RIP David McCallum

 

David McCallum, best known for starring as Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and many other shows, passed on yesterday.  He was 90 years old.  I never saw U.N.C.L.E. growing up, but knew who he was due to his two appearances in The Outer Limits and the mid-70s Invisible Man teleseries.  I was reading whatever sci-fi mags and TV Guide so they mentioned that he was in that very popular series.  He had also done voiceover work and been in many many more shows and movies that I could list.

He was the epitome of cool back in the 60s, second only to Mr. Spock, probably.  He had a great reputation amongst his peers.  I wish I had seen more of him, though I heard a lot more of him than I ever did know.