David Keith McCallum, Jr. (born September 19, 1933) is a prolific Scottish actor and the son of concertmaster violinist David McCallum, Sr.. He is best known for his role as Illya Kuryakin, a Russian-born secret agent, on the popular 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Ducky Mallard on the series NCIS. Biography Career McCallum was born in Glasgow, and was educated at University College School, a boys' independent school in Hampstead, London. He began his career as a bit-part actor in British films of the late-1950s and early-1960s. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., intended as a vehicle for Robert Vaughn, made McCallum into a sex symbol, his Beatle-style blonde haircut providing a trendy contrast with Vaughn's traditional appearance. Hero worship even led to a record, Love Ya, Illya, performed by Alma Cogan under the name Angela and the Fans ("I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish, I w

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