Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, msc said: Also, I am legit shocked David McCallum doesn't have his own thread. He's David McCallum!!! Well there you go. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted September 20, 2022 Top man, David McCallum is properly DLy,, one of the all time greats. I was just surprised he didn't have a thread when so many lesser folk do. (Just repost that birthday photo here, since it's his own thread now.) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted September 20, 2022 Isn't someone here related to Mr McC and said they were in fine fettle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 907 Posted September 20, 2022 I get him mixed up with the historian who's now dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted September 21, 2022 Seems DL-y to post the novelty cash-in song about him by "Angela & The Fans", which was actually Alma Cogan on the downswing of her fame and, as it turned out, dying of stage 4 stomach cancer: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,226 Posted September 21, 2022 Wiki says that it was ovarian cancer that killed her? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 392 Posted September 25, 2022 Thanks for posting that Spade (just clocked your name!), I'm a 60s novelty freak but it's new to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,630 Posted September 26, 2022 On 21/09/2022 at 11:07, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Wiki says that it was ovarian cancer that killed her? We're both right: she was first diagnosed with stomach cancer, but it was ovarian cancer that killed her. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted December 5, 2022 Recent interview with yer man himself here: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/david-mccallum-interview/ Interesting that he was sick after eating health food with health food nut Robert Vaughn (deceased) and also he has 2 shows left on his NCIS contract, which he will fulfil if he is able to travel. But anything can happen when you are 90+. I won't be picking him anyway, a hero of mine. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted September 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, tracy said: Dead I'm going to say it. You cannot stop me. An acting LEGEND!!!!!!!! RIP. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,640 Posted September 25, 2023 That is really upsetting. Rare to find someone that is a good actor and person. RIP 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,645 Posted September 25, 2023 Was watching his episode of B5 the other night. I thought William Russell would go before him from The Great Escape 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted September 25, 2023 Also the son of a great musician and a notable and cultish arranger who turned in this slightly strange gem of an album: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,176 Posted September 25, 2023 As surprised as it's possible to be at a nonagenarian's death. Expected him to last a few more years. Sad news as he came across as a decent bloke but at least he had a long life. RIP. Is that everyone dead from The Great Escape now? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted September 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Deathrace said: As surprised as it's possible to be at a nonagenarian's death. Expected him to last a few more years. Sad news as he came across as a decent bloke but at least he had a long life. RIP. Is that everyone dead from The Great Escape now? 2 survivors as afar as I know. Russell and Leyton. But that's for the appropriate thread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 361 Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, tracy said: Dead A legend !!!! I watched NCIS and others American Investigation series at home when I came back from school in primary school. Wonderful series to watch when you are young : NCIS, CSI, HAWAI-5-0. RIP David McCallum. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 376 Posted September 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, La Tombe said: A legend !!!! I watched NCIS and others American Investigation series at home when I came back from school in primary school. Wonderful series to watch when you are young : NCIS, CBI, HAWAI-5-0. RIP David McCallum. When I was in primary school he was in The Man From UNCLE! Btw I think you mean CSI, unless there's been a TV action show about the Confederation of British Industry. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 361 Posted September 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: When I was in primary school he was in The Man From UNCLE! Btw I think you mean CSI, unless there's been a TV action show about the Confederation of British Industry. Yes I miswrote ! Ah, Ah ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 916 Posted September 25, 2023 I absolutely fucking loved The Invisible Man when it was repeated in the 90s. Sapphire and Steel was great too. RIP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted September 25, 2023 Very sad news and he was indeed a legend. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 642 Posted September 26, 2023 This is a sad one for me. David was a great actor indeed. Loved his role on NCIS, but I'll also remember some of his voice acting roles in some of the shows I watched as a teenager. He also narrated the World War II documentary D-Day at Pointe-du-Hoc in 2019 (which I haven't actually watched surprisingly, will do so today). RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,088 Posted September 26, 2023 And this is his instantly recognisable song, sampled by Dr Dre (the Next Episode). It was also the first chord played in Dre's 2022 SuperBowl performance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted September 26, 2023 Agreeing with all the previous comments about what a legend he was. To have at least three different iconic TV roles and roles in two all time classics. Not a bad career. He'll always be Steel to me. My condolences, @Ulitzer95. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted September 26, 2023 When they were filming Trainer (in which he played a professional gambler), he drove this car. He stopped and gave my friend's mum a lift one day when he saw her plodding along the road (she lived quite a long way out of her village). She had NO idea who he was. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
