Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
Played by: David McCallumBio
The incomparable Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard is the Chief Medical Examiner on NCIS.
Dr. Mallard is a Scottish-born doctor who has been long-time friends with team leader Gibbs, and underwent medical education at the University of Edinburgh.
He has a "second talent," as Gibbs calls it, to be able to read people, which he expands by studying psychology in his free time. Standard leisure activity.
In cases without actual bodies for Abby and Co. to work with, he assists by using his psychological training to decipher the clues left by the perpetrators.
Duck is an eccentric who often talks to the deceased while doing his job and rambles to his colleagues with many long, off-topic personal remembrances or historical accounts.
He's a kind man at heart, however.
He lived with his aging mother and their four corgis until she had to move out due to Alzheimer's.
Mallard drives a Morgan he restored himself. The ring tone on his phone features bagpipes playing "Scotland the Brave."
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Quotes
Ducky: These bruises and lascerations could be consistent with somebody hitting a target repeatedly.
Gibbs: The target was the wife, Duck. I wouldn't blame her if she did this.
Ducky: Nobody would. But that doesn't make it any less of a crime.
McGee: Not a hacker, either. Ziva: How do you know? McGee: My firewall hasn't been penetrated. Tony: Lubricant helps, but everybody has dry spots. (Ziva laug...
July 13th, 2011 1:59 AM
I have watched Mr. McCallum's career since 1963(!), and love that he has found the niche of the charming and intelligent Dr. Mallard, a character that continues to grow while remaining steadfast to those he cares about. I loved that they had the elegant Nina Foch as his feisty mother, and how they ended her character with Ducky showing Scottish reserve and yet deep emotion. Scotland Forever!
January 10th, 2010 10:25 AM
Of all the team members on this show, Dr. Mallard is my favorite...hands down. Wish they would do more shows around him, as his background seems by far the most interesting and it would be great to learn more about him.
Of course anyone who has followed David McCallum's career knows that he is an acomplished actor, and I can't see anyone else doing this role. I must give credit to whom ever had the insight and good taste, to cast him as Ducky. "Brillaint!"