David McCallum
David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor. After varied film roles in his native Britain, he gained wide recognition in the 1960s playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin on the American television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968), a role that earned him nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
In film, McCallum appeared in The Great Escape (1963), and as Judas Iscariot in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Television roles included Simon Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). From 2003, McCallum played medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the CBS television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death in 2023. McCallum also recorded four instrumental pop music albums.
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