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David McCallum RIP

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,621
    philcafc said:
    Great actor. Remember him well from Man from Uncle and more recently from Sapphire & Steel, the Invisible Man and NCIS. RIP
    And The Great Escape
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    When I heard of his death, I was amazed that he was still around this long.

    The fella is an icon and somewhat of a polymath.

    What really surprised me is when I heard a piece of music last night on Riley and Coe (Six Music) which entranced me - it was exceptional; melodic, moody and mentally transporting in the best possible ways (I have looked at the track list and it was called 'The Edge').  I thought 'wow, it must have been an amazing time to be around when music that good was the background to TV and movies - especially compared to what passes for it now'.

    They then announced that McCallum had written and played on it.

    I also found out that after playing a pathologist on NCIS, he had amassed such knowledge regarding forensic pathology, after attending conferences etc. to prepare for the role, that he delivered a speech at a conference....of pathologists.

    What an incredible individual.

    RIP.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,328
    Absolutely love his later work in NCIS, RIP to a wonderful actor
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,070
    Watched the Great Escape last night in tribute, but his role was comparatively minor. That said, with such a cast of stars it's a difficult film for anyone to get too much space. McQueen and Garner were the stand outs for me, but they're all good.
  • HarryAMuse
    HarryAMuse Posts: 1,178
    Been rewatching Sapphire and Steel on ITV-X. Some of the stories are genuinely scary. We’ll worth a look.

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