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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David McCallum has received more than 12,893,383 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). David McCallum is the 435th most popular actor (up from 646th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 804th in 2019) and the 69th 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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  • 13M

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  • 64.07

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

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  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David McCallum ranks 435 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean-Pierre Léaud, Brandon Lee, Heath Ledger, Cillian Murphy, Bruno Cremer, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Mark Hamill, Françoise Dorléac, Gian Maria Volonté, Jane Seymour, John Goodman, and Paul Hogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, David McCallum ranks 45. Before him are Richard R. Ernst, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Samora Machel, Steven Weinberg, Oliver Sacks, and Jerzy Grotowski. After him are Gian Maria Volonté, Richard Rogers, Joan Collins, Charles K. Kao, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, and Stanley Milgram. Among people deceased in 2023, David McCallum ranks 53. Before him are Rosalynn Carter, Pervez Musharraf, Alan Arkin, Federico Bahamontes, Tom Wilkinson, and Otar Iosseliani. After him are Miroslav Blažević, Mircea Snegur, Lucile Randon, Dick Fosbury, Jan Jongbloed, and Ahmed Qurei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 548 out of 8,785. Before him are Gustav Holst (1874), Stanley Rous (1895), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Thomas Bayes (1702), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), and Betty Williams (1943). After him are David Lean (1908), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Jane Seymour (1951), Thomas Cranmer (1489), Christian Bale (1974), and David II of Scotland (1324).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David McCallum ranks 69. Before him are Patrick Stewart (1940), Richard Griffiths (1947), Gerard Butler (1969), Albert Finney (1936), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Donald Pleasence (1919). After him are Jane Seymour (1951), Christian Bale (1974), Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), and Jonathan Pryce (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Batman vs. Robin
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls.
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The Great Escape
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Jul 3o 19637.95 / 10
NCIS
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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
7.6 / 10