The actor was married for 56 years to Katherine McCallum
David McCallum, the actor who played Illya Kuryakin opposite Robert Vaughn’s Solo in the hit 60s spy drama “The Man From UNCLE” and had a role as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS decades later, died Monday of natural causes in New York. He was 90 years old.
His son, Peter, released a statement on behalf of his family, saying: “He was the most kind, cool, patient and loving father. He always put family before himself. He looked forward to every opportunity to contact his grandchildren and had a unique bond with each of them. With his youngest grandson, 9-year-old Whit, he was often found in the corner of a room at family parties having deep philosophical discussions.
He was a true renaissance man – fascinated by science and culture and turning these passions into knowledge. For example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could actually perform an autopsy, based on his ten years of study for his role on NCIS.
After returning from the hospital to their apartment, I asked my mother if she was okay before she went to sleep. Her answer was simply: “Yes. But I wish we had the opportunity to grow old together.” She is 79 and Dad just turned 90. The sincerity of this sentiment shows how alive their beautiful relationship and everyday life was and that somehow, even at 90, Dad has never aged».
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The James Bond-influenced “The Man From UNCLE,” in which Vaughn’s Solo and McCallum’s Kuryakin battled the evil forces of THRUSH around the world, was a pop culture phenomenon in the mid-’60s. A film adaptation of the series, directed by Guy Ritchie, was released in August 2015 starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer as Solo and Kuryakin, respectively.
In the hit CBS series ‘NCIS’, centered on a team of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service led by Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Dr. McCallum’s Mallard provided not only key forensic evidence, but also served as a criminologist. McCallum was key to the show’s successful blend of drama interspersed with comedy. The series, which debuted in 2003, spawned two spinoffs, “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “NCIS: New Orleans.”
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McCallum was twice married, the first time to actress Jill Ireland. He was married for 56 years to Katherine McCallum.
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