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David McCallum(I)

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David McCallum
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Family First (2016)
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Since David McCallum's father, David McCallum Sr., was first violinist for the London Philharmonic and his mother, Dorothy Dorman, was a cellist, it's not surprising that David was originally headed for a career in music, playing oboe. He studied briefly at the Royal Academy of Music. He left that, however, for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made nearly a dozen movies in the United Kingdom before his critically acclaimed work as Lt. Wyatt in Billy Budd (1962).

To the older generation, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of U.N.C.L.E. agent Illya Kuryakin in the hit TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). To younger audience, he is best known for his superlative portrayal of Dr. Donald "Duckie" Mallard on the hit CBS series, NCIS (2003). McCallum was first married to actress Jill Ireland, whom he met on March 28 1957 while filming Hell Drivers (1957). In 1963 he introduced Ireland to Charles Bronson when both were filming The Great Escape (1963). She subsequently left McCallum and married Bronson in 1968. McCallum and Ireland had three sons: Paul, Jason (an adopted son who died from an accidental drug overdose in 1989), and Val (short for Valentine).

He has been married to Katherine Carpenter since 1967. They have a son, Peter, and a daughter, Sophie. McCallum and his wife are active with charitable organizations that support the United States Marine Corps: Katherine's father was a Marine who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, and her brother lost his life in the Vietnam War. McCallum has six grandchildren.
BornSeptember 19, 1933
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

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David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
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David McCallum in The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)
David McCallum in The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)
David McCallum in The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)
David McCallum and Dennis Weaver in The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)
David McCallum in The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)
Robert Vaughn, Jill Ireland, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Robert Vaughn, Jill Ireland, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)
Joanna Lumley and David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)

Known for

Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape
8.2
  • Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
  • 1963
Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
  • Illya Kuryakin
  • Maximilian Nexor
Sapphire & Steel (1979)
Sapphire & Steel
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TV Series
  • Steel
Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Lily James, and Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver
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  • Soundtrack("The Edge")
  • 2017

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Actor

  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans
  • Batman vs. Robin (2015)
    Batman vs. Robin
    • (voice)
  • Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
    Ben 10: Omniverse
    • (voice)
  • Son of Batman (2014)
    Son of Batman
    • (voice)
  • Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014)
    Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
    • (voice)
  • Diablo III (2012)
    Diablo III
    • (voice)
  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
    • (voice)
  • NCIS (2011)
    NCIS
    • (voice)
  • Ben 10: Alien Force (2008)
    Ben 10: Alien Force
    • (voice)
  • Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks (2009)
    Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks
    • (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright, Grey Griffin, Daran Norris, David McCallum, and Kath Soucie in The Replacements (2006)
    The Replacements
    • (voice)
  • Wonder Woman (2009)
    Wonder Woman
    • (voice)
  • FusionFall (2009)
    FusionFall
    • (voice)
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    • (voice)

Soundtrack

  • Antiques Road Trip (2010)
    Antiques Road Trip
    • (uncredited)
  • Back to the Land with Kate Humble (2017)
    Back to the Land with Kate Humble
    • (uncredited)
  • Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine in The Defiant Ones (2017)
    The Defiant Ones
    • (uncredited)
  • Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Lily James, and Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver (2017)
    Baby Driver
  • The Fall of Flutter Green [Flutter Green vs. Hater 2] (2016)
    The Fall of Flutter Green [Flutter Green vs. Hater 2]
    • (uncredited)
  • The Worst of Pirated Adult Swim Shows (2016)
    The Worst of Pirated Adult Swim Shows
  • Modern Drug (2015)
    Modern Drug
  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
  • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    • ("The Edge", uncredited)
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
  • Narco (2004)
    Narco
  • xXx (2002)
    xXx
  • Sapphire & Steel (1979)
    Sapphire & Steel
  • Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
    Three Bites of the Apple
  • Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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NCIS: The Eigth Season
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The Great Escape
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Ncis: After Hours
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Ncis: Season 15
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    • davidmccallumfansonline.com - fan site, pictures, news
    • September 19, 1933
    • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    • September 16, 1967 - present (2 children)
    • Paul McCallum
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Communicating Doors" with Mary-Louise Parker, off-Broadway, New York City.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    In an interview for a retrospective television special, he told of a visit to the White House during which, while he was being escorted to meet the U.S. president, a Secret Service agent told him, "You're the reason I got this job.".
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    I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.
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