batman: Gotham Knight
2008
8.3
Paradox (voice)
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
6.5
C.A.R. (voice)
The Replacements
2006
Credits
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
2024
9.0
Batman vs. Robin
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2015
7.2
NCIS: New Orleans
as Donald Mallard
2014
7.3
Son of Batman
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2014
7.1
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Professor Paradox (voice)
2010
8.2
Wonder Woman
as Zeus (voice)
2009
7.2
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Merlin (voice)
2008
7.6
Batman: Gotham Knight
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2008
6.7
Ben 10: Alien Force
as Paradox (voice)
2008
8.3
The Replacements
as C.A.R. (voice)
2006
6.5
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self (archive footage)
2006
8.5
NCIS
as Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
2003
7.6
Swindle
as Eddie
2002
4.4
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
1.0
Deadline
2000
0.0
Cherry
as Mammy
1999
4.5
🎬
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
1999
0.0
The Titanic Chronicles
as Host
1999
7.0
Beyond Titanic
as Self
1998
7.7
Sex and the City
as Duncan
1998
7.4
🎬
March in Windy City
as Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky
1998
0.0
Coming Home
as Billy Fawcett
1998
0.0
Death Game
as Malius
1996
3.3
JAG
as Donald Mallard
1995
7.3
The Outer Limits
as Joshua Hayward
1995
7.7
VR.5
as Dr. Joseph Bloom
1995
6.7
🎬
Healer
as The Jackal
1994
1.0
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
as Self
1994
0.0
Titanic
as Narrator
1994
0.0
Titanic: The Complete Story
as Narrator (voice)
1994
6.6
Ancient Prophecies
as Self
1994
0.0
Babylon 5
as Dr. Vance Hendricks
1994
8.0
Shattered Image
as Ben
1994
3.0
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
1993
7.0
Dirty Weekend
as Reggie
1993
4.7
seaQuest DSV
as Frank Cobb
1993
7.0
Heartbeat
as Cooper
1992
7.1
Hear My Song
as Jim Abbott
1991
5.8
Fatal Inheritance
as Brandon Murphy
1991
3.0
Lucky Chances
as Bernard Dimes
1990
6.3
Law & Order
as Craig Holland
1990
7.4
Cluedo
as Professor Plum
1990
6.4
The Haunting of Morella
as Gideon Locke
1990
4.7
The Return of Sam McCloud
as Inspector Craig
1989
6.0
Mother Love
as Alex Vesey
1989
5.6
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Sir Robert
1989
7.4
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Charlie Ritz
1988
3.3
Monsters
as The Feverman
1988
7.1
Wall of Tyranny
as Sgt. Kemper
1988
7.0
The Wind
as John
1986
5.1
Matlock
as Philip Dudley
1986
7.1
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
0.0
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lieutenant Cavanaugh
1985
7.2
Terminal Choice
as Dr. Giles Dodson
1985
3.4
The Corvini Inheritance
as Frank Lane
1984
4.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Cyril Grantham
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Drew Garrison
1984
7.5
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Frank Lane
1984
6.4
Master Ninja II
as Castile
1984
7.0
The Master
as Castile
1984
5.1
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
as Illya Kuryakin
1983
5.8
The A-Team
as Ivan Tregorin
1983
7.5
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
The Watcher in the Woods
as Paul Curtis
1980
5.9
Hart to Hart
as Geoffrey Atterton
1979
6.9
Sapphire & Steel
as Steel
1979
7.4
King Solomon's Treasure
as Sir Henry Curtis
1979
4.2
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
1979
6.9
Dogs
as Harlan Thompson
1976
5.4
The Kingfisher Caper
as Benedict Van Der Byl
1975
4.0
The Invisible Man
as Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
6.1
The Invisible Man
as Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
8.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Dr. Clervall
1974
7.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Dr. Henri Clerval
1973
8.5
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Alexi Kaslov
1973
6.5
The Screaming Skull
as Luke
1973
5.8
Colditz
as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
1972
7.3
She Waits
as Mark Wilson
1972
5.7
Night Gallery
as Dr. Joel Winter
1970
7.8
Hauser's Memory
as Hillel Mondoro
1970
6.2
The File on Devlin
as Kenneth Canfield
1969
0.0
The Ravine
as Sergeant Stephen Holmann
1969
7.0
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Brian Kenny
1969
6.5
Mosquito Squadron
as Quint Monroe
1969
5.4
Teacher, Teacher
as Hamilton Cade
1969
0.0
How to Steal the World
as Illya Kuryakin
1968
5.2
The Helicopter Spies
as Illya Kuryakin
1968
4.8
Sol Madrid
as Sol Madrid
1968
6.4
Three Bites of the Apple
as Stanley Thrumm
1967
0.0
The Karate Killers
as Illya Kuryakin
1967
4.9
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Illya Kuryakin
1967
6.6
Italy's in Season
as Self
1967
0.0
One of Our Spies Is Missing
as Illya Kuryakin
1966
5.3
One Spy Too Many
as Illya Kuryakin
1966
4.9
The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self - Host
1965
7.0
Around the World Under the Sea
as Dr. Philip Volker
1965
5.4
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Illya Kuryakin
1965
6.6
The Spy with My Face
as Illya Kuryakin
1965
5.1
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Judas Iskarioth
1965
6.4
🎬
Profiles in Courage
as John Adams
1964
5.0
🎬
Vergißmeinnicht
as Self
1964
0.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Illya Kuryakin
1964
7.1
The Unknown
as Tone Hobart
1964
6.0
To Trap a Spy
as Illya Kuryakin
1964
5.7
The Great Adventure
as Capt. Hanning
1963
0.0
The Outer Limits
as Gwyllm Griffiths
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
as Tone Hobart
1963
7.8
The Great Escape
as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
1963
7.9
Freud: The Secret Passion
as Carl von Schlossen
1962
6.5
Billy Budd
as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
1962
7.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
🎬
Wuthering Heights
as Edgar
1962
10.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Sir Francis Drake
as Lord Oakeshott
1961
4.5
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
1961
6.8
Caroline of Rijeka
as Mr. George
1961
5.0
Emma
as Frank Churchill
1960
0.0
Jungle Street
as Terry Collins
1960
0.0
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Henry
1959
0.0
Our Mutual Friend
as Eugene Wrayburn
1958
5.0
A Night to Remember
as Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
1958
7.7
Violent Playground
as Johnnie Murphy
1958
7.0
Perry Mason
as Phillipe Bertain
1957
7.7
Hell Drivers
as Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother
1957
6.7
These Dangerous Years
1957
6.0
The Secret Place
as Mike Wilson
1957
6.2
Ill Met by Moonlight
as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
1957
6.2
Robbery Under Arms
as Jim Marston
1957
4.9
Armchair Theatre
as Jimmy MacGrath
1956
5.8
Armchair Theatre
as Narrator
1956
5.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hamilton Cade
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Kenneth Canfield
1951
8.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
🎬
Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
as Self
N/A
0.0