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Alec McCowen

Actor

Alec McCowen

Born May 26, 1925 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UKDied February 6, 201746 films

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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.

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Gangs of New York posterFirst watchGangs of New York20027.3as Reverend RaleighIn early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Age of Innocence poster7.0The Age of Innocence1993Frenzy poster7.1Frenzy1972Never Say Never Again poster6.1Never Say Never Again1983A Night to Remember poster7.7A Night to Remember1958Henry V poster7.1Henry V1989Cry Freedom poster7.0Cry Freedom1987The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster7.2The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962The Agony and the Ecstasy poster7.0The Agony and the Ecstasy1965

Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. 2002Gangs of New YorkReverend Raleigh
  2. 2001David CopperfieldJorkins
  3. 1995Cruel TrainSupt. Fish
  4. 1994King Richard IIINarrator (voice)
  5. 1993The Age of InnocenceSillerton Jackson
  6. 1993Maria's ChildFather Eugene McCarthy
  7. 1990St Mark's Gospel
  8. 1989Henry VBishop of Ely
  9. 1989Dialogue in the DarkDavid Hume
  10. 1988The Importance of Being EarnestDr. Chasuble
  11. 1987Cry FreedomActing High Comissioner
  12. 1987Personal ServicesWing Commander Morten
  13. 1985The Assam GardenMr. Philpott
  14. 1984Squaring the CircleRakowski
  15. 1983The Secret AdversarySir James Peel Edgerton
  16. 1983Never Say Never AgainQ 'Algy' Algernon
  17. 1983Forever YoungFather Vincent
  18. 1982A Dedicated ManSilcox
  19. 1980Twelfth NightMalvolio
  20. 1979Henry VChorus
  21. 1979Hanover StreetMaj. Trumbo
  22. 1978StevieFreddy
  23. 1978When the Actors ComeThe Count
  24. 1976Private LivesElyot Chase
  25. 1976A Man of MoralityFinn
  26. 1972Travels with My AuntHenry Pulling
  27. 1972Triple ExposurePercy
  28. 1972FrenzyDCI Tim Oxford
  29. 1970The HawaiiansMicah Hale
  30. 1966The WitchesAlan Bax
  31. 1965The Agony and the EcstasyCardinal
  32. 1963In the Cool of the DayDickie Bayliss
  33. 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerBrown, House Master
  34. 1959The Doctor's DilemmaRedpenny
  35. 1958A Night to RememberWireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
  36. 1958The Silent EnemyAble Seaman Morgan
  37. 1957The One That Got AwayDuty Officer, Hucknall
  38. 1957RopeBrandon
  39. 1957The Good CompanionsAlbert Oakroyd
  40. 1957Time Without PityAlec Graham
  41. 1957Town on TrialPeter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)
  42. 1956The Long ArmHouse Surgeon
  43. 1955The Deep Blue SeaKen Thompson
  44. 1954The Divided HeartReporter
  45. 1954The MatchmakerBarnaby Tucker
  46. 1953The Cruel SeaTonbridge