Simon MacCorkindale
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1952-02-12
- Died
- 2010-10-14
- Place of birth
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Simon Mac Corkindale · Simon McCorkindale · Simon Maccorkindale
Biography
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (February 12, 1952 - October 14, 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father serving as an Officer with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead planned to become a theatre director. Training at the Theatre of Arts in London, he started work as an actor, making his West End debut in 1974. He went on to appear in numerous roles in television, including the series I, Claudius and Jesus of Nazareth, before starring as Simon Doyle in the film Death on the Nile. This proved to be a breakthrough role and allowed him to move to the United States, where he appeared in a variety of films and TV series including Quatermass, The Riddle of the Sands, The Sword and the Sorcerer, and Jaws 3-D.
In 1983, MacCorkindale starred in the short-lived series Manimal as the lead character, Dr. Jonathan Chase, before taking up the longer-running role of lawyer Greg Reardon in Falcon Crest. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s he directed and produced many stage, TV and film productions through his company Amy International Artists, such as the film Stealing Heaven (1988). Moving to Canada, he starred as Peter Sinclair in the series Counterstrike for three years. He returned to the United Kingdom in 2002 and joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in the role of Harry Harper for six years until 2008.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Falcon Crest
1981
as Greg Reardon
Casualty
1986
as Harry Harper
Dynasty
1981
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Hart to Hart
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Rolf Hornblower
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Dennis Robillard
Natural World
1983
New Tricks
2004
as Sir David Bryant
Relic Hunter
1999
as Tafik / Fabrice De Viega
Matt Houston
1982
La Femme Nikita
1997
as Alec Chandler
Counterstrike
1990
as Peter Sinclair
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Lucius
I, Claudius
1976
as Lucius
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Harry
Manimal
1983
as Jonathan Chase
Mentors
1999
as Oscar Wilde
This Morning
1988
as Self
Beasts
1976
as Peter Gilkes
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Thomas Walsingham
Quatermass
1979
as Joe Kapp
Twist of Fate
1989
as Manley-Jones
Will Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Thomas Walsingham
The Manions of America
1981
as David Clement
The Doombolt Chase
1978
Blizzard: Race to the Pole
2007
as Narrator
Movies (30)
Death on the Nile
1978
as Simon Doyle
Jaws 3-D
1983
as Philip FitzRoyce
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Mikah
Wing Commander
1999
as Flight Boss
Juggernaut
1974
as No. 1 Helmsman
Obsessive Love
1984
as Glenn Stevens
Macbeth
1981
as Macduff
Caboblanco
1980
as Lewis Clarkson
No Greater Love
1995
as Patrick Kelly
The Girl Next Door
1999
as Steve Vandermeer
Family of Cops
1995
as Adam Novacek
13Hrs
2010
as Duncan
The Dinosaur Hunter
2000
as Jack McCabe
Running Wild
1998
as Walton Baden Smythe
At the Midnight Hour
1995
as Richard Keaton
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
While My Pretty One Sleeps
1997
as Jack Campbell
Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain
1982
as Hank Richards
A Closed Book
2012
as Andrew Boles
Visitor from the Grave
1980
as Harry
Romeo and Juliet
1976
as Paris
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
as Joe Kapp
The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Arthur Davies
Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet
1987
as Mark Jamieson
The Way to Dusty Death
1995
as Johnny Harlow
Beasts: Baby
1976
as Peter Gilkes
Water War
1998
as Peter Gregory
An Outpost of Progress
1982
Nile
2004
as Himself - Narrator
Romance: Three Weeks
1977
as Paul Verdayne
About Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (February 12, 1952 - October 14, 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father serving as an Officer with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead planned to become a theatre director. Training at the Theatre of Arts in London, he started work as an actor, making his West End debut in 1974. He went on to appear in numerous roles in television, including the series I, C… With 57 credits spanning from 1962 to 2012, Simon MacCorkindale has appeared in 30 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon MacCorkindale Movies
- Death on the Nile (1978) — as Simon Doyle
- Jaws 3-D (1983) — as Philip FitzRoyce
- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — as Mikah
- Wing Commander (1999) — as Flight Boss
- Juggernaut (1974) — as No. 1 Helmsman
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