The Man From U.N.C.L.E. star David McCallum left his wife a near £100,000 fortune after dying aged 90, new documents have revealed.
The Scottish-born film and television star, who gained global recognition for playin gmysterious Soviet agent Illya Kuryakin in the popular 1960s spy drama, died of natural causes on September 25, 2023, aged 90.
His greatest silver screen moments included Night to Remember (1958), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and The Great Escape (1963) alongside Steve McQueen.
He later returned to television in 2003, gaining popularity amongst younger audiences for his long-running role as a medical examiner, Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mullard, in US show NCIS.
Now, new documents have shown that his estate in England and Wales was worth £97,307 when he died – left entirely to his wife Katherine Carpenter.
Mr McCallum’s will, made in 2010 and then ratified by the Nassau County Surrogates Court in New York, stipulated that if his wife Katherine died before him his estate was to be left to their two children, Peter and Sophie.
The will also made provision for Paul and Valentine – his two sons with previous wife Jill Ireland – to each receive cash if Katherine died first.
New documents have shown that Scottish-born actor and The Man from U.N.C.L.E star David McCallum (pictured) left a near £100,000 fortune all to his wife following his death aged 90 on September 25, 2023
Pictured: The star with wife Katherine Carpenter, 80, in Monaco in 2009. They wed in 1967
Mr McCallum’s role as mysterious Soviet agent Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E saw him become a household name in the mid-60s, receiving two Emmy nominations and several Golden Globe nominations as a result. Pictured: McCallum with his Man from U.N.C.L.E co-star Robert Vaughn
Mr McCallum married 80-year-old Katherine, an interior designer, in 1967, with Mr McCallum describing their relationship as ‘two halves of a whole’.
He said in 2017: ‘We work well together, and when problems come along, we solve them.
‘The best thing about a marriage is you find out what the other person wants and make damned sure they get it.’
It followed a nine-year marriage with rising actress Jill after they met filming Robbery Under Arms in 1957.
The couple, whose third son Jason later passed away from a drug overdose, eventually divorced in 1967.
In a television career spanning more than 50 years, the actor starred in short-lived science fiction series The Invisible Man and from 1979 to 1982 as Steel in a British science fiction series, Sapphire and Steel.
He also guest starred in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and Sex and the City.
Pictured: Mr McCallum poses with Danica D’Hondt Sharon Tate and Kathy Kersh in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. In a television career spanning more than 50 years, the actor starred in The Invisible Man, and from 1979 to 1982 he played Steel in science fiction series Sapphire and Steel
Mr McCallum returned to television in 2003, gaining popularity amongst younger audiences for his long-running role as medical examine, Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mullard in US show NCIS
The renowned actor’s will stipulated that if hwife Katherine died before him his estate was to be left to their two children, Peter and Sophie
David McCallum with fellow star Stella Stevens in a bed scene for 1968 film Sol Madrid
But it was his role as mysterious Soviet agent Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E that saw Mr McCallum become a household name in the mid-60s.
The show, which debuted in 1964 and had a four-year run, starred Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo, an agent in a secretive, high-tech squad of crime fighters.
McCallum received two Emmy nominations and several Golden Globe nominations for his role while teenage girls around the world became fascinated by his good looks and enigmatic, intellectual character.
The Glaswegian actor, who lived in New York during his later years and passed away surrounded by family, was described as a ‘true legend’ by his former co-stars, who praised his ‘funny’ and ‘authentic’ nature.
In a statement announcing his death, US broadcaster CBS said: ‘David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world.
‘He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away.’
