Man from U.N.C.L.E. dies

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Man from U.N.C.L.E. dies

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:06 pm

Man from U.N.C.L.E actor David McCallum has died. He was 90.

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Post by claretblue » Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:25 pm

channel D has been closed! :(

loved the programme and both David McCallum and Robert Vaughan

RIP Illya!

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Post by ALP » Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:49 pm

I still have my Corgi Man from U.N.C.L.E car which when you press the thingymebob on top of the car they lean out and fire bullets; it's a bit worse for wear from my childhood, but hey, it still works.

Rest in peace David McCallum and thanks for being a childhood hero of mine.

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Post by Grimsdale » Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:53 pm

Remember him as Ashley-Pitt in The Great Escape.

Would be a nice touch at the burial if the congregation filled the grave by depositing soil from inside their trouser legs.

RIP David.
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Post by HunterST_BFC » Tue Sep 26, 2023 2:32 am

A sad one this.
A decent fella,

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Post by Wokingclaret » Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:17 am

Grimsdale wrote:
Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:53 pm
Remember him as Ashley-Pitt in The Great Escape.

Would be a nice touch at the burial if the congregation filled the grave by depositing soil from inside their trouser legs.

RIP David.
Only John Leyton left from the cast, here he is in the Guy Martin recreation of Steve McQueen Motorcycle jump

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Post by Wokingclaret » Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:19 am

I remember David McCallum in the series "The Invisible Man"

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Post by beddie » Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:08 am

Yes very sad news, another great actor lost. So many childhood memories of him in Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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Post by claretblue » Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:57 am

Wokingclaret wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:19 am
I remember David McCallum in the series "The Invisible Man"
never saw him in that! :?

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Post by burnley007 » Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:41 am

I've been watching Man in a Suitcase again recently, still an awesome show.
Richard Bradford was cooooool.
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Post by Tonto » Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:43 am

Illia kouriakin ,spelling might be wrong 🤦‍♂️a great memory from my childhood
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Post by Bosscat » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:01 am

Ilya Kuryakin was deffo a childhood hero ...

RIP David McCallum

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Post by Quicknick » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:42 am

90. Blimey.

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Post by Spike » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:44 am

He had some great acting roles
RIP

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Post by Hipper » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:52 am

If you bought a load of bubblegum (I think) you could send off to be a member of UNCLE. Unfortunately I no longer have mine but I used to carry it around, just in case...
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Post by get stuck in tracy » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:59 am

Hipper wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:52 am
If you bought a load of bubblegum (I think) you could send off to be a member of UNCLE. Unfortunately I no longer have mine but I used to carry it around, just in case...

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That was me back in the day with the membership card, I was in the" Espionage and Intelligence". section, my mates thought that was hilarious

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Post by get stuck in tracy » Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:00 am

PS RIP, seemed a decent bloke.

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Post by Hipper » Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:35 am

get stuck in tracy wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:59 am
That was me back in the day with the membership card, I was in the" Espionage and Intelligence". section, my mates thought that was hilarious
Don't know what section I was in but I never got a call.

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Post by JohnDearyMe » Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:09 pm

Very talented musician too, sampled famously by Dr Dre

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Post by mkmel » Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:04 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:01 am
Ilya Kuryakin was deffo a childhood hero ...

RIP David McCallum
While still wearing my school uniform I remember going to the barbers over the road from my school and asking for an Ilya Kuryakin haircut 💈

10 minutes later I realized that I had been given a short back and sides.

The headmaster at my school had told the barber to give short back and sides to anyone from my school no matter what we asked for.
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Post by Cirrus_Minor » Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:42 pm

Very sad.

I had a Man from Uncle case, containing a handgun with telescopic sights, derringer and a a plastic cigarette case that I could switch to 'open channel D'.

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Post by mkmel » Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:51 pm

Oh you were well 'ard Cirrus_Minor 😁
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Re: Man from U.N.C.L.E. dies

Post by Gunfury » Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:07 pm

Used to love Sapphire and Steel as a kid…R.I.P

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