David McCallum
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5604 |
| Birthday | 1933-09-19 |
| Place of Birth | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Also Known As | David MacCallum, David Keith McCallum, David Keith McCallum Jr., |
1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
7.458/36
Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr. Polidori.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.387/222
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1958
A Night to Remember
7.6/300
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1962
Billy Budd
7.327/81
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1963
The Great Escape
7.924/2937
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1980
The Watcher in the Woods
5.914/157
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1986
The Wind
5.15/30
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1967
The Karate Killers
5.079/19
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1969
Mosquito Squadron
5.6/33
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1968
How to Steal the World
5.4/16
Secret agent Napoleon Solo fights to stop a top-secret plot to conquer the world.
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How to Steal the World
1965
The Spy with My Face
5.6/17
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1967
Three Bites of the Apple
6/2
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1965
To Trap a Spy
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1965
Around the World Under the Sea
5.789/19
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2008
Batman: Gotham Knight
6.729/791
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1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
6.488/82
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1990
The Haunting of Morella
4.793/29
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Wonder Woman
7.199/639
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1957
Hell Drivers
6.703/69
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1961
The Long and the Short and the Tall
6.724/29
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Master Ninja II
7.2/6
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1993
Dirty Weekend
5.028/18
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1991
Hear My Song
5.9/33
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1960
Jungle Street
7/1
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1958
Violent Playground
7.174/23
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1983
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
5.619/21
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1968
The Helicopter Spies
5/17
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The Helicopter Spies
1966
One Spy Too Many
5.088/17
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1976
Dogs
5.565/31
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1965
The Big T.N.T. Show
8.5/2
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1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
6.563/16
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1966
One of Our Spies Is Missing
5.531/16
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1968
Sol Madrid
6.9/5
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Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
0/0
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1969
The File on Devlin
8/1
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1957
The Secret Place
6.6/5
A beautiful redhead becomes involved with a group of small-time hoodlums who plan and perform a daring diamond robbery.
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1994
Ancient Prophecies
9/1
David McCallum hosts documentary dramatizing the lives and predictions of past and contemporary (for 1994) psychics, clairvoyants, and similar people...
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Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
7/1
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1975
The Kingfisher Caper
5/4
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Son of Batman
7.086/1176
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1996
Death Game
3.8/8
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1985
Terminal Choice
4/8
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1969
Teacher, Teacher
10/1
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1969
The Ravine
7/4
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1964
The Unknown
7/2
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1989
The Return of Sam McCloud
7/2
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1970
Hauser's Memory
6.8/5
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1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
4.25/4
In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Rit...
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1959
The Skin of Our Teeth
0/0
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting...
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2015
Batman vs. Robin
7.219/1018
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1999
Cherry
6.4/5
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1972
She Waits
5.875/8
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2002
Swindle
4.632/19
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Swindle
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
0/0
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
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1998
March in Windy City
9/1
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2024
NCISverse: The First 1,000
9/1
Kevin Frazier hosts a celebration of the "NCIS" franchise, including exclusive interviews with cast members and guest stars; new details about the ori...
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1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
6.207/46
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
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Ill Met by Moonlight
1984
The Corvini Inheritance
6/3
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The Corvini Inheritance
1994
Titanic: The Complete Story
7.3/5
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Titanic: The Complete Story
1991
Fatal Inheritance
6.5/2
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Fatal Inheritance
1957
Robbery Under Arms
5.2/9
During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief...
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Robbery Under Arms
1973
The Screaming Skull
6/5
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The Screaming Skull
1961
Caroline of Rijeka
5.8/5
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Caroline of Rijeka
1979
King Solomon's Treasure
4.9/4
Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoe...
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King Solomon's Treasure
1985
92 Grosvenor Street
9/1
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II Germa...
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92 Grosvenor Street
2006
Doctor Who: Origins
8.5/1
A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer...
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Doctor Who: Origins
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
6.7/20
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1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'
8.5/2
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Return to 'The Great Escape'
1962
Wuthering Heights
9.5/2
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Wuthering Heights
1957
These Dangerous Years
7.333/3
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.
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These Dangerous Years
1975
The Invisible Man
7.667/6
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The Invisible Man
1967
Italy's in Season
6/2
This short film presents a look at Italy's popular tourist spots.
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Italy's in Season
1988
Wall of Tyranny
7/1
A U.S. soldier sees the Berlin Wall go up in 1961 and helps a group of East Germans escape to the West.
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Wall of Tyranny
1999
The Titanic Chronicles
8.5/2
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The Titanic Chronicles
1998
Beyond Titanic
8.6/5
A survey of 86 years of Titanicana in popular culture, with the emphasis on movies about (or inspired by) the disaster.
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Beyond Titanic
1994
Healer
4.5/2
Old-aged and ailing Russian immigrant, Igor Vostovich, affects the lives of all those he meets in a retirement town.
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Healer
1994
Shattered Image
3.8/5
An FBI agent investigating the kidnap then apparent murder of a wealthy businessman, has his suspicions. The authorities believe Ben to be dead, but t...
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Shattered Image
1986
Az aranyifjú
10/1
The penniless but handsome Count Zalavári chooses a rich girl from the countryside for her money. They don't get to marry because the butler catches h...
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Az aranyifjú
1998
Coming Home
5.4/10
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.
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Coming Home
2007
Counting Out Time
0/0
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