Best Of Illya Kuryakin

Illya the blond devil ;)

[@rski1036]

In one episode, NCIS agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is asked, "What did Ducky look like when he was younger?" Gibbs's response: "Illya Kuryakin."

[@cookmoore3736]

"hmmm, yes, he does look like him..." Both spy type of tv shows

[@molltox]

and same actor

[@michaeladams5784]

Yes does anyone know what season and

[@Eazyism]

@@michaeladams5784 Season 2 Episode 13 in the middle of the episode!

[@rosegold5720]

i didn't know he was the same actor until now!! that's awesome!

[@karenbell4145]

I always adored David McCallum as a kid, watching The Man From Uncle. Now that I'm much older, I've seen him on NCIS. He's got great talent. He also has great musical abilities. I hope one day I meet him in person. 💥💥.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

I never knew I would til I met him after he did 2 plays in Atlanta-'76 and '78. He's such a gentleman too! I'm glad I did when I could: never knew he'd be still acting in his late 80s-some never got the chance. Only Stefanie Powers is still alive of the immediate team.

[@r.d.sandman6474]

In person? He’s dead, you idiot. I can’t believe you said that. He’s at flat 6, 123 Pearly Gates Road. Un-bleeding’-real!

[@bettyleeist]

My older sister liked;the Ilya Kuryakin character on;The man from Uncle,back in the late ⏰ 1960”s.I,of course,would not remember this show,as I was too young to remember this!You can’t win them all,I guess!

[@petergoldstein1075]

Lots of fond memories from this show. Like " you spray I spray we all go to hiccup heaven" and when the evil woman fell down the elevator shaft and only broke her arms and legs instead of dying. And the electrified fence
And when they guest starred on Please Don't Eat the Daisies

[@mbluetyphoon]

Rip David MacCullum! You were the agent of my dreams! Blessings. ❤❤❤❤

[@mikeboos9907]

The Man from Uncle was my favorite tv show when I was a kid.

[@appizarro1084]

Me too. I needed to scape for see.

[@loqutisborg5416]

Loved "The Man from UNCLE". David McCallum and a suave Robert Vaughn. They should bring some of these shows back. They're a lot better than most of the crap on TV today.

[@markphc99]

That accent is all over the shop , but never approaches Russian

[@ProfesoraNut]

"Which I'm sure you bungled, in your usual manner!" 😂😂😂

[@r.d.sandman6474]

They buried David ‘Ducky’ McCallum today, a very sad day indeed. I was sad when he died but this sets the finality I’m my heart. I’ll miss him. RIP

[@wingertstrasse1]

I just LOVED him back in the 60's in the Man from UNCLE - and I think I still do!

[@aarongoldstein7614]

R.I.P. David McCallum

[@RaghavVinayak]

the 1960's Illya Kuryakin and the 2015 Illya Kuryakin are a hella lotta different damn

[@JnEricsonx]

Not counting the cannibalism fantasy? :)

[@RaghavVinayak]

@@JnEricsonx thats a rumour 😐

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Love Illya's sarcasm! It reminds me of another chr's sarcasm!

[@jamesmaclennan4525]

RIP David, Ilya and Ducky

[@ISimm-sw1xo]

The phone operator is hilarious!!

[@tomault3063]

It looks and sounds like Miriam Hopkins, except that I only remember seeing her as a blonde. The distinctive accent certainly fits her style as she was a ham. But an adorable one.

[@1dbad]

David McCallum is so dreamy. He's attractive in a very distinct way that sets him apart from all the other Hollywood heartthrobs.
Illya is such a great character too. :)

[@suzietrecallion1042]

1dbad always thought Solo smarmy,but loved Ilya.can u imagine an Uncle X Airwolf show?Jan,David,Solo n Dom.POW!!!!!!

[@francescaa8331]

He was popular, girls loved Ilya, not Napoleon.

[@Ire308]

One of my first crushes. I used to watch the series just for Ilya Kuryakin.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

He's still dreamy at 88!

[@blueStarKitt7924]

@@virginiaconnor8350 Yes!

[@harpriffer]

And ya gotta love Ilya's line in the 3rd season, The Thor Affair, at about 17-18 minutes in....
Napoleon (to pretty girl): "Believe me, we're only interested in your tooth."
Illya: "And nothing but the tooth."

[@ProfesoraNut]

My my... his accent is so delicious. 😍😍

[@LeCanadienErrant1]

R.I.P. Mr Kuryakin, Dr Mallard and Mr McCallum. You will be missed.

[@elizabethtrudgill8226]

I'm knitting a sweater. Such a great blunt line.

[@mnmcookie76]

Thank you! I started adoring David when he was Illya and still adore him now he's Ducky. Wonderful clips!

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Also, "The Invisible Man" series and "Sapphire and Steel".

[@shirleyjeannite5724]

@@virginiaconnor8350 And I liked Colditz and Frankenstein the true story too😀!

[@shirleyjeannite5724]

And I forgot Teacher, Teacher, and Kidnapped!

[@schallrd1]

A likeble Russian for Americans to consider.

[@cathleanjohnson675]

Vaughn was handsome but McCallum was the guy you fantasized about..

[@alexphillips4644]

RIP David McCallum

[@rikkoshop620]

He didn't ask what Ducky looked like, he asked what he use to do !!!

[@tomcavacojr.9507]

he had some good one liners on the show

[@Londonrainwaters]

Tom Cavaco Jr. Honestly, thinking about it, wasn't he pretty much the ONLY funny protagonist?

[@laurabeane8862]

PHUN PHACT: In Star Trek Deep Space Nine the Cardassian Ex-Pat Spy Garak runs a Tailor Shop named Del Florias 😄👍

[@Moonlampje]

"I'm knitting a sweater" LOL :D David cracks me up :D

[@virginiaconnor8350]

In a "Marcus Welby, MD" episode, David's chr.-a teacher-leans over to retrieve a letter and wrenches his shoulder and/or back. Someone asks him if he needs a dr. He tells her "I need a locksmith "

[@blueStarKitt7924]

😂 Yeah!

[@billygd100]

RIP Legend

[@Tengobaila3]

hahha, I don't believe it! Illya Kuryakin. Thanks for posting this!! I had the biggest crush on him when I was a kid!

[@Londonrainwaters]

+Diana Campanella welcome!

[@Tengobaila3]

Londonrainwaters
Thank you. :D

[@BobbyWilson-mk2tx]

“I’m knitting a sweater”

[@MrTrevor181]

At the time there were more female fans liking to David's (illya) character than Napoleon Solo (played by the late Robert Vaughn).

[@Londonrainwaters]

Folks, thanks for the likes! I'm glad so many people like and remember Illya ;)

[@phyllishammond9886]

I don't like the new man from uncle film this is more better

[@johnnyangel3683]

Londonrainwaters What about the mummificstion scene in Alexander the Great Affair?Lol

[@johnnyangel3683]

What about the mummificstion scene in Alexander the Great Affair ?

[@patientlee9770]

Happy Birthday David September 19th 2017!

[@dean8842]

Rest in Peace, Ducky.

[@angels4bobseger]

Thank you for sharing. This is great.

[@shirleypena4133]

This is AWESOME!!!
THANKS for sharing!!! :)

[@Londonrainwaters]

+Shirley Pena Thanks for liking, love ;)

[@marcusbingo2184]

Ty for this. Ah, the days were well the days.

[@erngerardo9826]

my personal favorite:
Solo: " YOU went to the University of Georgia?"
Kuryakin (condescendingly deadpan): " ...in the Ukraine!!!!"

[@baqaqi]

+Ern Gerardo Sigh. But Georgia isn't in the Ukraine. It borders Russia and Turkey. Or is it like Indiana University and California University in Pennsylvania?

[@sainphony]

Totaly Agreed. It's far eneough from Ukraine, near Krasnodar.

[@BillyandIrene]

What episode was this in?

[@sapphire962]

"im knitting a sweater" hahaha

[@stephaniehand503]

thank you

[@philbter6]

Happy Birthday David !
Sept 19

[@Londonrainwaters]

Sad thing that today is NOT going to be Independance Day for his home country.....

[@BobbyWilson-mk2tx]

ILLYA KURYAKIN

[@iheartmccoy678]

David is so attractive XD

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Still good looking for someone 85 now. Looks younger than those who are who smoked (or didn't take care of themselves).

[@bright632]

Thanks for the clips. My favorite is the episode at 2:53 with Victor Borge, lol

[@nurafiq2962]

l likes ellya kuryakin ...napolean solo actors..

[@danielhammond2486]

im mean illya s beauty

[@griffyt209]

"I'm knitting a sweater"

[@pauthomp]

I still dress like him.

[@phyllishammond9886]

I like this video very much

[@BobbyWilson-mk2tx]

“It’s a good thing you didn’t become a surgeon”

[@pamelawatkins8972]

Cher made an appearance on man from u. N. C. L. E. Also

[@virginiaconnor8350]

And Sonny too.

[@danielhammond2486]

Love this video

[@kennithtubbs6470]

David we love you

[@CharlesCCRidesChandler]

I sure do love Illya!!!...)O(...

[@CharlesCCRidesChandler]

At about 4:50 we regain a handle on 'it' all..!..hehehe...:)O(:...

[@FireHeart217]

Wow. A 5-digit credit card number! :-D And, good show!

[@Londonrainwaters]

Good grief, I forgot to dedicate it to you!! To everyone reading it: this video was possible ONLY through the help of Spotsycool! Thanks, luv! ;)

[@phyllishammond9886]

Londonrainwaters I like the video very much well done

[@SagesseNoir]

So, I guess for the ladies Illya was the main man.

[@tek6423]

If that was the best.....

[@BobbyWilson-mk2tx]

HES READING CAPTAIN MARVELLL

[@Nallanyesmar]

I never saw the color version of this.

[@Londonrainwaters]

Man from UNCLE gets copyright so you won`t find it on UA-cam. Torrent download is possible

[@ProfesoraNut]

Illya my love... 😙❤

[@shirleyjeannite5724]

Yeah♥️!

[@sharmitoboylos7585]

UNCLE went to color and turned to crap, whereas in B & w it was damn good. they also kept changing the theme song, which was truly outstanding in season 1, and then it too eventually turned to fluff techno campy crap. Note, the Sopranos NEVER messed with its opening theme song. UNCLE is a great TV lesson in how to turn gold into lead.

[@organicskating]

The best ever❤

[@MineshRatnadurai]

Why does Illya's accent disappear here and there??

[@Londonrainwaters]

+Minesh Ratnadurai Well, I guess the sad truth is that in the later seasons he's becoming more and more of an American

[@phyllishammond9886]

+Londonrainwaters I can't used to armie hammer as illya it seems wrong

[@matthewsanchez1108]

Many russian agents go through intense language courses to get rid of their accents to help blend it. It makes sense that he would sound more british or american. Although I’m sure it had more to do that accent coaches were much harder to come by during the cold war.

[@fionatsang9353]

I think when David became so popular and featured in more episodes than was previously planned, they made it easier on him as an actor by not making him have to put on a Russian accent all the time. I also think they added to the character's backstory at some point, making him educated at Cambridge, so a British accent makes sense; also possibly explains why he is whistling 'Rule Britannia' in one of these clips ;)

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@phyllishammond9886 It was wrong!Wrong height! Wrong attitude, etc.! They even got Napoleon wrong. Shorter than Illya? Blue eyes,? I think even David was disappointed! I know I was!

[@BillyandIrene]

At point 3:50- what episode is that from? Whose giving the medals? They sound badly Russian.

[@Londonrainwaters]

You can say that again.;D

[@Fermifire]

I'm here for the Ducks!

[@johnnyangel9163]

Where's the mummification scene?

[@formwiz7096]

First season was the best, B&W and all. Then they got cutesy.

[@edurneespinosa1]

estupendo¡ me encanta. y una pelicula entera? thankyou

[@fionating3389]

david still in NCIS play Ducky and i hear he might leaving show very soon i think

[@virginiaconnor8350]

David's past retirement age-88. He wants to spend time with his family. Can't say I blame him. He's worked so hard all his life and has received less recognition than actors who've done less than he has (Emmy, Star on Walk on Hollywood, marriage-54 years, etc.), but he's humble and satisfied.

[@richardroeder3944]

I want to watch a full clip of it not half of it if I don't get to watch a full clip of that and from Uncle I will call the FBI on you

[@spotsycool]

Yay! :D

[@SagesseNoir]

Who was the most popular of the two? Robert Vaugh or David McCallum?

[@Londonrainwaters]

+SagesseNoir McCallum, I'd say

[@SagesseNoir]

Londonrainwaters In the series it seems that Robert Vaughn was always playing the role of the womanizer, but I get impression that both on and off screen the ladies like Illya more.

[@Londonrainwaters]

+SagesseNoir Yeah, my thoughts exactly. I'm not saying Vaughn wasn't very popular too, but I think that absolute fan hysteria was only on McCallum's side ;)

[@trinityj1]

They called Illya 'the blond Beatle' if that gives you an idea.

[@PerthTowne]

Oh yeah, both of them were popular as partners. But it was Illya that all the young girls fancied. And the fact that Illya wasn't a womanizer made him even more mysterious and attractive.

[@ISimm-sw1xo]

Does anyone know the episode at time 0.35 seconds? Where his hand is hurt...

[@wedgeantilles8961]

hmm

[@swayzietimpson2994]

I think it's the Abominable Snowman Affair

[@danielhammond2486]

im not gay but I m enjoy illya s beatuy

[@Londonrainwaters]

daniel hammond I wouldn't consider it a shame to become gay for IK ;) but I see what you mean. He has special aesthetic qualities and seeing that isn't necessarily a sexual thing.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@Londonrainwaters Same as a female liking Stefanie Powers as April Dancer or Jennifer Hart. I liked Lt. Saavik and Cdr. T'Pol too, but I'm not lesbian. I just have a exceptional-Aspie friend that reminds me of both and appreciate qualities and comparisons to my friend. I like the guys too and have a boyfriend. I met David before and he's a kind gentleman who's so talented in whatever role he plays-I think my boyfriend's jealous.

[@fakename3344]

0:50 Where have I seen that actress before? She looks vaguely familiar, but I can't put my finger on her name.

[@eddiefaccioni2453]

Joyce Jillson (actress and astrologer).

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@eddiefaccioni2453 Heard that she dated Robert Vaughn once. David was married to Jill Ireland (Marion Raven) before they divorced and he married Katherine Carpenter.

[@samanthablack8821]

Ducky!! xD

[@christopherrafaelmedina7113]

David McCallum from Ncis is there

[@Londonrainwaters]

IS that true

[@virginiaconnor8350]

What kind of accent is that telephone operator's?

[@MrSkinnn]

The writing and acting were horrendous, but damn were these guys cool & stylish. I was 12 when the show 1st aired and couldn't get past that back then.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Thank goodness for DVD sets. Look on Amazon.

[@virginiaconnor6491]

As Illya, he was sexy. As Ducky, he's STILL sexy! Can't say I blame guys for liking him-I liked Helen Hayes and Stefanie Powers, but that didn't make me gay-I 'm just tired of Hollywood making characters gay just to make the gay community happy. Isn't that what they did to "Starsky and Hutch" in the movie version? I've seen K/S fanzines making Kirk and Spock gay so I wonder if the movie version will do this too. Why can't males or females just be friends or work partners without out all this added complication thrown in? Suppose people in the disabled community decided to explain Illya's shyness by saying he had Asperger's Syndrome? (not likely). I have a sister who's a lesbian and even she doesn't like folks changing a character's profile just to fit some agenda. Otherwise, if they make Bond black, Hollywood can remake "Amen" all white.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@Cecilia de León Gene Roddenberry-in his Writer's Guide-said nothing about Kirk and Spock being gay. They were friends and working partners. It's the fans that wrote the stories in the fanzines, etc.that suggested they were gay. Not Canon (also not allowed-making a known character have some disability they didn't have). Same here: wishful thinking.

[@brassholio]

@@virginiaconnor8350 To be honest, you just sound like you're homophobic.

[@user-wp5pt7dd4z]

@@virginiaconnor8350 im also tired of hollywod creating straight characters. pisses me off. why cant they just make two characters friends or co-workers without being straight

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@brassholio My sister is a lesbian. I have no problem with her or her wife and their friends. I've worked with special needs children, teens, and adults so my focus has been on their needs. If all the people who face discrimination, they face MORE, no matter what age, disability, gender, race, or religion than someone of one or more groups together. I was actually inspired to work in the field of special education by the play David was in ("Teacher, Teacher") in '70 and while my BA was in art, I worked-and volunteered with mentally and physically disabled persons.

[@ophanimangel3143]

@@user-wp5pt7dd4zCancerous comment.

[@Laceykat66]

Hey, is that Ducky"s grandson ???

[@Londonrainwaters]

No, it is young Ducky

[@leonielovemusic]

Londonrainwaters I think she already knew that. But was just joking...

[@zinki120]

you could say it is ducky's long lost relative from his Russian side.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Watch the 'The Meat Puzzle'' in the "NCIS" episode. Kate asks Gibbs what Ducky looked like when he was young and Gibbs says "Illya Kuryakin". Later, we see a painting of David when he was younger in Abby's lab. I think that was a picture David's first wife-Jill Ireland-painted of him. She played in "Star Trek"-'This Side of Paradise'.

[@phyllishammond9886]

I didn't like the guy calling the African American boy

[@TheCraigslistKiller]

😴😴😴

[@virginiaconnor8350]

True.

[@suemoore984]

Not African American, African. The episode was set in Africa

[@BakedBanana]

oh?