Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-05-26

Day of Death

2017-02-06 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Alexander Duncan McCowen

Alec McCowen

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

Frenzy

Frenzy

Henry V

Henry V

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Acting

The Long Arm

1956

The Long Arm

as

House Surgeon

Frenzy

1972

Frenzy

as

Chief Inspector Tim Oxford

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as

Bishop of Ely

The Age of Innocence

1993

The Age of Innocence

as

Sillerton Jackson

Travels with My Aunt

1972

Travels with My Aunt

as

Henry Pulling

The Silent Enemy

1958

The Silent Enemy

as

Able Seaman Morgan

Hanover Street

1979

Hanover Street

as

Maj. Trumbo

The Witches

1966

The Witches

as

Alan Bax

Never Say Never Again

1983

Never Say Never Again

as

Q 'Algy' Algernon

Time Without Pity

1957

Time Without Pity

as

Alec Graham

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as

Brown, House Master

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

The Agony and the Ecstasy

as

Cardinal

The Hawaiians

1970

The Hawaiians

as

Micah Hale

Town on Trial

1957

Town on Trial

as

Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)

Henry V

1979

Henry V

as

Chorus

The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

The Doctor's Dilemma

as

Redpenny

The Assam Garden

1985

The Assam Garden

as

Mr. Philpott

Maria's Child

1993

Maria's Child

as

Father Eugene McCarthy

Triple Exposure

1972

Triple Exposure

as

Percy

Rope

1957

Rope

as

Brandon

Twelfth Night

1980

Twelfth Night

as

Malvolio

Stevie

1978

Stevie

as

Freddy

The Deep Blue Sea

1955

The Deep Blue Sea

as

Ken Thompson

The Secret Adversary

1983

The Secret Adversary

as

Sir James Peel Edgerton

Personal Services

1987

Personal Services

as

Wing Commander Morten

The Cruel Sea

1953

The Cruel Sea

as

Tonbridge

St Mark's Gospel

1990

St Mark's Gospel

as

Cruel Train

1995

Cruel Train

as

Supt. Fish

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

1989

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

as

Self

Forever Young

1983

Forever Young

as

Father Vincent

The War That Never Ends

1991

The War That Never Ends

as

Thucydides

The One That Got Away

1957

The One That Got Away

as

Duty Officer, Hucknall

Squaring the Circle

1984

Squaring the Circle

as

Rakowski

Cry Freedom

1987

Cry Freedom

as

Acting High Comissioner

Gangs of New York

2002

Gangs of New York

as

Reverend Raleigh

The Good Companions

1957

The Good Companions

as

Albert Oakroyd

Private Lives

1976

Private Lives

as

Elyot Chase

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

A Dedicated Man

1982

A Dedicated Man

as

Silcox

The Importance of Being Earnest

1988

The Importance of Being Earnest

as

Dr. Chasuble

In the Cool of the Day

1963

In the Cool of the Day

as

Dickie Bayliss

Dialogue in the Dark

1989

Dialogue in the Dark

as

David Hume

The Divided Heart

1954

The Divided Heart

as

Reporter

When the Actors Come

1978

When the Actors Come

as

The Count

A Man of Morality

1976

A Man of Morality

as

Finn

The Matchmaker

1954

The Matchmaker

as

Barnaby Tucker

Macbeth

Macbeth

as

Narrator

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Sir Christian Aubrey

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

as

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

as

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as

James Addishaw

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Martin Luther

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Chorus

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Trenchard

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as

Narrator (voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Percy

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Private Secretary

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Malvolio

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Narrator (voice)

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Quillary

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Dr. Chasuble

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Philip

Longitude

Longitude

as

Sir Frank Dyson

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

The Count

Production

Crew

Directing