Remembering David McCallum

By Richard Mineards | October 3, 2023

On a personal note, I mark the passing of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor David McCallum, who has died in New York, aged 90.

Scotsman McCallum played Illya Kuryakin from 1964 to 1968 and starred on 475 episodes of the CBS drama NCIS from 2003 for two decades.

I last saw him at NCIS creator Don Bellisario’s 80th birthday bash at his Montecito estate near the San Ysidro Ranch in 2015.

A charming and accomplished actor…

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