David McCallum is a talented actor who, by the age of 83, has managed to play more than a hundred roles in films and TV shows. “Sex and the City”, “Babylon 5”, “Team A”, “Naval Police: Special Department”, “Underwater Odyssey” - well-known television projects with his participation. What else can you tell about this man?
David McCallum: childhood
The actor was born in Scotland, it happened in September 1933. David McCallum is a man who was lucky enough to be born in a creative family. His mother played the cello, his father was a violist. The boy turned ten when the family moved to London.
In childhood, the actor had many hobbies. He seriously studied music, mastered playing the cello. He also liked English classical literature, among his favorite authors were Dickens, Kipling, Shakespeare. Thanks to these authors, young David became interested in the world of dramatic art. He was 17 when he made his debut in the amateur play “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, embodying the image of Oberon.
Education, music
After high school, David McCallum graduated from a private institution in Hamstead. Then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art opened its doors to him, and a talented young man was offered a scholarship. He also served for some time in the border troops.
The decision to devote himself to acting David McCallum did not immediately take. For some time the young man was torn between cinema and music. Already in the late 60s, he managed to release several albums, which quickly found their listeners. They included not only his own works, but also interpretations of hits by famous music groups, for example, The Beatles. However, the main business of David's life was dramatic art.
Film career
Starring in a movie, David McCallum began in the 60s. At first he got mostly episodic roles. He played in the films "Secret Place", "Infernal Drivers", "Raging Games", "The Death of the Titanic", "Long and Short, and Tall", "Carolina Riekskaya". David also took part in the series Sir Francis Drake, Emma, ​​The Wandering Knight, Perry Mason, Beyond the Possible. His characters were mostly not remembered by the audience, but McCallum did not despair. Gradually, the actor, who hone his skills, began to trust more and more responsible tasks.
Which David McCallum series and films were most successful? Perhaps the actor from Scotland played his most famous role in the television project “Agents A. N. K. L.”, the first season of which was presented to the audience in 1964. In this series, he brilliantly embodied the image of Ilya Kuryakin. His character is a secret agent who fights with representatives of a rival organization. To cope with this role, the actor, according to his words, was helped by the experience of the army service.
David also played Donald in the series “Naval Police: Special Department”, reincarnated as Duncan in the television project “Sex and the City”, was remembered for his roles in “Sapphire and Steel”, “Team A”, “Babylon 5”, “Beyond Possible ". McCallum is primarily a serial actor. Of the films with his participation, one can note the “Big Escape”, “The Last Choice”.
Personal life
Of course, fans are also interested in whether David McCallum is married. The biography of the actor indicates that he twice entered into a legal marriage. His first choice was the actress Jill Ireland, he married this woman in 1956. The wife gave birth to David two sons, Valentine and Paul. They also had an adopted son, Jason, who died in 1989, which was caused by an overdose of drugs.
Jill and David broke up in 1967. The wife left the actor for another man, who became Charles Bronson. This man was introduced to her by McCallum himself while working on the film "The Great Escape," she married him immediately after the divorce. Soon after parting with his first wife, he again decided to tie himself up by marriage. His second wife was Katherine Carpenter. Shortly after the wedding, David became a father again, first, the couple had a son, Peter, then a daughter, Sofia.
The second marriage of the actor was happier than the first. Husband and wife have lived in perfect harmony for many years, their home is in New York. The children have already managed to repeatedly make a movie star a grandfather, which he is very happy about. In their free time, the couple is engaged in charity work.
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