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.

Most Famous Work

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Midsomer Murders

(1997) Sir Christian Aubrey

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Play for Today

(1970) Percy

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Gangs of New York

(2002) Reverend Raleigh

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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

(1973) James Addishaw

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Never Say Never Again

(1983) Q 'Algy' Algernon

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A Night to Remember

(1958) Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

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Cry Freedom

(1987) Acting High Comissioner

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The Age of Innocence

(1993) Sillerton Jackson

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	Reverend Raleigh	Gangs of New York 2002-12-14 Movie
1997	Sir Christian Aubrey	Midsomer Murders 1997-03-23 TV Show
1995	Supt. Fish	Cruel Train 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Sillerton Jackson	The Age of Innocence 1993-09-10 Movie
	Father Eugene McCarthy	Maria's Child 1993-03-28 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 1992-11-09 TV Show
1990	N/A	St Mark's Gospel 1990-05-06 Movie
1989	Bishop of Ely	Henry V 1989-10-05 Movie
	David Hume	Dialogue in the Dark 1989-06-04 Movie
1987	Acting High Comissioner	Cry Freedom 1987-11-06 Movie
	Wing Commander Morten	Personal Services 1987-02-12 Movie
1986	Dr. Chasuble	The Importance of Being Earnest 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Mr. Philpott	The Assam Garden 1985-06-04 Movie
1984	Rakowski	Squaring the Circle 1984-05-23 Movie
	N/A	Mr. Palfrey of Westminster 1984-04-18 TV Show
1983	N/A	Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 1983-10-09 TV Show
	Sir James Peel Edgerton	The Secret Adversary 1983-10-09 Movie
	Q 'Algy' Algernon	Never Say Never Again 1983-10-07 Movie
	Father Vincent	Forever Young 1983-01-07 Movie
1982	Silcox	A Dedicated Man 1982-03-31 Movie
1980	Malvolio	Twelfth Night 1980-01-06 Movie
1979	Chorus	Henry V 1979-12-23 Movie
	Maj. Trumbo	Hanover Street 1979-05-18 Movie
1978	N/A	BBC Television Shakespeare 1978-12-03 TV Show
	Freddy	Stevie 1978-09-15 Movie
1976	Elyot Chase	Private Lives 1976-12-28 Movie
1973	James Addishaw	Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973-09-01 TV Show
1972	Henry Pulling	Travels with My Aunt 1972-12-17 Movie
	Percy	Triple Exposure 1972-11-06 Movie
	Chief Inspector Tim Oxford	Frenzy 1972-05-25 Movie
1970	Percy	Play for Today 1970-10-15 TV Show
	Micah Hale	The Hawaiians 1970-06-17 Movie
1966	Alan Bax	The Witches 1966-11-21 Movie
1965	Martin Luther	Play of the Month 1965-10-19 TV Show
	Cardinal	The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965-09-16 Movie
1963	Dickie Bayliss	In the Cool of the Day 1963-05-29 Movie
1962	Brown, House Master	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962-09-20 Movie
1959	Redpenny	The Doctor's Dilemma 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam	A Night to Remember 1958-07-03 Movie
	Able Seaman Morgan	The Silent Enemy 1958-03-04 Movie
1957	Duty Officer, Hucknall	The One That Got Away 1957-11-22 Movie
	Brandon	Rope 1957-10-02 Movie
	Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)	Town on Trial 1957-08-01 Movie
	Albert Oakroyd	The Good Companions 1957-04-22 Movie
	Alec Graham	Time Without Pity 1957-03-21 Movie
1956	House Surgeon	The Long Arm 1956-06-01 Movie
1955	Ken Thompson	The Deep Blue Sea 1955-11-01 Movie
1954	Reporter	The Divided Heart 1954-11-09 Movie
1953	Tonbridge	The Cruel Sea 1953-02-24 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv