Looper: "How David McCallum Prepared For the Role of Ducky on NCIS"

- February 17, 2021

BY JOE ALLEN

FEB. 16, 2021 8:06 PM EST

The long-running success of NCIS has meant that the show's principal cast has had a steady job for almost two decades. The series, which follows a naval investigative team, has long been one of the most popular shows on TV, and has proven to be a lucrative endeavor for every one of its central actors.

For David McCallum, who plays chief medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard, that steady job came only after he did some intense preparation to get ready for the role. Before beginning work on the show in 2003, McCallum became a medical expert in order to play the part as accurately as possible. As he told the Radio Times during a 2013 interview, he studied with the Los Angeles coroner until he was actually able to take part in real autopsies.

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