Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-09-19

Day of Death

2023-09-25 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Illya Kuryakin

David MacCallum

David Keith McCallum

David Keith McCallum Jr.

دیوید مک‌کالوم

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.

Known For

Acting

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

as

Dr. Clervall

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Judas Iskarioth

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride

Billy Budd

1962

Billy Budd

as

Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer

The Great Escape

1963

The Great Escape

as

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

The Watcher in the Woods

1980

The Watcher in the Woods

as

Paul Curtis

The Wind

1986

The Wind

as

John

The Karate Killers

1967

The Karate Killers

as

Illya Kuryakin

Mosquito Squadron

1969

Mosquito Squadron

as

Quint Monroe

How to Steal the World

1968

How to Steal the World

as

Illya Kuryakin

The Spy with My Face

1965

The Spy with My Face

as

Illya Kuryakin

To Trap a Spy

1964

To Trap a Spy

as

Illya Kuryakin

Three Bites of the Apple

1967

Three Bites of the Apple

as

Stanley Thrumm

Around the World Under the Sea

1966

Around the World Under the Sea

as

Dr. Philip Volker

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008

Batman: Gotham Knight

as

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

Freud: The Secret Passion

as

Carl von Schlossen

The Haunting of Morella

1990

The Haunting of Morella

as

Gideon Locke

Wonder Woman

2009

Wonder Woman

as

Zeus (voice)

Hell Drivers

1957

Hell Drivers

as

Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother

The Long and the Short and the Tall

1961

The Long and the Short and the Tall

as

Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

Master Ninja II

1984

Master Ninja II

as

Castile

Dirty Weekend

1993

Dirty Weekend

as

Reggie

Hear My Song

1991

Hear My Song

as

Jim Abbott

Jungle Street

1960

Jungle Street

as

Terry Collins

Violent Playground

1958

Violent Playground

as

Johnnie Murphy

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

1983

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

as

Illya Kuryakin

One Spy Too Many

1966

One Spy Too Many

as

Illya Kuryakin

The Helicopter Spies

1968

The Helicopter Spies

as

Illya Kuryakin

Dogs

1976

Dogs

as

Harlan Thompson

The Big T.N.T. Show

1965

The Big T.N.T. Show

as

Self - Host

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as

Illya Kuryakin

One of Our Spies Is Missing

1966

One of Our Spies Is Missing

as

Illya Kuryakin

Sol Madrid

1968

Sol Madrid

as

Sol Madrid

Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

1994

Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

as

Self

The File on Devlin

1969

The File on Devlin

as

Kenneth Canfield

The Secret Place

1957

The Secret Place

as

Mike Wilson

Ancient Prophecies

1994

Ancient Prophecies

as

Self

Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future

Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future

as

Self

The Kingfisher Caper

1975

The Kingfisher Caper

as

Benedict Van Der Byl

Son of Batman

2014

Son of Batman

as

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Death Game

1996

Death Game

as

Malius

Terminal Choice

1985

Terminal Choice

as

Dr. Giles Dodson

Teacher, Teacher

1969

Teacher, Teacher

as

Hamilton Cade

The Ravine

1969

The Ravine

as

Sergeant Stephen Holmann

The Unknown

1964

The Unknown

as

Tone Hobart

The Return of Sam McCloud

1989

The Return of Sam McCloud

as

Inspector Craig

Hauser's Memory

1970

Hauser's Memory

as

Hillel Mondoro

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as

Charlie Ritz

The Skin of Our Teeth

1959

The Skin of Our Teeth

as

Henry

Batman vs. Robin

2015

Batman vs. Robin

as

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Cherry

1999

Cherry

as

Mammy

She Waits

1972

She Waits

as

Mark Wilson

Swindle

2002

Swindle

as

Eddie

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)

March in Windy City

1998

March in Windy City

as

Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky

NCISverse: The First 1,000

2024

NCISverse: The First 1,000

as

Self

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

as

Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

The Corvini Inheritance

1984

The Corvini Inheritance

as

Frank Lane

Titanic: The Complete Story

1994

Titanic: The Complete Story

as

Narrator (voice)

Fatal Inheritance

1991

Fatal Inheritance

as

Brandon Murphy

Robbery Under Arms

1957

Robbery Under Arms

as

Jim Marston

The Screaming Skull

1973

The Screaming Skull

as

Luke

Caroline of Rijeka

1961

Caroline of Rijeka

as

Mr. George

King Solomon's Treasure

1979

King Solomon's Treasure

as

Sir Henry Curtis

92 Grosvenor Street

1985

92 Grosvenor Street

as

Doctor Who: Origins

2006

Doctor Who: Origins

as

Self (archive footage)

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

as

Alexi Kaslov

Return to 'The Great Escape'

1993

Return to 'The Great Escape'

as

Self

Wuthering Heights

1962

Wuthering Heights

as

Edgar

These Dangerous Years

1957

These Dangerous Years

as

The Invisible Man

1975

The Invisible Man

as

Dr. Daniel Westin

Italy's in Season

1967

Italy's in Season

as

Self

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

2020

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

as

Self (archive footage)

Wall of Tyranny

1988

Wall of Tyranny

as

Sgt. Kemper

The Titanic Chronicles

1999

The Titanic Chronicles

as

Host

Beyond Titanic

1998

Beyond Titanic

as

Self

Healer

1994

Healer

as

The Jackal

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Cyril Grantham

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Capt. Hanning

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

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

as

Illya Kuryakin

Colditz

Colditz

as

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self

Matlock

Matlock

as

Philip Dudley

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Frank Cobb

VR.5

VR.5

as

Dr. Joseph Bloom

Sapphire & Steel

Sapphire & Steel

as

Steel

Deadline

Deadline

as

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Lieutenant Cavanaugh

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Cooper

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Dr. Vance Hendricks

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

as

Dr. Henri Clerval

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Geoffrey Atterton

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Phillipe Bertain

Monsters

Monsters

as

The Feverman

NCIS

NCIS

as

Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard

The Replacements

The Replacements

as

C.A.R. (voice)

JAG

JAG

as

Donald Mallard

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Hamilton Cade

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as

Dr. Daniel Westin

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

as

John Adams

NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: New Orleans

as

Donald Mallard

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Lord Oakeshott

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as

Frank Lane

Mother Love

Mother Love

as

Alex Vesey

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Drew Garrison

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Joshua Hayward

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Gwyllm Griffiths

The Problem Solverz

The Problem Solverz

as

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

as

Alan Breck Stewart

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as

Professor Paradox (voice)

Lucky Chances

Lucky Chances

as

Bernard Dimes

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Dr. Joel Winter

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

as

Eugene Wrayburn

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as

Duncan

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Tone Hobart

Titanic

Titanic

as

Narrator

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as

Illya Kuryakin

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries

as

Sir Robert

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Brian Kenny

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Jimmy MacGrath

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Narrator

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Craig Holland

The Education of Max Bickford

The Education of Max Bickford

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Kenneth Canfield

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Ivan Tregorin

Coming Home

Coming Home

as

Billy Fawcett

Vergißmeinnicht

Vergißmeinnicht

as

Self

Cluedo

Cluedo

as

Professor Plum

Emma

Emma

as

Frank Churchill

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as

Merlin (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

NCIS

NCIS

as

Directing