Illya Kuryakin is a fictional character portrayed by British actor David McCallum in the popular 1960's spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Illya is a Soviet U.N.C.L.E. Agent. He's commonly paired up with his partner, Napoleon Solo. The two travel the world to under the order of Alexander Waverly to defend the world against U.N.C.L.E.'s more sinister counterpart, THRUSH.
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In the TV show, NCIS, David McCallum portrays a character named Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard. In the NCIS season 2, episode 13 'The Meat Puzzle,' Kate Todd asks Special Agent Gibbs "What did Ducky look like when he was younger?" The answer given was "Illya Kuryakin".