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

[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.