David McCallum, actor and musician best known for his role as Dr. Donald “Duck” Mallard, a forensic pathologist for the US Naval Criminal Investigative Service, NCIS, died yesterday morning of natural causes (old age) in New York. York Presbyterian Hospital. . He celebrated his 90th birthday last week.
“David lived a long, full life. I was in awe when I first met him and we were all honored to meet him face-to-face. My condolences to Catherine and her family.” wrote series actor Mark Harmon in a press release to which he addressed Deadline.
“David McCallum made every moment count, in life and on set. Let’s raise a glass to a funny, fantastic, real man. I only have 3 autographs. Conner, Tony Bennett and McCallum. Let’s send him all the love in the world. To his beautiful family. Rest in peace David” responded Michael WeatherlyHis former colleague in the TV series NCIS.
From Titanic to Forensic Pathology
He was born on September 19, 1933 in Scotland, in the family of a violinist father and a cellist mother. The prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. From 1957 he appeared in many British films, such as Hard Atlantic 41 Latitude, in which he played one of the Titanic’s radio operators.
He became known to the general public in the 1960s for his role as Soviet secret agent Ilya Kuryakin in the TV series Very Special Agents. In 1963, he played Lt. Ashley-Pitt in The Great Escape alongside Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson.
At the same time, David McCallum also has a successful music career. Under the auspices of producer David Axelrod, he recorded four jazz albums, on which he did not sing, but played instruments. It is among the famous works limitwhich rapper Dr Dre will cover in his album Next episodein 2001.
Without a “big” movie role, it was in television series that he spent most of his career, most notably in the short-lived series “Invisible Man” in 1975. After appearing successfully in many serials like e.g. All Risks Agency (1986), Arabesque, New York District and Sex & the City, he established himself as a forensic doctor in St. NCIS: Special Investigations in 2003.
A huge hit, this series is sure to put him in orbit: always with a stylish bow tie, he appears in all but one episode of the first 15 seasons, before appearing more frequently from season 16 onwards.
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