David McCallum, star of hit TV series 'NCIS,' and 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' dies at 90

"The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90.

The success of the James Bond books and films had set off a chain reaction, with secret agents proliferating on both large and small screens. McCallum returned to television in 2003 in another series with an agency known by its initials — CBS' "NCIS." He played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, a bookish pathologist for the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, an agency handling crimes involving the Navy or the Marines. Mark Harmon played the NCIS boss.

"He was a scholar and a gentleman, always gracious, a consummate professional, and never one to pass up a joke. From day one, it was an honor to work with him and he never let us down. He was, quite simply, a legend," said a statement from "NCIS" executive producers Steven D. Binder and David North.

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