Scottish actor David McCallum, who turned 90 just a few days ago, has passed away. He was in movies, one of the most notable was 1958's A Night to Remember, which was about the sinking of the Titanic, but he scored his biggest success on television, first co-starring with the late Robert Vaughn in the 1960s spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E, and in more recent years was on the series NCIS.
I wrote about him a bit after his one-time co-star Robert Vaughn had died in 2016. McCallum's first wife was the late actress Jill Ireland, who made a few appearances on U.N.C.L.E., which was hilarious because she was already involved with Charles Bronson. In those episodes, you could even see McCallum, who played a single man, wearing his wedding ring. Poor David got dumped, but he didn't stay off the market for long. In 1967, he married Katherine Carpenter, and they stayed married until The End.
NCIS executive producers Steven D. Binder and David North also shared their memories of working with McCallum.
“For over twenty years, David McCallum endeared himself to audiences around the world playing the wise, quirky, and sometimes enigmatic, Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard,” they shared in a statement. “But as much as his fans may have loved him, those who worked side by side with David loved him that much more. He was a scholar and a gentleman, always gracious, a consummate professional, and never one to pass up a joke.”
They shared, “From day one, it was an honor to work with him and he never let us down. He was, quite simply, a legend. He was also family and will be deeply missed.”
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It tells one what kind of a person he was when nobody ever had a bad word to say about him.
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On the music front, Terry Kirkman, one of the founding members of the 1960s group The Association, has died. He was 83.
The group's songs were quite popular, with big hits like "Cherish" and "Along Comes Mary."
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Kirkman was born on Dec. 12, 1939, in Salina, Kan. In 1965, he formed the Association in L.A. alongside Jules Gary Alexander, Russ Giguere, Ted Bluechel Jr., Brian Cole and Bob Page, who was quickly replaced by Jim Yester. The group consisted of a large ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists known for their intricate vocal harmonies.
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