Malcolm McDowell

80 · Born: Jun 13, 1943

Personal Details

Official Socials

Height 5' 8"

Born Jun 13, 1943 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK

Spouse

Kelley McDowell
( Nov 12, 1991 to Apr 27, 2024 )
Mary Steenburgen
( Sep 29, 1980 to Oct 1, 1990 )
Margot Bennett
( Apr 21, 1975 to Sep 15, 1980 )

Parents

Edna McDowell
Charles Taylor

Relatives

Alexander Siddig (Niece or Nephew)

Biography

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years. McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films Caligula, If...., O Lucky Man! and A Clockwork Orange. His versatility as an actor has led to his presence in many films and television series of different genres, including Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, animated film Bolt and the 2007 remake of Halloween and the 2009 sequel Halloween II. He is also well known for his narration of the seminal 1982 documentary, The Compleat Beatles.

Career

acting

2024

Ark: The Animated Series

Ark: The Animated Series as Senator Lucius Casius Virilis (voice)

2023

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Moving On as Howard

Et Tu as The Murderer

2022

She Will as Hathbourne

Father Stu as Monsignor Kelly

The Walk as McLaughlin

Son of a Critch

Son of a Critch as Pop

2021

Pups Alone as Oliver (voice)

A Wonderful Kingdom

A Wonderful Kingdom as Narrator

Blood on the Crown

Blood on the Crown as Colonel Saville

Pups Alone as Oliver (voice)

Castlevania as Varney of London (voice)

2020

The Big Ugly as Harris

Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove

Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove as Captain Lynch

Free Lunch Express

Free Lunch Express as Narrator

Truth Seekers as Richard

2019

Bombshell as Rupert Murdoch

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Malcolm McDowell (voice)

2018

Abnormal Attraction

Abnormal Attraction as Boogeyman

Dreams I Never Had

Dreams I Never Had as Judge Messner

Corbin Nash as Blind Prophet

2017

Walk of Fame as Evan Polus

American Satan as Mr. Capricorn

Mississippi Murder

Mississippi Murder as McGowen

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Lord Geer

Grow House as Dr. Doobie

Death Race 2050

Death Race 2050 as Chairman

We Bare Bears as Professor Lampwick (voice)

Star Wars: Rebels

Star Wars: Rebels as Minister Hydan (voice)

2016

The Mystery of Casa Matusita

The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Supay

The Search for Life in Space

The Search for Life in Space as Narrator

The Mystery of Casa Matusita

The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Supay

31 as Father Murder

2015

Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness

Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness as Sly Baron (voice)

Kids vs Monsters

Kids vs Monsters as Boss Monster

The Black Hole as Mr. Simms

Some Kind of Beautiful

Some Kind of Beautiful as Gordon

Bereave as Garvey

2014

Tbilisi, I Love You

Tbilisi, I Love You

Mischief Night as Mr. Smiles

Free Fall as Thaddeus Gault

Shock Value as Edmund Dean Huntley

Mozart in the Jungle

Mozart in the Jungle as Thomas Pembridge

2013

Richard The Lionheart

Richard The Lionheart as King Henry II

Masterpiece: Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns

Masterpiece: Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns as Narrator

Zombex as Dr. Soulis

A Green Story as Barton

Meet the Small Potatoes

Meet the Small Potatoes as Lester Koop (voice)

The Employer as The Employer

Sanitarium as Dr. Stenson

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Vater Orlagg (voice)

2012

Antiviral as Dr. Abendroth

Vamps as Vlad

Silent Night as Sheriff Cooper

The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment as Morton Salinger

The Unleashed as Narrator

Excision as Mr. Cooper

Silent Hill: Revelation

Silent Hill: Revelation as Leonard Wolf

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist as Sinclair

The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange

The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange

2011

Suing the Devil

Suing the Devil as Satan

Santiago Files as Narrator

No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure

No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure as Mr. Bloome

L.A., I Hate You

L.A., I Hate You as Harold Weintraub

Golf in the Kingdom

Golf in the Kingdom as Julian Lange

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash as Stanton Infeld

Psych as Ambassador Fanshaw

2010

Easy A as Principal Gibbons

Green Arrow as Merlyn the Magnificent (voice)

Pound of Flesh as Professor Noah Melville

Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies

Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies as Mr. Makuro (voice)

Barry Munday as Mr. Farley

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Professor Moriarity (voice)

2009

Super Rhino as Dr. Calico (voice)

Halloween II as Dr. Samuel Loomis

Suck as Eddie Van Helsing

The Mentalist as Bret Stiles

2008

Doomsday as Dr. Marcus Kane

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Blue Gold: World Water Wars as Narrator

Coco Chanel as Marc Bouchier

Delgo as Raius (voice)

Bolt as Dr. Calico (voice)

2007

Exitz as Percy

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick as Narrator

The List as Desmond Larochette

Halloween as Dr. Samuel Loomis

War and Peace as Prince Bolkonski

Metalocalypse as Vater Orlaag (voice)

2006

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Nathan Cairns

Cut Off as James Burton

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Nathan Cairns

2005

Shark Week as Narrator (voice)

Grim & Evil as Baron Von Ghoulish (voice)

Rag Tale as Richard Morton

Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone

Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone as Ogthar (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited as Metallo (voice)

Monk as Julian Hodge

2004

Evilenko as Andrej Romanovic

Pinocchio 3000 as Scamboli

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as O.B. Keeler

Tempesta as Paul Valenzin

2003

Dorian as Henry

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead as Boad

Inhabited as Dr. Werner

The Company as Alberto Antonelli

Tempo as Walter Shrenger

Teen Titans as Mad Mod (voice)

2002

Between Strangers

Between Strangers as Alan Baxter

I Spy as Gundars

Shadow Realm as Martin Hudson

The Barber as Dexter Miles

Firestarter 2: Rekindled

Firestarter 2: Rekindled as John Rainbird

2001

The Void as Dr. Thomas Abernathy

Just Visiting as Wizard

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as Sheriff of Nottingham

2000

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend as Quentin

Island of the Dead

Island of the Dead as Rupert King

The David Cassidy Story

The David Cassidy Story as Jack Cassidy

Gangster No. 1 as Gangster 55

South Park as A British Person (voice)

1999

My Life So Far as Uncle Morris MacIntosh

Southern Cross as Felipe Solano

Can of Worms as Barnabus (voice)

Y2K as Seward

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding as Malcolm

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Ship (voice)

1998

The First 9 1/2 Weeks

The First 9 1/2 Weeks as Francois Dubois

Beings as Ian

Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy

Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy as Narrator (Voice)

The Gardener as Ben Carter

Fantasy Island as Mr. Roarke

1997

Mr. Magoo as Austin Cloquet

2103: The Deadly Wake

2103: The Deadly Wake as Captain Sean Murdoch

Lexx as Yottskry

Hugo Pool as Henry Dugay

Asylum as Sullivan Rane / Doc

Lexx as Yottskry

1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as John Corben (voice)

Where Truth Lies

Where Truth Lies as Dr. Vernon Renquist

Ringer as Noel

Yesterday's Target

Yesterday's Target as Holden

Night Train to Venice

Night Train to Venice as Stranger

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series as John Corben / Metallo (voice)

Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys

Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys

Wing Commander Academy

Wing Commander Academy

Our Friends in the North

Our Friends in the North as Benny Barratt

Pearl as Professor Stephen Pynchon

1995

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

Cyborg 3: The Recycler as Lord Talon

Tank Girl as Kesslee

Fatal Pursuit as Bechtel

Dangerous Indiscretion

Dangerous Indiscretion as Roger Everett

Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star as Ryuken

Kids of the Round Table

Kids of the Round Table as Merlin

The Surgeon as Dr. Stein

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series as Arcady Duvall (voice)

1994

Seasons of the Heart

Seasons of the Heart as Alfred McGuinness

Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations as Soran

Milk Money as Waltzer

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

The Man Who Wouldn't Die as Bernard Drake / Ian Morrissey

1993

Bopha! as De Villiers

1992

Chain of Desire

Chain of Desire as Hubert Bailey

1991

Tsareubiytsa as Timofeyev / Yurovsky

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Donald Longtooth

1990

Disturbed as Dr. Derrick Russell

Jezebel's Kiss as Benjamin J. Faberson

Class of 1999 as Dr. Miles Langford

Moon 44 as Major Lee

1989

Buy & Cell as Warden Tennant

Il maestro as Walter Goldberg

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After as Lord Malice (voice)

1988

Sunset as Alfie Alperin

1987

The Caller as The Caller

It Was 20 Years Ago Today

It Was 20 Years Ago Today as Narrator

1986

Monte Carlo as Christopher Quinn

1985

Gulag as The Englishman

Arthur the King

Arthur the King as King Arthur

1983

Get Crazy as Reggie Wanker

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as The Wolf a.k.a. Reginald Von Lupin / Narrator

Blue Thunder as Cochrane

1982

Cat People as Paul Gallier

The Compleat Beatles

The Compleat Beatles as Narrator

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital as Mick Travis

1979

Caligula as Caligula

Time After Time

Time After Time as H. G. Wells

The Passage as Capt. Von Berkow

1978

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week as Richard Chandos

1976

Aces High as Maj. John Gresham

Great Performances

Great Performances as Bill

1975

Royal Flash as Captain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl Magnus

1973

O Lucky Man! as Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief

1971

Long Ago, Tomorrow

Long Ago, Tomorrow as Bruce Pritchard

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange as Alex DeLarge

1970

Figures in a Landscape

Figures in a Landscape as Ansell

1968

If.... as Mick Travis

appearances

2020

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2014

Kubrick Remembered

Kubrick Remembered

2011

Turning Like Clockwork

Turning Like Clockwork

2010

What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

2008

Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'

Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'

Never Apologize

Never Apologize

2006

O Lucky Malcolm!

O Lucky Malcolm!

1999

1996

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

1981

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

writing

1973

O Lucky Man! as Writer