Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 26, 1925
Place of Birth:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
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Alec McCowen
Biography
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Alexander Duncan McCowen, CBE (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Reverend Raleigh |
| 2001 | David Copperfield | Jorkins |
| 1995 | Cruel Train | Supt. Fish |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Sillerton Jackson |
| 1993 | Maria's Child | Father Eugene McCarthy |
| 1992 | Macbeth | Narrator |
| 1991 | The War That Never Ends | Thucydides |
| 1990 | St Mark's Gospel | |
| 1989 | Henry V | Bishop of Ely |
| 1989 | Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do | Self |
| 1989 | Dialogue in the Dark | David Hume |
| 1988 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Chasuble |
| 1987 | Personal Services | Wing Commander Morten |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Acting High Comissioner |
| 1985 | The Assam Garden | Mr. Philpott |
| 1984 | Squaring the Circle | Rakowski |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Q 'Algy' Algernon |
| 1983 | The Secret Adversary | Sir James Peel Edgerton |
| 1983 | Forever Young | Father Vincent |
| 1982 | A Dedicated Man | Silcox |
| 1980 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | Maj. Trumbo |
| 1979 | Henry V | Chorus |
| 1978 | Stevie | Freddy |
| 1978 | When the Actors Come | The Count |
| 1976 | Private Lives | Elyot Chase |
| 1976 | A Man of Morality | Finn |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Chief Inspector Tim Oxford |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | Henry Pulling |
| 1972 | Triple Exposure | Percy |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Micah Hale |
| 1966 | The Witches | Alan Bax |
| 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Cardinal |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Dickie Bayliss |
| 1962 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Brown, House Master |
| 1959 | The Doctor's Dilemma | Redpenny |
| 1958 | The Silent Enemy | Able Seaman Morgan |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Alec Graham |
| 1957 | Town on Trial | Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen) |
| 1957 | Rope | Brandon |
| 1957 | The One That Got Away | Duty Officer, Hucknall |
| 1957 | The Good Companions | Albert Oakroyd |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | House Surgeon |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea | Ken Thompson |
| 1954 | The Divided Heart | Reporter |
| 1954 | The Matchmaker | Barnaby Tucker |
| 1953 | The Cruel Sea | Tonbridge |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Longitude | Sir Frank Dyson |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Sir Christian Aubrey |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Narrator (voice) |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | Dr. Chasuble |
| 1984 | Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | Mr. Palfrey |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Trenchard |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | The Count |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | James Addishaw |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Percy |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Martin Luther |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Philip |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Private Secretary |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Harry |
| 1963 | Festival | Antipholus of Syracuse |
| 1962 | Studio 4 | Tom O'Neill |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Maurice Bouillet |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Quillary |