Age & Career Of David McCallum

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Age & Career Of David McCallum

David McCallum is a well-known American actor and musician. He first gained recognition in 1960 for his role as a secret agent in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Also, He played a role in international recognition, where he gained more popularity for his role as a medical examiner in the NCIS series.

David McCallum: Biography & Early Life

David Keith McCallum was born in Maryhill, Glasgow on September 19, 1933. He was the second son of his father, Dorothy Dorman, who was a cellist and orchestral violinist. At age three, his family was shifted to London as his father has to play for the concertmaster in Philharmonic Orchestra, London. After the Second World War, he again back to Scotland and stayed with his mother at Gartocharn.

He completed his graduation from the University College School and also won a scholarship. In 1946, David started working for BBC radio repertory company and was also involved in amateur drama. When he was 17 years old, David appeared in the open-air production with play and pageant union.

David McCallum: Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 19 September 1933, David McCallum is 89 years old as of 2022. His height is 1.7 m tall, and his weight is 80 Kg.

David McCallum: Career

McCallum started his career as the assistant manager of Glyndebourne Company in 1956. He started his career in acting in 1947 and worked for BBC Radio as a boy’s voice. From Whom the Gods Love, he started his first acting, which is a British film. After the photo shoot by James Dean, he gained more fame on Rank Organization which gave him an opportunity in 1956.

He also played a role as a Juvenile delinquent in Violent Playground and worked on his first film Freud: The Secret Passion in 1962.

In 1963, he played the role of Lt Cdr Eric Ashley in the great escape and appeared in several television series. He has got offers from different TV shows like Colditz and Kidnapped, where he got the chance for more than two years. In 1979, he grabbed the chance and worked for ITV’s science-fiction series Sapphire and Steel.

McCallum started his music career in 1960 and recorded back-to-back four albums for Capitol Records. On edge, he has made his version, which appeared in the film Baby Driver in 2017. He also played bass with the band in a nightclub in the man from uncle episode, in his composition, he also played the guitar and also played different instruments in the Broadway Affair. In 2016, he also released a crime novel titled ‘Once a Crooked Man’ and even started his second novel further.

David McCallum: Awards & Achievements

David has got several achievements working as an actor and musician. He got the Emmy Award twice for playing the secret agent role and became the nominee for more than four years.

For playing the roles in different movies, he got the chance to play a role in the most excellent story ever told, the great escape, the wind, and the watcher in the woods. In the television series, he also played roles in different shows like Sex in the city, JAG, The Replacements, Law & Order, and Babylon 5.

David McCallum: Net Worth 2022

David McCallum is a famous Scottish person with a net worth of $12 million as of October 2022.