Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor. He was born Malcolm Taylor in Leeds, England.
Possibly best known for his portrayal of Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971) he began his professional life serving drinks in a pub; acting classes offered relief from his working-class existence, and eventually he secured work as an extra with the Royal Shakespeare Company. McDowell made his screen debut in Poor Cow (1967) followed by The Raging Moon(1970), Figures in a Landscape (1970) and If (1968). His performances caught the attention of Stanley Kubrick, who cast McDowell as the lead in A Clockwork Orange. Unfortunately, despite winning great acclaim (nominated for Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Circle) for his role as the leader of a gang of futuristic toughs, the role created a characterization so unforgettable that the public had a hard time separating actor from character. Fortunately, good parts did come his way, both on stage and screen. He rejoined Lindsay Anderson for the ambitious O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and starred in Royal Flash (1975). He co-starred in Voyage of the Damned (1976), and made a favourable Hollywood-movie debut as H. G. Wells in Time After Time (1979). That popular movie also introduced him to Mary Steenburgen, whom he subsequently married, but divorced some years later (1990).
For some reason, McDowell drifted into villainous parts in the 1980s-none more notorious than the title character in Caligula (1980).
McDowell is now married to Kelley Kuhr (1991 - present) and has two children, Lily Amanda, born 1981 and Charles Malcolm born 1983.
Southern Cross (1999) .... Felipe Solano
Y2K (1999/I) .... Seward
... aka Terminal Countdown (2001) (USA: DVD title)
Stanley and Us (1999) .... Himself
My Life So Far (1999) .... Uncle Morris
Love Lies Bleeding (1999)
Can of Worms (1999) (TV) .... Barnabus
Beings (1998) .... Ian
... aka Fairy King of Ar, The (1998) (UK: complete title)
Gardener, The (1998) .... Ben Carter
... aka Garden of Evil, The (1998)
... aka Silent Screams (1998) (USA)
Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
First 9 1/2 Weeks, The (1998) .... Francois Dubois
"Fantasy Island" (1998) TV Series .... Mr. Roarke
2103: The Deadly Wake (1997) .... AKA Captain Sean Murdoch
... aka Hydrosphere (1997)
Big Brass Ring, The (1997) (uncredited) .... Kim Mennaker
Star Trek: Generations (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Dr. Tolian Soran
Mr. Magoo (1997) .... Austin Cloquet
Hugo Pool (1997) .... Henry Dugay
"Lexx: The Dark Zone" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Yottskry
Amanda's Game (1996)
Asylum (1996/I) .... Sullivan Rane/Doc
Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996) (VG)
Ringer (1996) .... Noel
Where Truth Lies (1996) .... Dr. Vernon Renquist
Yesterday's Target (1996) .... Holden
"Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, The" (1996) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Charles Stockwell/Stephen Graham
"Wing Commander Academy" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn
"Pearl" (1996) TV Series .... Professor Stephen Pynchon
"Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Rhesus 2
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice) .... John Corbin
Little Riders, The (1996) (TV) .... Captain Kessel
"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Benny Barratt
Kids of the Round Table (1995) .... Merlin
Sharks of the Red Triangle (1995) .... Narrator
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995) (VG) .... Adm. Geoffrey Tolwyn
Man Who Wouldn't Die, The (1995) (TV) .... Bernard Drake/Ian Morrissey
Fist of the North Star (1995/I) .... Ryûken
... aka Hokuto no Ken (1995)
Tank Girl (1995) .... Kesslee
Dangerous Indiscretion (1994) .... Roger Everett
Exquisite Tenderness (1994) .... Dr. Stein
... aka Bestie im weißen Kittel, Die (1994) (Germany)
... aka Exquisite Tenderness - Höllische Qualen (1994) (Germany)
... aka Surgeon, The (1994)
Fatal Pursuit (1994) .... Bechtel
In the Eye of the Snake (1994) .... Professor Baldwin
... aka Im Banne der Schlange (1994) (Switzerland: German title)
... aka Part du serpent, La (1994) (Switzerland: French title)
Second Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1994) (TV) .... Angel Gabriel
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994) (VG) .... Adm. Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn
Star Trek: Generations (1994) .... Tolian Soran, Ph.D.
... aka Star Trek 7 (1994) (USA: informal alternative title)
Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994) .... Lord Talon
... aka Cyborg 3 (1994)
... aka Cyborg 3: The Creation (1994) (UK)
Milk Money (1994) .... Waltzer
Seasons of the Heart (1994) (TV) .... Alfred McGuinness
"Biker Mice From Mars" (1993) TV Series (voice) .... Dominic T. Stilton
Night Train to Venice (1993) .... Stranger
... aka Train to Hell (1993) (USA: reissue title)
Bopha! (1993) .... De Villiers
Happily Ever After (1993) (voice) .... Lord Malice
Vent d'est (1993) .... General Smyslowosky
... aka East Wind (1993)
Chain of Desire (1992) .... Hubert Bailey
Player, The (1992) .... Himself
Tsareubijtsa (1991) .... Timofeyev/Yurovsky
... aka Цареубийца (1991) (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Assassin of the Tsar, The (1991)
"Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) TV Series (voice) .... Zarm (1990-1993)
... aka "New Adventures of Captain Planet, The" (1993) (USA: fourth season title)
Disturbed (1990) .... Dr. Derrick Russell
Jezebel's Kiss (1990) .... Benjamin J. Faberson
Maggio musicale (1990)
Schweitzer (1990) .... Albert Schweitzer
... aka Lambarene (1990)
... aka Light in the Jungle, The (1990)
... aka Out of Darkness (1990) (video title)
Class of 1999 (1990) .... Doctor Miles Longford
Moon 44 (1990) .... Major Lee
... aka Intruder (1990)
Buy & Cell (1989) .... Warden Tennant
Maestro, Il (1989) .... Walter Goldberg
... aka Maestro, The (1989)
... aka Musical May (1989)
Mortacci (1989)
... aka Death to You (1989)
... aka Hateful Dead, The (1989)
Audience with Victoria Wood, An (1988) (TV) .... Himself, audience member
Sunset (1988) .... Alfie Alperin, Head of Alperin Studios
It Was 20 Years Ago Today (1987) .... Narrator
Caller, The (1987) .... The Caller
Monte Carlo (1986) (TV) .... Christopher Quinn
Arthur the King (1985) (TV) .... King Arthur
... aka Merlin & the Sword (1985) (TV) (USA: video title)
Gulag (1985) (TV) .... The Englishman
Tin Soldiers (1984)
Compleat Beatles, The (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
Cross Creek (1983) .... Max Perkins
Get Crazy (1983) .... Reggie Wanker
... aka Flip Out (1983)
Blue Thunder (1983) .... Colonel F.E. Cochrane
... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (1983) (UK: video box title)
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) TV Series .... Wolf (Red Riding Hood)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) (USA)
Britannia Hospital (1982) .... Mick Travis
Cat People (1982) .... Paul Gallier
Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula', A (1981) .... Himself
Look Back in Anger (1980) .... Jimmy Porter
Tigers Are Better Looking (1979)
Time After Time (1979) .... H. G. Wells
Caligola (1979) .... Caligula
... aka Caligula (1980) (USA)
... aka Caligula, My Son (1979) (UK: changed title)
... aka Io, Caligola (1984) (Italy: recut version)
Passage, The (1979) .... Von Berkow
She Fell Among Thieves (1978) (TV) .... Richard Chandos
... aka BBC2 Play of the Week: She Fell Among Thieves (1978) (TV) (UK: series title)
Hardcore (1977)
... aka Fiona (1977) (USA)
Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Max Gunter
Aces High (1976) .... Maj. John Gresham
Collection, The (1976) (TV) .... Bill
... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: The Collection (1976) (TV) (UK: series title)
Royal Flash (1975) .... Captain Harry Flashman
O Lucky Man! (1973) .... Michael Arnold Travis
"Regiment, The" (1972) TV Series
Clockwork Orange, A (1971) .... Alex De Large
... aka Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange (1971) (USA: poster title)
Raging Moon, The (1970) .... Bruce Pitchard
... aka Long Ago Tomorrow (1970) (USA)
Figures in a Landscape (1970) .... Ansell
Happy (1969) (TV)
If.... (1968) .... Mick Travis
Poor Cow (1967) (scenes deleted) .... Billy
"Sat'day While Sunday" (1966) TV Series .... Frankie
"Night Visions" (2001) playing "Martin" in episode: "Patterns" (episode # 1.25) 24 September 2002
"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999) playing "Himself" 21 June 2001
"South Park" (1997) playing "Himself as A British Person" in episode: "Great Expectations" (episode # 4.15) 29 October 2000
"Ruby" (1997) playing "Himself" (episode # 3.10) 4 October 1999
"Outer Limits, The" (1995) playing "Ship" (voice) in episode: "The Human Operators" (episode # 5.7) 12 March 1999
"Superman" (1996) playing "John Corben/Metallo" (voice) in episode: "Heavy Metal" (episode # 2.23) 8 November 1997
"Superman" (1996) playing "John Corben/Metallo" (voice) in episode: "Action Figures" (episode # 2.9) 20 September 1997
"Lexx" (1997) playing "Yottskry" in episode: "Giga Shadow" (episode # 1.4) 11 September 1997
"Adventures from the Book of Virtues" (1996) (voice) in episode: "Loyalty" (episode # 1.8) 9 February 1997
"Superman" (1996) playing "John Corben/Metallo" (voice) in episode: "The Way of All Flesh" (episode # 1.7) 28 September 1996
"Spider-Man" (1994) playing "Whistler" (voice) in episode: "Neogenic Nightmare: Part 10: The Immortal Vampire" (episode # 2.10) 10 February 1996
"Spider-Man" (1994) playing "Whistler" (voice) in episode: "Neogenic Nightmare: Part 9: Blade the Vampire Hunter" (episode # 2.9) 3 February 1996
"Batman: The Animated Series" (1992) playing "Arkady Duvall" (voice) in episode: "Showdown" (episode # 1.82) 12 September 1995
"Frasier" (1993) playing "Dr. Bruga" (voice) in episode: "Give Him the Chair!" (episode # 1.19) 17 March 1994
"Tales from the Crypt" (1989) playing "Longtooth" in episode: "The Reluctant Vampire" (episode # 3.7) 10 July 1991
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) playing "Big Bad Wolf" in episode: "Little Red Riding Hood" (episode # 2.1) 1983
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host" (episode # 6.2) 22 November 1980
Malcolm McDowell Filmography
... aka I-Spy (2002) (USA: promotional title)
... aka Cuori estranei (2002) (Italy)
Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) .... Martin Hudson
Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002) (TV) .... John Rainbird
... aka Firestarter: Rekindled (2002) (TV) (USA: cable TV title)
Barber, The (2001/I) .... Dexter Miles
Dorian (2001)
Void, The (2001) (V) .... Dr. Thomas Abernathy
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Just Visiting (2001) .... Wizard
... aka Visiteurs en Amérique, Les (2001) (France)
Princess of Thieves (2001) (TV) .... Sheriff of Nottingham
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) .... Himself
Island of the Dead (2000) .... Rupert King
Gangster No. 1 (2000) .... Gangster 55
... aka Gangster Nr. 1 (2001) (Germany)
Faces of Evil (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000) (TV) .... Quentin
David Cassidy Story, The (2000) (TV) .... Jack Cassidy
Notable TV Guest Appearances