Acting
Alec McCowen
Born 1925-05-26
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec McCowen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Alec McCowen
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Gangs of New York
2002
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Never Say Never Again
1983
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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The Age of Innocence
1993
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Frenzy
1972
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Play for Today
1970
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Henry V
1989
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Theatre 625
1964
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A Night to Remember
1958
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Cry Freedom
1987
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (79 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gangs of New York | Reverend Raleigh | Movie | 2002 |
 | David Copperfield | Jorkins | Movie | 2001 |
 | David Copperfield | Jorkins | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Longitude | Sir Frank Dyson | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Sir Christian Aubrey | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Cruel Train | Supt. Fish | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Age of Innocence | Sillerton Jackson | Movie | 1993 |
 | Maria's Child | Father Eugene McCarthy | Movie | 1993 |
 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The War That Never Ends | Thucydides | Movie | 1991 |
 | St Mark's Gospel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Henry V | Bishop of Ely | Movie | 1989 |
| Dialogue in the Dark | David Hume | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Chasuble | Movie | 1988 |
 | Cry Freedom | Acting High Comissioner | Movie | 1987 |
 | Personal Services | Wing Commander Morten | Movie | 1987 |
 | Theatre Night | Dr. Chasuble | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Assam Garden | Mr. Philpott | Movie | 1985 |
 | Squaring the Circle | Rakowski | Movie | 1984 |
 | Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | Mr. Palfrey | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Secret Adversary | Sir James Peel Edgerton | Movie | 1983 |
 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
| Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Sir James Peele Edgerton | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Never Say Never Again | Q 'Algy' Algernon | Movie | 1983 |
 | Storyboard | Palfrey | TV Series | 1983 |
| Storyboard | Aeneas Sampson | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Forever Young | Father Vincent | Movie | 1983 |
| All for Love | Silcox | TV Series | 1982 | |
 | A Dedicated Man | Silcox | Movie | 1982 |
 | Bergerac | Trenchard | TV Series | 1981 |
| Plays for Pleasure | Ralph | TV Series | 1981 | |
 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Movie | 1980 |
 | Henry V | Chorus | Movie | 1979 |
 | Hanover Street | Maj. Trumbo | Movie | 1979 |
 | Stevie | Freddy | Movie | 1978 |
 | When the Actors Come | The Count | Movie | 1978 |
 | BBC2 Play of the Week | The Count | TV Series | 1977 |
| The Sunday Drama | Lampard | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | Private Lives | Elyot Chase | Movie | 1976 |
 | A Man of Morality | Finn | Movie | 1976 |
 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | James Addishaw | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Centre Play | Finn | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Travels with My Aunt | Henry Pulling | Movie | 1972 |
 | Triple Exposure | Percy | Movie | 1972 |
 | Frenzy | DCI Tim Oxford | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Play for Today | Percy | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Hawaiians | Micah Hale | Movie | 1970 |
| Solo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | Omnibus | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Witches | Alan Bax | Movie | 1966 |
 | NET Playhouse | Antipholus of Syracuse | TV Series | 1966 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Martin Luther | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Philip | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Willie | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Cardinal | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Private Secretary | TV Series | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Alfred Poole | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Harry | TV Series | 1964 |
| Festival | Antipholus of Syracuse | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | In the Cool of the Day | Dickie Bayliss | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Brown, House Master | Movie | 1962 |
| Studio 4 | Tom O'Neill | TV Series | 1962 | |
 | The Doctor's Dilemma | Redpenny | Movie | 1959 |
 | A Night to Remember | Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Silent Enemy | Able Seaman Morgan | Movie | 1958 |
 | The One That Got Away | Duty Officer, Hucknall | Movie | 1957 |
| Rope | Brandon | Movie | 1957 | |
 | The Good Companions | Albert Oakroyd | Movie | 1957 |
 | Time Without Pity | Alec Graham | Movie | 1957 |
 | Town on Trial | Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Maurice Bouillet | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Long Arm | House Surgeon | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Deep Blue Sea | Ken Thompson | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Divided Heart | Reporter | Movie | 1954 |
| The Matchmaker | Barnaby Tucker | Movie | 1954 | |
 | The Cruel Sea | Tonbridge | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sunday Night Theatre | Quillary | TV Series | 1950 |