They answered each other for 15 years. Pauley Perrette, actress of the series NCIS: Special Investigationspays tribute this Tuesday to actor David McCallum, another key face of the program, who died on Monday at the age of 90.
“Oh David. What a life, what a legend, what a journey,” the woman who played Abby Sciuto between 2003 and 2017 wrote on Instagram. “The mark you will always leave will be the love you had for your family.”
Clearly close to her former colleague, she continues: “I send all my love to Katherine, their children and their grandchildren, whom they cherished more than anything in the world.” She attached to this message several photographs of her with the actor during various events. Actress Sasha Alexander, who played Caitlin Todd in several seasons, also appears in one of them.
David McCallum and Pauley Perrette were part of the original cast of the hit series. The actress retired in 2017 after 15 seasons and two years later she revealed a conflict with Mark Harmon, the star of the show.
David McCallum, who played the capricious forensic pathologist Donald Mallard, known as “Ducky,” remained in the credits until season 20, airing this year, although his presence was rarer. NCIS: Special Investigations has been renewed for a 21st salvo, which should begin airing this fall in the United States.
iconic role
The British actor died Monday surrounded by his family in a New York hospital, CBS reported. He first became known to the general public in the 1960s playing the charming Illya Kouriakine in very special agents. The series only lasted four seasons, but this character followed her for life:
“It’s been more than 30 years but I can’t escape,” he told New York Times in 1998.
David McCallum also ventured into music in the 1960s, recording four albums. We owe him in particular a work entitled The edgewho rose to fame once Dr Dre sampled it in his song The next episode.
Source: BFM TV
