David McCallum

Person

David McCallum

Born 19 September 1933 Died 25 September 2023, aged 90 Glasgow, Scotland, UK TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
16age in their first credit on record (1950)
65years on screen and counting
6credits in 1984, their busiest year
121dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Batman vs. Robin poster Age: 81

Batman vs. Robin

2015
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Son of Batman poster Age: 80

Son of Batman

2014
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Wonder Woman poster Age: 75

Wonder Woman

2009
as Zeus (voice)
Batman: Gotham Knight poster Age: 74

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Swindle poster Age: 68

Swindle

2002
as Eddie
Cherry poster Age: 66

Cherry

1999
as Mammy
No poster
Age: 65

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999
as Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
No poster
Age: 64

March in Windy City

1998
as Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky
Coming Home poster Age: 64

Coming Home

1998
as Billy Fawcett
Death Game poster Age: 63

Death Game

1996
as Malius
No poster
Age: 61

Healer

1994
as The Jackal
Titanic: The Complete Story poster Age: 60

Titanic: The Complete Story

1994
as Narrator (voice)
Shattered Image poster Age: 60

Shattered Image

1994
as Ben
Dirty Weekend poster Age: 60

Dirty Weekend

1993
as Reggie
Hear My Song poster Age: 58

Hear My Song

1991
as Jim Abbott
Fatal Inheritance poster Age: 58

Fatal Inheritance

1991
as Brandon Murphy
The Haunting of Morella poster Age: 56

The Haunting of Morella

1990
as Gideon Locke
The Return of Sam McCloud poster Age: 56

The Return of Sam McCloud

1989
as Inspector Craig
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz poster Age: 55

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988
as Charlie Ritz
Wall of Tyranny poster Age: 54

Wall of Tyranny

1988
as Sgt. Kemper
The Wind poster Age: 53

The Wind

1986
as John
No poster
Age: 52

Az aranyifjú

1986
92 Grosvenor Street poster Age: 52

92 Grosvenor Street

1985
Terminal Choice poster Age: 51

Terminal Choice

1985
as Dr. Giles Dodson
The Corvini Inheritance poster Age: 51

The Corvini Inheritance

1984
as Frank Lane
Master Ninja II poster Age: 50

Master Ninja II

1984
as Castile
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair poster Age: 49

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

1983
as Illya Kuryakin
The Watcher in the Woods poster Age: 46

The Watcher in the Woods

1980
as Paul Curtis
King Solomon's Treasure poster Age: 45

King Solomon's Treasure

1979
as Sir Henry Curtis
Dogs poster Age: 43

Dogs

1976
as Harlan Thompson
The Kingfisher Caper poster Age: 41

The Kingfisher Caper

1975
as Benedict Van Der Byl
The Invisible Man poster Age: 41

The Invisible Man

1975
as Dr. Daniel Westin
Frankenstein: The True Story poster Age: 41

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974
as Dr. Clervall
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War poster Age: 40

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973
as Alexi Kaslov
The Screaming Skull poster Age: 39

The Screaming Skull

1973
as Luke
She Waits poster Age: 38

She Waits

1972
as Mark Wilson
Hauser's Memory poster Age: 37

Hauser's Memory

1970
as Hillel Mondoro
The File on Devlin poster Age: 36

The File on Devlin

1969
as Kenneth Canfield
The Ravine poster Age: 36

The Ravine

1969
as Sergeant Stephen Holmann
Mosquito Squadron poster Age: 35

Mosquito Squadron

1969
as Quint Monroe
Teacher, Teacher poster Age: 35

Teacher, Teacher

1969
as Hamilton Cade
How to Steal the World poster Age: 34

How to Steal the World

1968
as Illya Kuryakin
The Helicopter Spies poster Age: 34

The Helicopter Spies

1968
as Illya Kuryakin
Sol Madrid poster Age: 34

Sol Madrid

1968
as Sol Madrid
Three Bites of the Apple poster Age: 33

Three Bites of the Apple

1967
as Stanley Thrumm
The Karate Killers poster Age: 33

The Karate Killers

1967
as Illya Kuryakin
The Spy in the Green Hat poster Age: 33

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967
as Illya Kuryakin
One of Our Spies Is Missing poster Age: 33

One of Our Spies Is Missing

1966
as Illya Kuryakin
One Spy Too Many poster Age: 32

One Spy Too Many

1966
as Illya Kuryakin
Around the World Under the Sea poster Age: 32

Around the World Under the Sea

1965
as Dr. Philip Volker
The Spy with My Face poster Age: 31

The Spy with My Face

1965
as Illya Kuryakin
The Greatest Story Ever Told poster Age: 31

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
as Judas Iskarioth
To Trap a Spy poster Age: 31

To Trap a Spy

1965
as Illya Kuryakin
The Unknown poster Age: 30

The Unknown

1964
as Tone Hobart
The Great Escape poster Age: 29

The Great Escape

1963
as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Freud: The Secret Passion poster Age: 29

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962
as Carl von Schlossen
Billy Budd poster Age: 29

Billy Budd

1962
as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 28

Wuthering Heights

1962
as Edgar
The Long and the Short and the Tall poster Age: 27

The Long and the Short and the Tall

1961
as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Caroline of Rijeka poster Age: 27

Caroline of Rijeka

1961
as Mr. George
Jungle Street poster Age: 26

Jungle Street

1960
as Terry Collins
The Skin of Our Teeth poster Age: 25

The Skin of Our Teeth

1959
as Henry Antrobus
A Night to Remember poster Age: 24

A Night to Remember

1958
as Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
Violent Playground poster Age: 24

Violent Playground

1958
as Johnnie Murphy
Hell Drivers poster Age: 23

Hell Drivers

1957
as Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother
These Dangerous Years poster Age: 23

These Dangerous Years

1957
The Secret Place poster Age: 23

The Secret Place

1957
as Mike Wilson
Ill Met by Moonlight poster Age: 23

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957
as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Robbery Under Arms poster Age: 23

Robbery Under Arms

1957
as Jim Marston
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TV credits

Newest first
NCIS: New Orleans poster Age: 81

NCIS: New Orleans

2014
as Donald Mallard
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien poster Age: 76

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010
as Professor Paradox (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster Age: 75

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008
as Merlin (voice)
Ben 10: Alien Force poster Age: 74

Ben 10: Alien Force

2008
as Paradox (voice)
The Replacements poster Age: 72

The Replacements

2006
as C.A.R. (voice)
NCIS poster Age: 70

NCIS

2003
as Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
The Education of Max Bickford poster Age: 68

The Education of Max Bickford

2001
Deadline poster Age: 67

Deadline

2000
as Harry Hobbs
Sex and the City poster Age: 64

Sex and the City

1998
as Duncan
Coming Home poster Age: 64

Coming Home

1998
as Billy Fawcett
JAG poster Age: 62

JAG

1995
as Donald Mallard
The Outer Limits poster Age: 61

The Outer Limits

1995
as Joshua Hayward
VR.5 poster Age: 61

VR.5

1995
as Dr. Joseph Bloom
Babylon 5 poster Age: 60

Babylon 5

1994
as Dr. Vance Hendricks
seaQuest DSV poster Age: 59

seaQuest DSV

1993
as Frank Cobb
Heartbeat poster Age: 58

Heartbeat

1992
as Cooper
Trainer poster Age: 57

Trainer

1991
as John Grey
Lucky Chances poster Age: 57

Lucky Chances

1990
as Bernard Dimes
Law & Order poster Age: 56

Law & Order

1990
as Craig Holland
Cluedo poster Age: 56

Cluedo

1990
as Professor Plum
Mother Love poster Age: 56

Mother Love

1989
as Alex Vesey
Father Dowling Mysteries poster Age: 55

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989
as Sir Robert
Monsters poster Age: 55

Monsters

1988
as Boyle / 'The Feverman'
Matlock poster Age: 52

Matlock

1986
as Philip Dudley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 52

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985
as Lieutenant Cavanaugh
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 51

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Cyril Grantham
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 51

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Drew Garrison
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster Age: 50

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984
as Frank Lane
The Master poster Age: 50

The Master

1984
as Castile
The A-Team poster Age: 49

The A-Team

1983
as Ivan Tregorin
Hart to Hart poster Age: 46

Hart to Hart

1979
as Geoffrey Atterton
Sapphire & Steel poster Age: 45

Sapphire & Steel

1979
as Steel
Kidnapped poster Age: 45

Kidnapped

1979
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Invisible Man poster Age: 41

The Invisible Man

1975
as Dr. Daniel Westin
Frankenstein: The True Story poster Age: 40

Frankenstein: The True Story

1973
as Dr. Henri Clerval
Colditz poster Age: 39

Colditz

1972
as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Night Gallery poster Age: 37

Night Gallery

1970
as Dr. Joel Winter
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster Age: 36

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
as Brian Kenny
Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster Age: 31

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1965
as Illya Kuryakin
No poster
Age: 31

Profiles in Courage

1964
as John Adams
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 31

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

1964
as Illya Kuryakin
The Great Adventure poster Age: 30

The Great Adventure

1963
as Capt. Hanning
The Outer Limits poster Age: 29

The Outer Limits

1963
as Gwyllm Griffiths
The Outer Limits poster Age: 29

The Outer Limits

1963
as Tone Hobart
Sir Francis Drake poster Age: 28

Sir Francis Drake

1961
as Lord Oakeshott
Emma poster Age: 26

Emma

1960
as Frank Churchill
Our Mutual Friend poster Age: 25

Our Mutual Friend

1958
as Eugene Wrayburn
Perry Mason poster Age: 24

Perry Mason

1957
as Phillipe Bertain
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 22

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Jimmy MacGrath
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Hamilton Cade
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Kenneth Canfield
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 16

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Hugo
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