NCIS, Ducky and Adam Campbell
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"NCIS: Origins" honors David McCallum in a tribute episode Oct. 28 featuring young "Ducky" Mallard's return. USA TODAY gets an exclusive sneak peek.
“He always had a way of knowing who I was meant to be.” So says Mark Harmon in the emotional voiceover that caps off the NCIS: Origins serving as a tribute to the late David McCallum, with Adam Campbell reprising his role as the young Ducky.
Adam Campbell's "NCIS" character, who has appeared on the mothership in flashbacks as the young version of David McCallum's Ducky, is sent to work with our "Origins" team to see if they need an in-house medical examiner. But the crew at Pendleton is skeptical of his true motives.
Besides the central actors Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmidt, and Mariel Molino, Philip Winchester and Adam Campbell are slated to join NCIS: Origins Season 2 as guest actors
Just like NCIS did in Season 21, the prequel Origins will be paying tribute to the late David McCallum, who played Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard on the mothership and died in 2023. Adam Campbell will reprise his role as young Ducky in NCIS: Origins ...