{"id":8113,"date":"2023-09-26T17:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e-ncis-star-david-mccallum-dies-at-90\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:20:16","slug":"the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e-ncis-star-david-mccallum-dies-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e-ncis-star-david-mccallum-dies-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’, ‘NCIS’ star David McCallum dies at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David McCallum, the British-born actor who broke hearts in 1960s cult show \u2018The Man From U.N.C.L.E.\u2019<\/em> has died at age 90, US media reported Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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David McCallum, the actor who was known to modern-day audiences for his role as a medical examiner in \u2018NCIS\u2019<\/em>, was surrounded by family at a New York hospital, CBS said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the kindest, coolest, most patient and loving father. He always put family before self,\u201d son Peter McCallum said, according to the network.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a true renaissance man \u2013 he was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could actually perform an autopsy, based on his decades-long studies for his role on NCIS<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

After training at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, McCallum appeared alongside an all-star cast in the epic 1963 war flick \u2018The Great Escape\u2019<\/em>, with luminaries who included Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and Donald Pleasence.<\/p>\n

But it was his casting the following year as enigmatic Russian agent Illya Kuryakin in \u2018The Man From U.N.C.L.E.\u2019<\/em> opposite Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo that cemented his fame.<\/p>\n

With a luxuriant mop of blond hair and turtleneck sweaters, McCallum was a Beatles-era heartthrob who, the New York Times reported, was mobbed by students in Louisiana in 1965.<\/p>\n

The show lasted only four years, but the character followed McCallum for life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been 30 years, but I can\u2019t escape him,\u201d he told The New York Times in 1998. \u201cIllya Kuryakin is there 24 hours a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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