McCallum’s work with “U.N.C.L.E.” brought him two Emmy nominations.
LOS ANGELES — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series"The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular"NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90.
The success of the James Bond books and films had set off a chain reaction, with secret agents proliferating on both large and small screens. Indeed, Bond creator Ian Fleming contributed some ideas as"The Man From U.N.C.L.E." was being developed, according to Jon Heitland's “The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Book.”
The series lasted to 1968. Vaughn and McCallum reunited in 1983 for a nostalgic TV movie, “The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” in which the agents were lured out of retirement to save the world once more. “He was a scholar and a gentleman, always gracious, a consummate professional, and never one to pass up a joke. From day one, it was an honor to work with him and he never let us down. He was, quite simply, a legend, said a statement from ”NCIS" Executive Producers Steven D. Binder and David North.
Largely based in the U.S. from the 1960s onward, McCallum was a longtime American citizen, telling The Associated Press in 2003 that “I have always loved the freedom of this country and everything it stands for. And I live here, and I like to vote here.”
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