His father David McCallum Sr., was first violinist for the London Philharmonic and his mother, "Dorothy Dorman", was a cellist, so it is not surprising that he was originally headed for a career in music (oboe), studying briefly at the Royal Academy of Music. He left that, however, for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made nearly a dozen movies in the United Kingdom before his critically acclaimed work as "Lieutenant Wyatt" in Billy Budd. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the blond Russian agent "Ilya Kuryakin" in TV's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-68).


Fan club address: Lynda Mendoza, PO Box 313, Lansing, IL 60438-0313 USA Hit #117 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1966 with "Communication" (Capitol 5571) One of the first Brit actors to study the Method style of acting. Lives on Long Island, New York His adoptive son, Jason McCallum, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1989. Has appeared in episodes of three different series with Robert Vaughn: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964), "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1965), and "The A-Team" (1983). Son, Val McCallum, is a respected guitarist and session musician, recording and performing with artists Jonatha Brooke, Vonda Shepard and Sheryl Crow. Along with Leonard Nimoy, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Rush and Peter Breck, he is one of only five actors to appear in both "The Outer Limits" (1963) and the revival "The Outer Limits" (1995).