Actor
David McCallum
- Born: 19 September 1933, Glasgow, Scotland
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
David McCallum is a Scottish actor known for his distinctive voice and roles in television and film. He gained fame through his performance as Illya Kuryakin in the 1960s series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and later starred in 'NCIS.' McCallum's career spans…
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About David McCallum
David McCallum is a Scottish actor known for his distinctive voice and roles in television and film. He gained fame through his performance as Illya Kuryakin in the 1960s series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and later starred in 'NCIS.' McCallum's career spans several decades, and he is recognized for his versatility and strong screen presence.
- Born
- 19 September 1933, Glasgow, Scotland
- Died
- 25 September 2023
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Spouses
- Katherine Carpenter (1967-present)
- Children
- 2, Paul McCallum, Valentine McCallum
- Parents
- David McCallum Sr., Dorothy McCallum
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about David McCallum
- David McCallum was also a skilled musician and played the violin in his youth.
- He served in the British Army before pursuing a full-time acting career.
Famous David McCallum quotes
“I have no idea what you're talking about.”
“You don't have to be a hero to save a life.”
“It's a matter of life and death.”
David McCallum filmography
Cast (139)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NCISverse: The First 1,000 Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 2015 | Batman vs. Robin Movie | Alfred (voice) | 7.2 |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans TV | Donald Mallard | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Son of Batman Movie | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 7.1 |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien TV | Professor Paradox (voice) | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Wonder Woman Movie | Zeus (voice) | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV | Merlin (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight Movie | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force TV | Paradox (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2007 | Counting Out Time Movie | Himself |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Replacements TV | C.A.R. (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2006 | Doctor Who: Origins Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.5 |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Swindle Movie | Eddie | 4.6 |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford TV | Unknown character | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Deadline TV | Harry Hobbs | 10.0 |
| 1999 | Cherry Movie | Mammy | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years Movie | Illya Kuryakin (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | The Titanic Chronicles Movie | Host | 8.5 |
| 1998 | Beyond Titanic Movie | Self | 8.6 |
| 1998 | Sex and the City TV | Duncan | 7.4 |
| 1998 | March in Windy City Movie | Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky | 9.0 |
| 1998 | Coming Home TV | Billy Fawcett | |
| 1998 | Coming Home Movie | Billy Fawcett | 5.4 |
| 1996 | Death Game Movie | Malius | 3.8 |
| 1995 | JAG TV | Donald Mallard | 7.3 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits TV | Joshua Hayward | 7.7 |
| 1995 | VR.5 TV | Dr. Joseph Bloom | 6.7 |
| 1994 | Healer Movie | The Jackal | 4.5 |
| 1994 | Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday Movie | Self | |
| 1994 | Titanic TV | Narrator | |
| 1994 | Titanic: The Complete Story Movie | Narrator (voice) | 7.3 |
| 1994 | Ancient Prophecies Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 TV | Dr. Vance Hendricks | 8.0 |
| 1994 | Shattered Image Movie | Ben | 3.8 |
| 1993 | Return to 'The Great Escape' Movie | Self | 8.5 |
| 1993 | Dirty Weekend Movie | Reggie | 5.0 |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV TV | Frank Cobb | 7.1 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat TV | Cooper | 7.1 |
| 1991 | Hear My Song Movie | Jim Abbott | 5.8 |
| 1991 | Fatal Inheritance Movie | Brandon Murphy | 6.5 |
| 1991 | Trainer TV | John Grey | 6.0 |
| 1990 | Lucky Chances TV | Bernard Dimes | 6.8 |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Craig Holland | 7.3 |
| 1990 | Cluedo TV | Professor Plum | 6.7 |
| 1990 | The Haunting of Morella Movie | Gideon Locke | 4.8 |
| 1989 | The Return of Sam McCloud Movie | Inspector Craig | 7.0 |
| 1989 | Mother Love TV | Alex Vesey | 5.9 |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries TV | Sir Robert | 7.4 |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz Movie | Charlie Ritz | 4.2 |
| 1988 | Monsters TV | Boyle / 'The Feverman' | 6.9 |
| 1988 | Wall of Tyranny Movie | Sgt. Kemper | 7.0 |
| 1986 | The Wind Movie | John | 5.2 |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Philip Dudley | 7.0 |
| 1986 | Az aranyifjú Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1985 | 92 Grosvenor Street Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Lieutenant Cavanaugh | 7.2 |
| 1985 | Terminal Choice Movie | Dr. Giles Dodson | 4.0 |
| 1984 | The Corvini Inheritance Movie | Frank Lane | 6.0 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Cyril Grantham | 7.5 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Drew Garrison | 7.5 |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense TV | Frank Lane | 6.5 |
| 1984 | The Master TV | Castile | 5.4 |
| 1984 | Master Ninja II Movie | Castile | 7.2 |
| 1983 | The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.6 |
| 1983 | The A-Team TV | Ivan Tregorin | 7.5 |
| 1982 | Wogan TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 1980 | The Watcher in the Woods Movie | Paul Curtis | 5.9 |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart TV | Geoffrey Atterton | 6.9 |
| 1979 | Sapphire & Steel TV | Steel | 7.0 |
| 1979 | King Solomon's Treasure Movie | Sir Henry Curtis | 4.9 |
| 1979 | Kidnapped TV | Alan Breck Stewart | 7.1 |
| 1976 | Dogs Movie | Harlan Thompson | 5.6 |
| 1975 | The Kingfisher Caper Movie | Benedict Van Der Byl | 5.0 |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man TV | Dr. Daniel Westin | 6.3 |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man Movie | Dr. Daniel Westin | 7.7 |
| 1974 | Frankenstein: The True Story Movie | Dr. Clervall | 7.5 |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story TV | Dr. Henri Clerval | 8.4 |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Movie | Alexi Kaslov | 6.7 |
| 1973 | The Screaming Skull Movie | Luke | 6.0 |
| 1972 | Colditz TV | Flt. Lt. Simon Carter | 7.7 |
| 1972 | She Waits Movie | Mark Wilson | 5.9 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery TV | Dr. Joel Winter | 7.8 |
| 1970 | Hauser's Memory Movie | Hillel Mondoro | 6.8 |
| 1969 | The File on Devlin Movie | Kenneth Canfield | 8.0 |
| 1969 | The Ravine Movie | Sergeant Stephen Holmann | 7.0 |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. TV | Brian Kenny | 6.6 |
| 1969 | Mosquito Squadron Movie | Quint Monroe | 5.6 |
| 1969 | Teacher, Teacher Movie | Hamilton Cade | 10.0 |
| 1968 | How to Steal the World Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.4 |
| 1968 | The Helicopter Spies Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.0 |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid Movie | Sol Madrid | 6.9 |
| 1967 | Three Bites of the Apple Movie | Stanley Thrumm | 6.0 |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.1 |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hat Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 6.6 |
| 1967 | Italy's in Season Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1966 | One of Our Spies Is Missing Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.5 |
| 1966 | One Spy Too Many Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.1 |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. Show Movie | Self - Host | 8.5 |
| 1965 | Around the World Under the Sea Movie | Dr. Philip Volker | 5.8 |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies TV | Illya Kuryakin | 6.8 |
| 1965 | The Spy with My Face Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.6 |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told Movie | Judas Iskarioth | 6.4 |
| 1965 | To Trap a Spy Movie | Illya Kuryakin | 5.9 |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage TV | John Adams | 7.5 |
| 1964 | Vergißmeinnicht TV | Self | 9.0 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV | Illya Kuryakin | 7.2 |
| 1964 | The Unknown Movie | Tone Hobart | 7.0 |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure TV | Capt. Hanning | 10.0 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits TV | Tone Hobart | 7.8 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits TV | Gwyllm Griffiths | 7.8 |
| 1963 | The Great Escape Movie | Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' | 7.9 |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion Movie | Carl von Schlossen | 6.5 |
| 1962 | Billy Budd Movie | Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer | 7.3 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self | 7.6 |
| 1962 | Wuthering Heights Movie | Edgar | 9.5 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake TV | Lord Oakeshott | 5.1 |
| 1961 | The Long and the Short and the Tall Movie | Pvt. Sammy Whitaker | 6.7 |
| 1961 | Caroline of Rijeka Movie | Mr. George | 5.8 |
| 1960 | Emma TV | Frank Churchill | 10.0 |
| 1960 | Jungle Street Movie | Terry Collins | 7.0 |
| 1959 | The Skin of Our Teeth Movie | Henry Antrobus | |
| 1958 | Our Mutual Friend TV | Eugene Wrayburn | 5.0 |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember Movie | Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride | 7.7 |
| 1958 | Violent Playground Movie | Johnnie Murphy | 7.2 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason TV | Phillipe Bertain | 7.7 |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers Movie | Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother | 6.7 |
| 1957 | These Dangerous Years Movie | Unknown character | 7.3 |
| 1957 | The Secret Place Movie | Mike Wilson | 6.6 |
| 1957 | Ill Met by Moonlight Movie | Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit) | 6.2 |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms Movie | Jim Marston | 5.2 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Narrator | 6.0 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Jimmy MacGrath | 6.0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Kenneth Canfield | 8.8 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Hamilton Cade | 8.8 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre TV | Hugo | 3.5 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| TBA | Ancient Prophecies III: New Visions of the Future Movie | Self | 7.0 |
Crew (1)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NCIS TV | In Memory Of · Crew | 7.6 |
Latest releases
- NCISverse: The First 1,0002024 / TMDB 9.0
- Batman vs. Robin2015 / TMDB 7.2
- Son of Batman2014 / TMDB 7.1
- Wonder Woman2009 / TMDB 7.2
- Batman: Gotham Knight2008 / TMDB 6.7
- Counting Out Time2007
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Questions about David McCallum
What are some of David McCallum's most famous roles?
David McCallum is best known for his roles in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' as Illya Kuryakin and as Dr. Donald Mallard in 'NCIS.' His performances in both series have garnered him a loyal fanbase.
Has David McCallum won any awards?
While David McCallum has not won major awards like an Oscar, he has received recognition for his work, including nominations for the Saturn Awards and the TV Land Awards for his roles in various series.
What was David McCallum's first film?
David McCallum's first film was 'The Secret Place' released in 1957. This marked the beginning of his extensive career in film and television.
What is David McCallum's estimated net worth?
David McCallum's estimated net worth is around $10 million, primarily earned through his long-standing acting career in television and film.
How many children does David McCallum have?
David McCallum has two children, Paul and Valentine McCallum, who have both pursued careers in the arts.
What is a notable milestone in David McCallum's filmography?
A notable milestone in David McCallum's filmography is his role in 'The Great Escape' (1963), which remains a classic war film and showcased his acting range.
What genre is David McCallum most associated with?
David McCallum is most associated with the action and drama genres, particularly through his iconic roles in spy and crime series.
What is David McCallum's acting style?
David McCallum's acting style is characterized by a calm and composed demeanor, often bringing depth to his characters with his distinctive voice and nuanced performances.