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Alec McCowen

Theatre Director | * 05/26/1925 († 91, 02/06/2017) | Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Alexander Duncan McCowen, (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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. ...

The Age of Innocence

PG

1993 | 3.5/5 | 2h 18min
Drama, Romance / Love
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James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's gi ...

Never Say Never Again

PG

1983 | 3.0/5 | 2h 14min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man. ...

Frenzy

R

1972 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Thriller, Horror
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In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpoc ...

Gangs of New York

R

2002 | 3.7/5 | 2h 47min
Drama, History, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Alec McCowen

Commander of The Order of The British Empire 3x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with Alec McCowen as Actor(39)

as Reverend Raleigh2002 Gangs of New York
as Supt. Fish1995 Cruel Train
as Sillerton Jackson1993 The Age of Innocence
as Father Eugene McCarthy1993 Maria's Child
as Narrator (voice)1992 Macbeth
as Bishop of Ely1989 Henry V
as Wing Commander Morten1987 Personal Services
as Acting High Comissioner1987 Cry Freedom
as Dr. Chasuble1986 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Mr. Philpott1985 The Assam Garden
as Rakowski1984 Squaring the Circle
as Sir James Peel Edgerton1983 The Secret Adversary
as Father Vincent1983 Forever Young
as Q 'Algy' Algernon1983 Never Say Never Again
as Silcox1982 A Dedicated Man
as Malvolio1980 Twelfth Night
as Chorus1979 Henry V
as Maj. Trumbo1979 Hanover Street
as Freddy1978 Stevie
as Elyot Chase1976 Private Lives
as Henry Pulling1972 Travels with My Aunt
as Chief Inspector Tim Oxford1972 Frenzy
as Percy1972 Triple Exposure
as Micah Hale1970 The Hawaiians
as Alan Bax1966 The Witches
as Cardinal1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Dickie Bayliss1963 In the Cool of the Day
as Brown, House Master1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Redpenny1959 The Doctor's Dilemma
as Able Seaman Morgan1958 The Silent Enemy
as Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam1958 A Night to Remember
as Duty Officer, Hucknall1957 The One That Got Away
as Albert Oakroyd1957 The Good Companions
as Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)1957 Town on Trial
as Alec Graham1957 Time Without Pity
as House Surgeon1956 The Long Arm
as Ken Thompson1955 The Deep Blue Sea
as Reporter1954 The Divided Heart
as Tonbridge1953 The Cruel Sea

TV Shows/Series with Alec McCowen as Actor(7)

as Sir Christian Aubrey1997 Midsomer Murders
as Narrator (voice)1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1984 Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1983 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as James Addishaw1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Percy1970 Play for Today
as Martin Luther1965 Play of the Month

Full Name: Alec McCowen
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 05/26 1925 (May) in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Died: Monday, 02/06 2017 (February) in London (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, The Skinners' School
Other names for Alec McCowen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alexander Duncan McCowen"
Alec McCowen frequently works together with these people:
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
William Shakespeare (6x, Crew)
Anthony Hopkins (5x, Actor)
Martin Scorsese (5x, Actor)
Michael Gambon (5x, Actor)
Helen Mirren (5x, Actress)
Christopher Benjamin (5x, Actor)
Eric Porter (5x, Actor)
Neville Phillips (5x, Actor)
Richard Leech (5x, Actor)
Kenneth Branagh (4x, Actor)
Malcolm McKay (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:173618, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024