David McCallum is best known for his role as Ducky, the famous forensic pathologist from NCIS. The actor, who died on Monday, September 25, experienced a tragedy that still haunts him: the death of his adopted son Jason.
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David McCallum appeared in numerous television series before joining the cast of NCIS in 2003. For almost twenty years, the man who also had success in the cinema played the character of Doctor Donald Mallard, better known as Ducky, the forensic pathologist from the NCIS team. But at the end of the sixteenth season, the actor thought it was time for Ducky to retire and preferred to hand over the reins to his assistant Jimmy Palmer, played by Brian Dietzen. Despite everything, David McCallum continued to make a few appearances on the series. MDavid McCallum died on September 25th at the age of 90, plunging NCIS fans and his co-stars into deep mourning.
David McCallum was haunted by his son’s death
Throughout his life, David McCallum was struck by tragedy: the death of his adopted son Jason, who died of an overdose in 1989, when he was only 26 years old. “We never accept the death of a child. The pain is real, but it is like pain that turns into anger. At the same time, there is the frustration of not being able to do anything, which makes things worse. The tragedy still haunts me. Jason got involved with a certain type of showbiz people and there was a drug culture that was killing him. I will always regret not being able to help Jason. He was one of the most wonderful people you could meet,” David McCallum told The Belfast Telegraph.
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David McCallum didn’t know his son had a child
When his son died, David McCallum learned he was a grandfather. “I had a fantastic time with him and His lasting legacy is a son, Torywho became friends with my sons. I didn’t know that Jason became a father posthumously “Until a card arrived in New York a few months after his death,” the Scottish actor revealed, adding that he didn’t really like it when his grandchildren called him “Grandpa.” “It sounds old and I’m not old. And some of them have the courage to call me Grand Duke.”he confided.
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