David McCallum

Actor

Born September 19, 1933 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography

NCISverse: The First 1,000

Self

Batman vs. Robin

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

NCIS: New Orleans

Donald Mallard

Son of Batman

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Professor Paradox (voice)

Wonder Woman

Zeus (voice)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Merlin (voice)

Batman: Gotham Knight

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Ben 10: Alien Force

Paradox (voice)

Counting Out Time

Himself

The Replacements

C.A.R. (voice)

Doctor Who: Origins

Self (archive footage)

NCIS

Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard

Swindle

Eddie

The Education of Max Bickford

Deadline

Harry Hobbs

Cherry

Mammy

The Titanic Chronicles

Host

Beyond Titanic

Self

Sex and the City

Duncan

Coming Home

Billy Fawcett

Coming Home

Billy Fawcett

Death Game

Malius

JAG

Donald Mallard

The Outer Limits

Joshua Hayward

VR.5

Dr. Joseph Bloom

Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday

Self

Titanic: The Complete Story

Narrator (voice)

Titanic

Narrator

Ancient Prophecies

Self

Babylon 5

Dr. Vance Hendricks

Shattered Image

Ben

Return to 'The Great Escape'

Self

Dirty Weekend

Reggie

seaQuest DSV

Frank Cobb

Heartbeat

Cooper

Hear My Song

Jim Abbott

Fatal Inheritance

Brandon Murphy

Trainer

John Grey

Lucky Chances

Bernard Dimes

Law & Order

Craig Holland

Cluedo

Professor Plum

The Haunting of Morella

Gideon Locke

The Return of Sam McCloud

Inspector Craig

Mother Love

Alex Vesey

Father Dowling Mysteries

Sir Robert

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

Charlie Ritz

Monsters

Boyle / 'The Feverman'

Wall of Tyranny

Sgt. Kemper

The Wind

John

Matlock

Philip Dudley

92 Grosvenor Street

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lieutenant Cavanaugh

Terminal Choice

Dr. Giles Dodson

The Corvini Inheritance

Frank Lane

Murder, She Wrote

Cyril Grantham

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Frank Lane

Master Ninja II

Castile

The Master

Castile

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

Illya Kuryakin

The A-Team

Ivan Tregorin

Wogan

Self

The Watcher in the Woods

Paul Curtis

Hart to Hart

Geoffrey Atterton

Sapphire & Steel

Steel

King Solomon's Treasure

Sir Henry Curtis

Kidnapped

Alan Breck Stewart

Dogs

Harlan Thompson

The Kingfisher Caper

Benedict Van Der Byl

The Invisible Man

Dr. Daniel Westin

The Invisible Man

Dr. Daniel Westin

Frankenstein: The True Story

Dr. Clervall

Frankenstein: The True Story

Dr. Henri Clerval

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

Alexi Kaslov

The Screaming Skull

Luke

Colditz

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

She Waits

Mark Wilson

Night Gallery

Dr. Joel Winter

Hauser's Memory

Hillel Mondoro

The File on Devlin

Kenneth Canfield

The Ravine

Sergeant Stephen Holmann

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Brian Kenny

Mosquito Squadron

Quint Monroe

Teacher, Teacher

Hamilton Cade

How to Steal the World

Illya Kuryakin

The Helicopter Spies

Illya Kuryakin

Sol Madrid

Three Bites of the Apple

Stanley Thrumm

The Karate Killers

Illya Kuryakin

The Spy in the Green Hat

Illya Kuryakin

Italy's in Season

Self

One of Our Spies Is Missing

Illya Kuryakin

One Spy Too Many

Illya Kuryakin

The Big T.N.T. Show

Self - Host

Around the World Under the Sea

Dr. Philip Volker

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Illya Kuryakin

The Spy with My Face

Illya Kuryakin

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Judas Iskarioth

To Trap a Spy

Illya Kuryakin

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

Illya Kuryakin

The Unknown

Tone Hobart

The Great Adventure

Capt. Hanning

The Outer Limits

Gwyllm Griffiths

The Great Escape

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Freud: The Secret Passion

Carl von Schlossen

Billy Budd

Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Wuthering Heights

Edgar

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Sir Francis Drake

Lord Oakeshott

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

Caroline of Rijeka

Mr. George

Emma

Frank Churchill

Jungle Street

Terry Collins

The Skin of Our Teeth

Henry Antrobus

Our Mutual Friend

Eugene Wrayburn

A Night to Remember

Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride

Violent Playground

Johnnie Murphy

Perry Mason

Phillipe Bertain

Hell Drivers

Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother

These Dangerous Years

The Secret Place

Mike Wilson

Ill Met by Moonlight

Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

Robbery Under Arms

Jim Marston

Armchair Theatre

Jimmy MacGrath

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hamilton Cade

Sunday Night Theatre

Hugo

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee