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Actor David McCallum has died aged 90.

Recall him well from the Man from Uncle series as a kid. He had a great TV career right up to his death.

Scottish actor David McCallum, who rose to fame in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the NCIS 40 years later.

McCallum died on Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at a hospital in New York.

A statement from 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."

Scottish-born McCallum appeared in several films during his early career like The Great Escape and The Greatest Story Ever Told but it was his role in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. that made him a t.eenage heartthrob in the mid-60s.