RIP: David McCallum, Man From UNCLE and NCIS

[thewayne]

McCallum's breakout role was in 1964's Man from UNCLE as Illya Kuryakin. He had a very long career as an actor, having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he performed on stage, film, and television. Most recently he had a long run on NCIS and is still listed as cast.

His partner in Man from UNCLE, Robert Vaughn, passed away in 2016.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/david-mccallum-dead-obituary-1234831274/

Comments

[disneydream06]

Back to tackling crimes together again. :)
Hugs, Jon

[bibliofile]

I had a huge crush on Illya Kuryakin when I was a kid. So cool! Always glad to find him working where I could see it (see: NCIS).

[devilc]

90. And much loved and respected by cast, fans, and crew.


Dear Grim Reaper, the arrogant and the cruel are right fucking there. I know that length of days with an evil heart is only length of misery, but FFS, you CAN shorten some of that misery. Shorten it for several of the bastards and leave us those worthy of love and adulation for just a little longer.

[thewayne]

Very well put.  Thank you, my friend.

[silveradept]

Ah, that's too bad. He seemed a charming and affable person, and worked well with his co-workers, it seemed.

It was interesting to find out that he'd been the source of the Dre/Snoop Dog sample. That got played a lot in my childhood, so now it's good to know where it came from.

[thewayne]

I listened to a 20 minute Fresh Air interview with him from '92ish, quite interesting.  Will be posting more very soon.