who is the actor that plays ducky on ncis
David McCallum
title: David McCallum text: David McCallum David Keith McCallum, Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish-American actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". In recent years, McCallum has gained renewed international recognition and popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American television series "NCIS". McCallum was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, the second of two sons of Dorothy Dorman, a cellist, and orchestral violinist David McCallum Sr. When he was three, his family moved to London for his father to title: Illya Kuryakin text: Visage", made as a sequel to the spy show "The Prisoner", Kuryakin and Solo both make cameos at the funeral of a spy, along with John Steed and Emma Peel. Kuryakin also inspired the surname and character of Simon Illyan in Lois McMaster Bujold's award-winning Vorkosigan Saga science fiction series. Since September 2003, McCallum has been playing Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the highly successful American TV series "NCIS". In the Season 2 episode "The Meat Puzzle", around 20:50 into the episode, when Special Agent Kate Todd asks Special Agent Jethro Gibbs "What did Ducky look like when he was title: David McCallum text: eras for mankind. Since 2003 McCallum has starred in the CBS television series "NCIS" as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, the team's chief medical examiner and one of the show's most popular characters. In Season 2 Episode 13 "The Meat Puzzle", NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander) asked Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), "What did Ducky look like when he was younger?" Gibbs replies, "Illya Kuryakin". According to the behind-the-scenes feature on the 2006 DVD of NCIS season 1, McCallum became an expert in forensics to play Mallard, including appearing at medical examiner conventions. In the feature, Donald title: Anthony DiNozzo text: de Pablo (Ziva David) placed first and second respectively. Additionally, Mark Harmon (Jethro Gibbs) and David McCallum (Ducky Mallard) were voted as numbers five and six. Anthony DiNozzo Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo Jr. is a fictional character in the CBS TV series "NCIS" portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly. An original character created by producer Donald P. Bellisario, he is credited in 306 episodes of the series, appearing in 305. He has also made guest appearances on the spin-offs "" and "". Tony is scripted as the senior field agent of the fictional Major Case Response Team (MCRT) led by title: Playing with Fire (NCIS) text: by Dennis Smith. The episode marks the return of NCIS agent Stan Burley (Joel Gretsch). He was last seen in the season 1 episode "High Seas". "Over the years we've discussed bringing back Joel Gretsch as NCIS Special Agent Burley", the writers said. "He appeared in Episode 6, "High Seas." It may be the longest time interval in TV history for a character to reoccur." The episode also feature Ducky's (David McCallum) will, which include donations to the Marine Corps. Scholarship Foundation. "For several years we've been aware that David McCallum's favorite charity is the Marine Corps. Scholarship Foundation. We