
Alec McCowen
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1925-05-26
- Died
- 2017-02-06
- Place of birth
- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- Alexander Duncan 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
TV Shows (28)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Christian Aubrey

Omnibus
1967
as Narrator (voice)

Play for Today
1970
as Percy

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Private Secretary / Alfred Poole

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Martin Luther / Philip

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Willie

Bergerac
1981
as Trenchard
Film '72
1971

Theatre 625
1964
as Harry

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as The Count

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Quillary

NET Playhouse
1966
as Antipholus of Syracuse

Centre Play
1973
as Finn
Festival
1963
as Antipholus of Syracuse

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as James Addishaw
Studio 4
1962
as Tom O'Neill

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Narrator (voice)

David Copperfield
2000
as Jorkins

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Lampard

Theatre Night
1985
as Dr. Chasuble

Longitude
2000
as Sir Frank Dyson

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984
as Mr. Palfrey

Storyboard
1983
as Palfrey / Aeneas Sampson

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Maurice Bouillet
Solo
1970
All for Love
1982
as Silcox
Plays for Pleasure
1981
as Ralph
Movies (47)

Gangs of New York
2002
as Reverend Raleigh

Never Say Never Again
1983
as Q 'Algy' Algernon

The Age of Innocence
1993
as Sillerton Jackson

Frenzy
1972
as DCI Tim Oxford

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Brown, House Master

The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Redpenny

A Night to Remember
1958
as Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

Cry Freedom
1987
as Acting High Comissioner

Hanover Street
1979
as Maj. Trumbo

Henry V
1989
as Bishop of Ely

The Cruel Sea
1953
as Tonbridge

Time Without Pity
1957
as Alec Graham

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
as Cardinal

The Hawaiians
1970
as Micah Hale

The Secret Adversary
1983
as Sir James Peel Edgerton

Forever Young
1983
as Father Vincent

The One That Got Away
1957
as Duty Officer, Hucknall

Travels with My Aunt
1972
as Henry Pulling

The Assam Garden
1985
as Mr. Philpott
Rope
1957
as Brandon

The Silent Enemy
1958
as Able Seaman Morgan

When the Actors Come
1978
as The Count

The War That Never Ends
1991
as Thucydides

David Copperfield
2001
as Jorkins

Personal Services
1987
as Wing Commander Morten

In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Dickie Bayliss
The Matchmaker
1954
as Barnaby Tucker

The Long Arm
1956
as House Surgeon

Twelfth Night
1980
as Malvolio

Town on Trial
1957
as Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)

The Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Ken Thompson

The Divided Heart
1954
as Reporter

The Witches
1966
as Alan Bax

A Dedicated Man
1982
as Silcox

The Good Companions
1957
as Albert Oakroyd

The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Dr. Chasuble

St Mark's Gospel
1990

Squaring the Circle
1984
as Rakowski

Private Lives
1976
as Elyot Chase

Cruel Train
1995
as Supt. Fish

Henry V
1979
as Chorus
Dialogue in the Dark
1989
as David Hume

Maria's Child
1993
as Father Eugene McCarthy

Stevie
1978
as Freddy

Triple Exposure
1972
as Percy

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do
1989
as Self

A Man of Morality
1976
as Finn
About Alec McCowen
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. With 75 credits spanning from 1950 to 2002, Alec McCowen has appeared in 47 films and 28 TV shows.
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- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Reverend Raleigh
- Never Say Never Again (1983) — as Q 'Algy' Algernon
- The Age of Innocence (1993) — as Sillerton Jackson
- Frenzy (1972) — as DCI Tim Oxford
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) — as Brown, House Master
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