Alec McCowen

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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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Known For

Gangs of New York

Reverend Raleigh

Never Say Never Again

Q 'Algy' Algernon

The Age of Innocence

Sillerton Jackson

Frenzy

DCI Tim Oxford

Henry V

Bishop of Ely

Midsomer Murders

Sir Christian Aubrey

A Night to Remember

Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

Cry Freedom

Acting High Comissioner

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2002	Gangs of New York MOVIE	Reverend Raleigh
2001	David Copperfield MOVIE	Jorkins
2000	David Copperfield TV	Jorkins
2000	Longitude TV	Sir Frank Dyson
1997	Midsomer Murders TV	Sir Christian Aubrey
1995	Cruel Train MOVIE	Supt. Fish
1993	The Age of Innocence MOVIE	Sillerton Jackson
1993	Maria's Child MOVIE	Father Eugene McCarthy
1992	Macbeth MOVIE	Narrator
1992	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales TV	Narrator (voice)
1991	The War That Never Ends MOVIE	Thucydides
1990	St Mark's Gospel MOVIE	Self
1989	Henry V MOVIE	Bishop of Ely
1989	Dialogue in the Dark MOVIE	David Hume
1989	Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do MOVIE	Self
1988	The Importance of Being Earnest MOVIE	Dr. Chasuble
1987	Cry Freedom MOVIE	Acting High Comissioner
1987	Personal Services MOVIE	Wing Commander Morten
1985	Theatre Night TV	Dr. Chasuble
1985	The Assam Garden MOVIE	Mr. Philpott
1984	Squaring the Circle MOVIE	Rakowski
1984	Mr. Palfrey of Westminster TV	Mr. Palfrey
1983	The Secret Adversary MOVIE	Sir James Peel Edgerton
1983	Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime TV	Self
1983	Never Say Never Again MOVIE	Q 'Algy' Algernon
1983	Forever Young MOVIE	Father Vincent
1982	A Dedicated Man MOVIE	Silcox
1981	Bergerac TV	Trenchard
1980	Twelfth Night MOVIE	Malvolio
1979	Henry V MOVIE	Chorus
1979	Hanover Street MOVIE	Maj. Trumbo
1978	Stevie MOVIE	Freddy
1978	When the Actors Come MOVIE	The Count
1977	BBC2 Play of the Week TV	The Count
1976	Private Lives MOVIE	Elyot Chase
1976	A Man of Morality MOVIE	Finn
1973	Orson Welles' Great Mysteries TV	James Addishaw
1973	Centre Play TV	Finn
1972	Travels with My Aunt MOVIE	Henry Pulling
1972	Triple Exposure MOVIE	Percy
1972	Frenzy MOVIE	DCI Tim Oxford
1970	Play for Today TV	Percy
1970	The Hawaiians MOVIE	Micah Hale
1967	Omnibus TV	Narrator (voice)
1966	The Witches MOVIE	Alan Bax
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	Martin Luther
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	Philip
1965	The Agony and the Ecstasy MOVIE	Cardinal
1964	The Wednesday Play TV	Private Secretary
1964	Theatre 625 TV	Harry
1963	Festival TV	Antipholus of Syracuse
1963	In the Cool of the Day MOVIE	Dickie Bayliss
1962	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner MOVIE	Brown, House Master
1962	Studio 4 TV	Tom O'Neill
1959	The Doctor's Dilemma MOVIE	Redpenny
1958	A Night to Remember MOVIE	Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
1958	The Silent Enemy MOVIE	Able Seaman Morgan
1957	The One That Got Away MOVIE	Duty Officer, Hucknall
1957	Rope MOVIE	Brandon
1957	The Good Companions MOVIE	Albert Oakroyd
1957	Time Without Pity MOVIE	Alec Graham
1957	Town on Trial MOVIE	Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Maurice Bouillet
1956	The Long Arm MOVIE	House Surgeon
1955	The Deep Blue Sea MOVIE	Ken Thompson
1954	The Divided Heart MOVIE	Reporter
1954	The Matchmaker MOVIE	Barnaby Tucker
1953	The Cruel Sea MOVIE	Tonbridge
1950	Sunday Night Theatre TV	Quillary

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