His character, Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, a pathologist for the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, “looked a little silly,' he said, 'but it was great fun to do.”
LOS ANGELES — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40 years later, has died. He was 90.
Scottish-born McCallum had been doing well appearing in such films “A Night to Remember” , “The Great Escape” and “The Greatest Story Ever Told” . But it was “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” that made the blond actor with the Beatlesque haircut a household name in the mid-‘60s. The show drew mixed reviews but eventually caught on, particularly with teenage girls attracted by McCallum’s good looks and enigmatic, intellectual character. By 1965, Illya was a full partner to Vaughn’s character and both stars were mobbed during personal appearances.
McCallum said he thought Ducky, who sported glasses and a bow tie and had an eye for pretty women, “looked a little silly, but it was great fun to do.” He took the role seriously, too, spending time in the Los Angeles coroner’s office to gain insight into how autopsies are conducted. In 1963, McCallum was part of the large cast of “The Great Escape” and he and his wife, actor Jill Ireland, became friendly with Charles Bronson, also in the film. Ireland eventually fell in love with Bronson and she and McCallum divorced in 1967. She married Bronson in 1968.
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