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David McCallum

1933 - 2023

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David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician, based in the United States. He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E (1964–1968). His other notable television roles include Simon Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS chief medical examiner Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David McCallum is the 638th most popular actor (down from 435th in 2019), the 886th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 548th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Actor.

David McCallum is most famous for his portrayal of the British secret agent, Illya Kuryakin, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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Among actors, David McCallum ranks 638 out of 13,578. Before him are Morgan Fairchild, Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker, Eleonora Duse, Laurence Fishburne, and Jennifer Jones. After him are Elsa Martinelli, Mr. T, Diana Douglas, Bernard Hill, Mark Wahlberg, and Carl Weathers.

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Among people born in 1933, David McCallum ranks 71. Before him are Ahmad al-Khatib, Philip Zimbardo, William Luther Pierce, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Mathieu Kérékou, and Bobby Robson. After him are Willie Nelson, Cormac McCarthy, Godfried Danneels, Richard S. Castellano, Peter Mansfield, and Horst Buchholz. Among people deceased in 2023, David McCallum ranks 59. Before him are Ivan Silayev, Miroslav Blažević, Mary Quant, Burt Young, Glenda Jackson, and László Sólyom. After him are Cormac McCarthy, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Charlie Munger, Tom Wilkinson, Alain Touraine, and Harry Markowitz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 886 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Rea (1951), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), James Macpherson (1736), Percy Fawcett (1867), Robbie Williams (1974), and Bobby Robson (1933). After him are Samuel Butler (1612), Eugen d'Albert (1864), John Henry Newman (1801), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), and Charles Lee (1731).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 98. Before him are Brian Cox (1946), Sean Bean (1959), Glenda Jackson (1936), Thandie Newton (1972), Jude Law (1972), and Rex Harrison (1908). After him are Bernard Hill (1944), Peter Finch (1916), John Gielgud (1904), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Christian Bale (1974), and Jim Broadbent (1949).

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