Art
09-25-2023, 06:48
David McCallum died today at the age of 90. He died in harness working right up to the end of his life.
Originally a musician, McCallum turned to acting at an early age. Folks my age remember him mostly for "The Man from Uncle" but his most prolific work was on NCIS on which he worked from 2003 to 2023 appearing in a whopping 457 episodes. Mostly a TV actor he was always in demand for guest rolls from "The A Team" to "Marcus Welby MD, to "Perry Mason," to "Murder She Wrote." Most notable movie rolls were "The Great Escape," and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in which he played Judas Iscariot.
He was drafted into the British Army in 1953 and served in West Africa where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He was married to his second wife Catherine Carpenter since 1967. Carpenter's father and brother were both Marines, her father fought on Iwo Jima and her brother was killed in Vietnam. The couple were very active in Marine Corps charities.
Originally a musician, McCallum turned to acting at an early age. Folks my age remember him mostly for "The Man from Uncle" but his most prolific work was on NCIS on which he worked from 2003 to 2023 appearing in a whopping 457 episodes. Mostly a TV actor he was always in demand for guest rolls from "The A Team" to "Marcus Welby MD, to "Perry Mason," to "Murder She Wrote." Most notable movie rolls were "The Great Escape," and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in which he played Judas Iscariot.
He was drafted into the British Army in 1953 and served in West Africa where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He was married to his second wife Catherine Carpenter since 1967. Carpenter's father and brother were both Marines, her father fought on Iwo Jima and her brother was killed in Vietnam. The couple were very active in Marine Corps charities.