Person

Malcolm McDowell

Acting · Born 1943-06-13 · Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Robot DraculaRobot Dracula
2026Psycho KillerMr. Pendleton
2025WizardreamThe Wizard Mangodor
2025Last Train to FortuneCecil Peachtree
2025The PartisanTrench coat
2025Trick and TreatsTrick (Voice)
2025A Natural SelectionDuncan Carlysle
2025Et TuThe Janitor
2024ThelmaHarvey
2024ARK: The Animated SeriesSenator Lucius Casius Virilis (voice)
2024Cellphone
2023Metalocalypse: Army of the DoomstarVader Orlag (voice)
2023Moving OnHoward
2022She WillHathbourne
2022The WalkMcLaughlin
2022Father StuMonsignor Kelly
2022Son of a CritchPop
2021Dreaming of Stars: An ASMR Feature FilmSelf (voice)
2021Pups AloneOliver (voice)
2021A Forbidden OrangeNarrator (voice) / Alex DeLarge
2021A Wonderful KingdomNarrator
2021Gossip GirlRoger Menzies
2021Blood on the CrownColonel Saville
2020TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's CoveCaptain Lynch
2020Free Lunch ExpressNarrator
2020The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoHakan
2020Truth SeekersRichard
2020Kubrick by KubrickSelf (archive footage)
2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf
2020The Big UglyHarris
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessSelf
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf
2019BombshellRupert Murdoch
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Malcolm McDowell (voice)
2018Corbin NashBlind Prophet
2018Dreams I Never HadJudge Messner
2018Abnormal AttractionBoogeyman
2017Conspiracy of FearEvo
2017American SatanMr. Capricorn
2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsLord Geer (voice)
2017CastlevaniaVarney of London (voice)
2017Grow HouseDr. Doobie
2017Walk of FameEvan Polus
2017Heroes ManufacturedSelf (archive footage)
2017Death Race 2050Chairman
2017Jeff and Some AliensZib Zog (voice)
2017Mississippi MurderMcGowen
2016The Search for Life in SpaceNarrator
2016Legends of CinemaSelf (archive footage)
201631Father Murder
2016Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza MazzettiHimself
2016The Mystery of Casa MatusitaSupay
2015Dawn of the CroodsSkermiggleflop (voice)
2015Chicago MedMarvin Jaffrey
2015Kids vs MonstersBoss Monster
2015The Soul of a Spy
2015We Bare BearsProfessor Lampwick (voice)
2015Lady Psycho KillerGerald Portersen
2015Oceanus: Act OneTriton (Ship's Computer)
2015The Black HoleMr. Simms
2015Cowboys & EnginesDr. Clay
2015BereaveGarvey
2015Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster MadnessSly Baron (voice)
2014Some Kind of BeautifulGordon
2014Kubrick RememberedSelf
2014Star Wars RebelsMinister Hydan (voice)
2014The One I LoveThanks
2014Shock ValueEdmund Dean Huntley
2014ElwoodNarrator (voice)
2014Mischief NightMr. Smiles
2014Tbilisi, I Love YouMr. M
2014Mozart in the JungleThomas Pembridge
2014Free FallThaddeus Gault
2013Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok OperaVater Orlagg (voice)
2013ZombexDr. Soulis
2013Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight ReturnsNarrator (voice)
2013The Gillian Hills Trilogy
2013The EmployerThe Employer
2013A Green StoryBarton
2013Meet the Small PotatoesLester Koop (voice)
2013Teen Titans Go!Baxtory (voice)
2013The Anatomy of a Virus: The Making of AntiviralHimself
2013SanitariumDr. Stenson
2013Richard The LionheartKing Henry II
2012Home Alone: The Holiday HeistSinclair
2012Silent NightSheriff Cooper
2012Stanley Kubrick in FocusSelf
2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3DLeonard Wolf
2012AntiviralDr. Abendroth
2012ExcisionMr. Cooper
2012VampsVlad Tepish
2012The Philadelphia ExperimentMorton Salinger
2012The Artist: The Making of an American RomanceSelf
2012Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The ArtistHimself
2012Os 12 Desastres de NatalDirector
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
2011The ArtistThe Butler
2011Santiago FilesNarrator
2011No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius AdventureMr. Bloome
2011Suing The DevilSatan
2011Golf in the KingdomJulian Lange
2011Turning Like ClockworkSelf
2011Franklin & BashStanton Infeld
2011Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork OrangeSelf
2011Pound of FleshProfessor Noah Melville
2011LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of FireMr. Makuro (voice)
2011L.A., I Hate YouHarold Weintraub
2010The Making of Easy ASelf
2010LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the RookiesMr. Makuro (voice)
2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionMerlyn the Magnificent (segment "Green Arrow") (voice)
2010DC Showcase: Green ArrowMerlyn the Magnificent (voice)
2010Easy APrincipal Gibbons
2010The InvocationSelf
2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesProfessor Moriarity (voice)
2010What If Cannabis Cured Cancerhimself
2010Monster ButlerRoy Fontaine
2010Barry MundayMr. Farley
2010The Book of EliLombardi
2009Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!Grandpa Fletcher (voice)
2009CommunityProfessor Cornwallis
2009SuckEddie Van Helsing
2009Halloween IIDr. Samuel Loomis
2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelf
2009Super RhinoDr. Calico (voice)
2009Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2008DelgoRaius (voice)
2008BoltDr. Calico (voice)
2008The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec FilesSelf
2008Blue Gold: World Water WarsNarrator
2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelf
2008The MentalistBret Stiles
2008Coco ChanelMarc Bouchier
2008Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'Self
2008DoomsdayDr. Marcus Kane
2007Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley KubrickNarrator (voice)
2007War and PeacePrince Bolkonski
2007My Roman Holiday With John SteinerSelf - Archive Footage
2007HalloweenDr. Samuel Loomis
2007Phineas and Ferb
2007Masters of Science FictionTibor Cargrew
2007British Film Forever
2007Robot Chicken: Star WarsOrientation Instructor (voice)
2007Never ApologizeSelf
2007ExitzPercy
2007The ListDesmond Larochette
2006HeroesDaniel Linderman
2006MetalocalypseVater Orlaag (voice)
2006O Lucky Malcolm!Self
2006PsychAmbassador Fanshaw
2006The Curse of King Tut's TombNathan Cairns
2006The Curse of King Tut's TombNathan Cairns
2006Bye Bye BenjaminMr. Coleman
2006Cut OffJames Burton
2005Billy and Mandy Save ChristmasBaron Von Ghoulish (voice)
2005Rag TaleRichard Morton
2005Mirror Wars: Reflection OneDick Murdoch
2005Jaws of the PacificNarrator (voice)
2005Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby SunstoneOgthar (voice)
2005Robot Chicken1776 announcer/reporter
2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?Self
2004In Good CompanyTeddy K (uncredited)
2004Justice League UnlimitedMetallo (voice)
2004EntourageTerrance McQuewick
2004Cast & Crew: If....Self - Interviewee
2004Pinocchio 3000Scamboli (voice)
2004TempestaPaul Valenzin
2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of GeniusO.B. Keeler
2004EvilenkoAndrej 'Romanovic' Evilenko
2004Leçon de CinémaSelf
2004HidalgoMajor Davenport
2003The CompanyAlberto Antonelli
2003Red Roses and PetrolEnda Doyle
2003InhabitedDr. Werner
2003Teen TitansMad Mod (voice)
2003TempoShrenger
2003I'll Sleep When I'm DeadBoad
2003DorianHenry
2002The BarberDexter Miles
2002I SpyGundars
2002CSI: MiamiDarren Vogel
2002Between StrangersAlan Baxter
2002Shadow RealmMartin Hudson
2002MonkJulian Hodge
2002ChalkZoneBarney the Encyclocentipedia (voice)
2002Firestarter: RekindledJohn Rainbird
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentJonas Slaughter
2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyBaron Von Ghoulish
2001Just VisitingWizard
2001Princess of ThievesSheriff of Nottingham
2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in PicturesSelf
2001The VoidDr. Thomas Abernathy
2000Island of the DeadRupert King
2000Gangster No. 1Gangster 55
2000Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'Self
2000St. Patrick: The Irish LegendQuentin
2000The David Cassidy StoryJack Cassidy
1999Stanley and UsSelf
1999Southern CrossFelipe Solano
1999My Life So FarUncle Morris MacIntosh
1999Y2KSeward
1999Love Lies BleedingMalcolm
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsPercival Rockhound (voice)
1999Can of WormsBarnabus (voice)
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf - Guest
1999Sharks of the Deep BlueNarrator
1998The First 9½ WeeksFrancois Dubois
1998The GardenerBen Carter
1998Fantasy IslandMr. Roarke
1998Day of the Full Moon
1998The Fairy KingIan
1998Nazis: The Occult ConspiracyNarrator (voice)
1997Mr. MagooAustin Cloquet
1997Hugo PoolHenry Dugay
1997Giga ShadowYottskry
19972103: The Deadly WakeCaptain Sean Murdoch
1997South ParkA British Person (voice)
1997AsylumSullivan Rane / Doc
1997LexxYottskry
1996Where Truth LiesDr. Vernon Renquist
1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturyCzar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice)
1996Wing Commander Academy
1996PearlProfessor Stephen Pynchon
1996Superman: The Last Son of KryptonJohn Corben (voice)
1996Captain Simian & the Space MonkeysRhesus 2 (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesJohn Corben (voice)
1996Night Train to VeniceStranger
1996Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible ManSelf
1996Yesterday's TargetHolden
1996The Little RidersCapt. Kessel
1996Our Friends in the NorthBenny Barratt
1996RingerNoel
1995Cyborg 3: The RecyclerLord Talon
1995Kids of the Round TableMerlin
1995Fist of the North StarRyuken
1995Tank GirlKesslee
1995The Outer LimitsShip (voice)
1995Dangerous IndiscretionRoger Everett
1995Fatal PursuitBechtel
1995The SurgeonDr. Stein
1994Spider-ManWhistler (voice)
1994Star Trek: GenerationsDr. Tolian Soran
1994The Magic School BusMr. McClean (voice)
1994Milk MoneyWaltzer
1994Seasons of the HeartAlfred McGuinness
1994The Man Who Wouldn't DieBernard Drake / Ian Morrissey
1993Bopha!De Villiers
1993FrasierDr. Bruga (voice)
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf
1993East WindGeneral Smyslovsky
1993Your Guide to Star Trek: GenerationsSelf
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesArcady Duvall (voice)
1992Chain of DesireHubert Bailey
1992The PlayerMalcolm McDowell
1991Pebble MillSelf
1991Assassin of the TsarTimofeyev / Yurovsky
1991VeninsProf. Baldwin
1990DisturbedDr. Derrick Russell
1990Jezebel's KissBenjamin J. Faberson
1990SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer
1990Maggio musicalePier Francesco Ferraioli
1990Class of 1999Dr. Miles Langford
1990Moon 44Major Lee
1989Happily Ever AfterLord Maliss (voice)
1989Tales from the CryptDonald Longtooth
1989MortacciEdmondo
1989Buy & CellWarden Tennant
1989Il maestroWalter Goldberg
1988An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf
1988SunsetAlfie Alperin
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1987The CallerThe Caller
1986Monte CarloChristopher Quinn
1985Arthur the KingKing Arthur
1985GulagThe Englishman
1983Little Red Riding HoodThe Wolf a.k.a. Reginald Von Lupin / Narrator
1983Cross CreekMax Perkins
1983Get CrazyReggie Wanker
1983Blue ThunderCochrane
1982The Compleat BeatlesNarrator
1982Faerie Tale TheatreReginald Von Lupin / The Wolf / Narrator (voice)
1982Britannia HospitalMick Travis
1982Cat PeoplePaul Gallier
1981A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'Self / Caligula
1980Look Back in AngerJimmy Porter
1979Time After TimeH. G. Wells
1979CaligulaCaligula
1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical TripSelf
1979The PassageCapt. Von Berkow
1978She Fell Among ThievesRichard Chandos
1978An Audience with...Self
1977Beryl Reid
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekChandos
1976Voyage of the DamnedMax Gunter
1976Laurence Olivier Presents
1976Aces HighMaj. John Gresham
1976The CollectionBill
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Royal FlashCaptain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl Magnus
1973O Lucky Man! Innovations in EntertainmentHimself
1973O Lucky Man!Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief
1971Film '72Self
1971A Clockwork OrangeAlex
1971Great PerformancesBill
1971The Raging MoonBruce Pritchard
1970Figures in a LandscapeAnsell
1968if....Mick Travis
1967Boy Meets GirlMartin
1964The Wednesday PlayHappy
—The SpiderVon Wessel
—Summerhouse
—Dirt
—Dog & Bull
—Ever AfterThe Frog King (voice)
—The PanicStanford White

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