Open Channel D: The Man From UNCLE Affair

David McCallum became internationally famous in the 1960s for his role as the Russian secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the hit television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. which also earned him two Emmy Award nominations. Born in Scotland to a family of classical musicians, his early years were filled with studying music, military service and working as a young actor in England. Late in life, he repeated his television success by taking on his current role as Medical Examiner Dr. Donald "Duck" Mallard on NCIS, the most popular television series in the world. STAY THIRSTY : Your debut novel, Once A Crooked Man, has been praised as a comic thriller in the vein of Elmore Leonard and Lawrence Block. What motivated you to write a novel at this time in your life? DAVID MCCALLUM : Many years ago while reading a Jack Higgins book on audiotape, I had the idea that I too could write. So I came up with the idea of an actor being handed $1,000,000 in a suitcase and began putting the words...

'The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 2' Remains Unconfirmed; Sequel's Future Still In Question After Film's Performance Facebook Twitter Print Mail RSS By  Stacy Pantoja Sep 05, 2019 05:00 PM In 2015, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. arrived on big screens. While it is a huge milestone for the franchise considering the overall success of the original series in the 60s, the film somehow became a disappointment in terms of viewership records. The NBC series of the same name that aired from 1964 up to 1968 received a wide cult following. It branched out into various materials, including films, spin-offs, and other media platforms. So when the plans of making a film out of it started to emerge in 1993, everyone was so excited. However, the film did not make it to the theaters until 2015 as it was only in 2013 that the real development occurred. This is why many are convinced that the film will be a massive success since it has been long missed by its fans. Although the film has b...

David Opatoshu (born David Opatovsky ; January 30, 1918 – April 30, 1996) was an American actor. He is best known for his role in the film Exodus (1960). Opatoshu began his acting career in the Yiddish theater and made his Broadway debut in the 1937 play Golden Boy. He then appeared in numerous television series and films. In 1991, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the episode "A Prayer For The Goldsteins" of the television series Gabriel's Fire. His career in television began in 1949 and lasted through the 1980s. In the fall of 1953, he played a theatrical agent representing Ezio Pinza's title character in the NBC situation comedy Bonino. Other costars were Mary Wickes, Chet Allen, and Van Dyke Parks. The series focused upon an Italian American opera singer trying to rear his six children after having been widowed . In 1963 he co-starred with James Doohan in an episode of The Twilight Zone, titled "Valley of the Shadow". He guest-starr...