Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, M.D., M.E. is a fictional Chief Medical Examiner in the NCIS television series by CBS Television, portrayed by David McCallum. Ducky is a Scottish chief medical examiner, albeit with an English accent, who assists the team and has an eccentric habit of talking to the dead bodies upon which he performs autopsies.
The fact that a mallard is a type of duck most likely explains Ducky's nickname; the word 'Ducky', is also a...
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Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, M.D., M.E. is a fictional Chief Medical Examiner in the NCIS television series by CBS Television, portrayed by David McCallum. Ducky is a Scottish chief medical examiner, albeit with an English accent, who assists the team and has an eccentric habit of talking to the dead bodies upon which he performs autopsies.
The fact that a mallard is a type of duck most likely explains Ducky's nickname; the word 'Ducky', is also a term of endearment . Secondly, his first name is Donald which alludes to Donald Duck.
He was educated at Eton and graduated from Edinburgh Medical School — he played cricket at both institutions.
He won The Scotsman newspaper Chess championship at age 16
Dr. Mallard worked for the British Police and many others before NCIS. He has many long and complicated stories about his long working experience and besides talking to dead bodies, his other idiosyncrasy is his tendency to ramble on about what he calls his "salad days" to anyone within...
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