Cast & creator
David McCallum
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, NCIS
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.
Also known as: David MacCallum, David Keith McCallum, David Keith McCallum Jr.
80
film credits
60
television credits
139
1944–2024 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (140)
Showing 140 of 140 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order
Craig Holland
1990
NCIS
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
2003NCIS
In Memory Of
2003
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Perry Mason
Phillipe Bertain
1957
JAG
Donald Mallard
1995
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Merlin (voice)
2008
The Outer Limits
Joshua Hayward
1995
Murder, She Wrote
Cyril Grantham
1984Murder, She Wrote
Drew Garrison
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Babylon 5
Dr. Vance Hendricks
1994
Sex and the City
Duncan
1998
The A-Team
Ivan Tregorin
1983
NCIS: New Orleans
Donald Mallard
2014
Matlock
Philip Dudley
1986
Wogan
Self
1982
Heartbeat
Cooper
1992
Hart to Hart
Geoffrey Atterton
1979
seaQuest DSV
Frank Cobb
1993
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Brian Kenny
1969
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lieutenant Cavanaugh
1985
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Professor Paradox (voice)
2010
Night Gallery
Dr. Joel Winter
1970
The Outer Limits
Gwyllm Griffiths
1963The Outer Limits
Tone Hobart
1963
Ben 10: Alien Force
Paradox (voice)
2008
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Illya Kuryakin
1964
Sunday Night Theatre
Hugo
1950
Monsters
Boyle / 'The Feverman'
1988
The Replacements
C.A.R. (voice)
2006
The Great Adventure
Capt. Hanning
1963
The Great Escape
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
1963
Father Dowling Mysteries
Sir Robert
1989Profiles in Courage
John Adams
1964
Sir Francis Drake
Lord Oakeshott
1961
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Frank Lane
1984
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Illya Kuryakin
1965
Sapphire & Steel
Steel
1979
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
The Master
Castile
1984
Cluedo
Professor Plum
1990
The Invisible Man
Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
Colditz
Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
1972
Deadline
Harry Hobbs
2000
Son of Batman
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2014
VR.5
Dr. Joseph Bloom
1995Vergißmeinnicht
Self
1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hamilton Cade
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kenneth Canfield
1951
Batman: Gotham Knight
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2008
A Night to Remember
Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
1958
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Judas Iskarioth
1965
Wonder Woman
Zeus (voice)
2009
Batman vs. Robin
Alfred (voice)
2015
Armchair Theatre
Jimmy MacGrath
1956Armchair Theatre
Narrator
1956
Lucky Chances
Bernard Dimes
1990
Frankenstein: The True Story
Dr. Henri Clerval
1973
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
1979
Coming Home
Billy Fawcett
1998
The Watcher in the Woods
Paul Curtis
1980
Mosquito Squadron
Quint Monroe
1969
Titanic
Narrator
1994
Hell Drivers
Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother
1957
Titanic: The Complete Story
Narrator (voice)
1994
The Spy with My Face
Illya Kuryakin
1965
Freud: The Secret Passion
Carl von Schlossen
1962Television: The First Fifty Years
Illya Kuryakin (archive footage)
1999
Swindle
Eddie
2002
Trainer
John Grey
1991
Our Mutual Friend
Eugene Wrayburn
1958
Cherry
Mammy
1999
Frankenstein: The True Story
Dr. Clervall
1974
The Long and the Short and the Tall
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
1961
Shattered Image
Ben
1994
Around the World Under the Sea
Dr. Philip Volker
1965
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
2024
The Haunting of Morella
Gideon Locke
1990
One Spy Too Many
Illya Kuryakin
1966
Mother Love
Alex Vesey
1989
Ill Met by Moonlight
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
1957
Billy Budd
Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
1962
Coming Home
Billy Fawcett
1998
Hear My Song
Jim Abbott
1991
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
Illya Kuryakin
1983
To Trap a Spy
Illya Kuryakin
1965
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Illya Kuryakin
1966
The Spy in the Green Hat
Illya Kuryakin
1967
Emma
Frank Churchill
1960
The Big T.N.T. Show
Self - Host
1965
Robbery Under Arms
Jim Marston
1957
The Unknown
Tone Hobart
1964
Violent Playground
Johnnie Murphy
1958
King Solomon's Treasure
Sir Henry Curtis
1979
The Return of Sam McCloud
Inspector Craig
1989
Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid
1968
Beyond Titanic
Self
1998
The Helicopter Spies
Illya Kuryakin
1968
Death Game
Malius
1996
Jungle Street
Terry Collins
1960
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Alexi Kaslov
1973
The File on Devlin
Kenneth Canfield
1969
The Karate Killers
Illya Kuryakin
1967
Terminal Choice
Dr. Giles Dodson
1985
How to Steal the World
Illya Kuryakin
1968Az aranyifjú
1986
Italy's in Season
Self
1967
Three Bites of the Apple
Stanley Thrumm
1967
The Skin of Our Teeth
Henry Antrobus
1959
Dogs
Harlan Thompson
1976
Master Ninja II
Castile
1984
She Waits
Mark Wilson
1972
The Wind
John
1986
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday
Self
1994
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Charlie Ritz
1988
Teacher, Teacher
Hamilton Cade
1969
Hauser's Memory
Hillel Mondoro
1970
The Secret Place
Mike Wilson
1957
Doctor Who: Origins
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Invisible Man
Dr. Daniel Westin
1975
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
1993
Dirty Weekend
Reggie
1993
The Titanic Chronicles
Host
1999
Wuthering Heights
Edgar
1962March in Windy City
Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky
1998
Fatal Inheritance
Brandon Murphy
1991
Ancient Prophecies
Self
1994
These Dangerous Years
1957Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future
Self
Wall of Tyranny
Sgt. Kemper
1988
The Corvini Inheritance
Frank Lane
1984
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The Ravine
Sergeant Stephen Holmann
1969
Caroline of Rijeka
Mr. George
1961
The Screaming Skull
Luke
1973
The Kingfisher Caper
Benedict Van Der Byl
1975
Counting Out Time
Himself
2007Healer
The Jackal
1994