Post by davidbeegah on Sept 25, 2023 21:05:57 GMT -5
David Keith McCallum Jr. (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician. Misties may remember him as "Castile" on the Master Ninja II segment "Hostages". 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).
David left school at age 18 and was conscripted for National Service. He joined the British Army's 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force. In March 1954, he was promoted to lieutenant. After leaving the army, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in Londoleft school at age 18 and was conscripted for National Service. He joined the British Army's 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force. In March 1954, he was promoted to lieutenant. After leaving the army, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in London), where Joan Collins was a classmate), where Joan Collins was a classmate.
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David left school at age 18 and was conscripted for National Service. He joined the British Army's 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force. In March 1954, he was promoted to lieutenant. After leaving the army, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in Londoleft school at age 18 and was conscripted for National Service. He joined the British Army's 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force. In March 1954, he was promoted to lieutenant. After leaving the army, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (also in London), where Joan Collins was a classmate), where Joan Collins was a classmate.
On 11 May 1957, McCallum married English actress Jill Ireland in London. The couple had met during the production of the film Hell Drivers. The marriage lasted ten years. In 1967, McCallum married Katherine Carpenter. They had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Sophie. McCallum and his wife were active in 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 was killed in the Vietnam War.
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