1957 was a big year for David McCallum, the respected Glasgow-born actor known for “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Great Escape” and his 20-year run on “NCIS” as quirky pathologist Dr.
Donald “Ducky” Mallard.From the Oct.
23, 1957, edition of weekly VarietyThe actor, who died Sept.
25 at the age of 90, logged six mentions in Variety that year, starting with a review in the March 20 edition of weekly that listed him in the cast of the British “crime meller” (aka crime melodrama) “The Secret Place.” From then on, McCallum was a staple in our pages, boarding movies, TV shows and legit stages in the U.S.
and U.K.
He never stopped working.Wedding announcement for David McCallum and Jill Ireland from the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly Variety1957 was also the year McCallum married actor Jill Ireland in London, an event commemorated with a wedding announcement in the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly.
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