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R-I-P David McCallum

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infoman Tue 26-Sept-23 04:29:39

at the age of 90

Esmay Tue 26-Sept-23 18:20:35

As a teenager , when I wasn't swooning over Adam
Adamant I had such a crush on David McCallum when he played Illya Kurakin in the Man From Uncle .

If our French teacher said il y a we used to say ooo la ! la ! And she didn't know why !

BlueSapphire Tue 26-Sept-23 16:44:10

Loved him as Ducky, still as good looking as ever!

Callistemon21 Tue 26-Sept-23 16:32:40

AGAA4

He was also in The Great Escape. Very talented actor.

And, according to his son, a lovely man and wonderful father.

AGAA4 Tue 26-Sept-23 16:00:00

He was also in The Great Escape. Very talented actor.

grannydarkhair Tue 26-Sept-23 15:04:22

Another Man from Uncle fan here and especially Illya Kuryakin, he was so good looking 🥰 Also really enjoyed him as Ducky in NCIS.
RIP David

Grandmabatty Tue 26-Sept-23 12:06:46

I've always had a soft spot for him since Man from Uncle days. A long life well lived. RIP

Ailidh Tue 26-Sept-23 11:13:16

I wasn't keen on Sapphire and Steel, probably felt I'd never out-do JL!, but I've loved him in NCIS.

The Meatpuzzle episode when Kate asks Gibbs what Ducky looked like when he as younger, and Gibbs says, "Ilya Kuryakin".....

Callistemon21 Tue 26-Sept-23 10:46:55

eddiecat78

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Sapphire and Steel with Joanna Lumley

Oh yes!!

eddiecat78 Tue 26-Sept-23 10:44:53

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Sapphire and Steel with Joanna Lumley

Callistemon21 Tue 26-Sept-23 10:44:41

I remember The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

He was so good looking (well, quite beautiful if you can say that of a man).

DH told me this morning and when I asked how old he was, DH said "About your age I think".
I knew he was older than me but didn't realise he was 90.

RIP David McCallum

Oldbat1 Tue 26-Sept-23 10:29:32

Loved Illya - named my cherished guinea pig after him. A very talented man.

Squiffy Tue 26-Sept-23 10:09:23

I recall being an UNCLE agent and had an agent card, but I’m still waiting to be called to duty! No point now! 😥

henetha Tue 26-Sept-23 09:43:39

He was wonderful, wasn't he. I always liked him a lot, as an actor and as a man.

Beckett Tue 26-Sept-23 09:20:13

Great actor and apparently also a lovely man. I started re-watching NCIS 3 days ago, will now do so with added poignancy

Blossoming Tue 26-Sept-23 09:20:03

One of my favourite actors, so sad but he was 90 and had lived a good life.

Septimia Tue 26-Sept-23 09:16:35

Add me to the list of Ilya fans! I liked him as Ducky, too.

Visgir1 Tue 26-Sept-23 09:12:48

I too had a young teenage crush on him, as Illya Kuryakin.
My dad always used to say " he's about the same age as me "
Loved in later years as Ducky as well.
RIP lovely man, another Star in the heavens 🌟

Mollygo Tue 26-Sept-23 09:12:10

RIP David McCallum.
I loved him in the Man from U.N.C.L.E but more recently, he was great in NCIS as Ducky.

TerriBull Tue 26-Sept-23 08:55:40

Another big fan of Ilya here! Takes me back to my school days when many of us had a big crush on David McCallum, although never could fathom out what was going on in the story lines of the Men From UNCLE, minor detail though! Thursdays, I remember were my favourite tv nights, Top of the Pops and then an hour of UNCLE

He reached a great age. RIP David McCallum

wildswan16 Tue 26-Sept-23 08:47:22

I had his picture stuck on the inside of my school desk lid (totally against the rules).

Freya5 Tue 26-Sept-23 08:34:12

Ilya and Ducky, two great parts for a wonderful actor.

Luckygirl3 Tue 26-Sept-23 08:33:25

I had a massive crush on him!!

Clawdy Tue 26-Sept-23 08:29:30

Think we all loved Ilya! He was gorgeous.

Lomo123 Tue 26-Sept-23 08:03:36

He was so handsome. He visited his Aunt who stayed 2 doors away from my Gran, I reckon it would be about 50 years ago. I can remember the street outside the house being packed with kids mostly hoping for a glimpse of him.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 26-Sept-23 07:25:40

A great age, another Man from U.N.C.L.E. fan RIP💐