Malcolm McDowell

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Biography

Recent Role:
Bret Stiles on The Mentalist
Gender:
Male
Born:
6-13-1943
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Birth Name:
Malcolm John Taylor
AKA:
Malcom McDowell, Malcolm Taylor
Malcolm McDowell was born on June 13, 1943, is an English actor, and was born Malcolm John Taylor in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. McDowell met actress Mary Steenburgen when shooting the film Time After Time. They were married in 1980 and then divorced 10 years later in 1990. The pair had two children together: Lily Amanda, born on January 21, 1981 and Charles Malcolm born on July 10, 1983. In 1991, McDowell got married again but to Kelley Kuhr, with whom he has one child, Beckett Taylor born on January 29, 2004.



Malcolm first film appearance was in Poor Cow in



More 1967. Stanley Kubrick was impressed with his early performances and offered him the role of Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange. In later years he would find it difficult to break free from the character.



He is known for playing particularly malicious characters, including Dr Tolian Soran in Star Trek : Generations and Kesslee in Tank Girl.



Malcolm appeared as Dr. Loomis in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween, which was released in theaters August 31, 2007. Shortly after, he returned to television, playing the role of Mr. Linderman, the enigmatic architect of the fate of the world on Heroes.

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    A classic actor who can easily balance his evil & good roles... hide show

    Although I like him mainly because of his role in the "Chalk Zone" TV movie, Malcolm McDowell is also one of my favorite actors because he's talented. He's good at playing sinister characters, like Alexander DeLarge (of the classic movie "A Clockwork Orange"). But, then again, he's also good at playing nice characters, like Barney The Encyclocentipedia in "Chalk Zone". Malcolm is, overall, just an excellent actor who can easily balance dark roles with light ones. He can also do a wicked diabolical laugh! And he was very cute back when he was young, wouldn't you agree with me, eh?

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    10 Perfect
    There's more to Malcolm McDowell than just A Clockwork Orange. hide show

    It's hard not to love Malcolm McDowell.

    He's equally good at playing the nasty villian as he is at playing the good-natured guy. Although, most would probably say that his villians are some of the best they've seen.

    He's got a truly excellent voice which, fortunately for us, he has used to provide characters such as Metallo and Whistler with a distinct sound.

    Malcolm McDowell is a wonderful actor. I'd personally watch anything that he's in, no matter how small a role he plays.

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