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Home/People/Alec McCowen
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Born
May 26, 1925Died: Feb 6, 2017
Lived 91 years
Place of Birth
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

48
Movies
20
TV Shows
Also Known As
Alexander Duncan McCowen
IMDb Profile

Alec McCowen

Acting

Biography
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec McCowen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gangs of New York poster

Gangs of New York

as Reverend Raleigh
2002
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

as Jorkins
2001
Cruel Train poster

Cruel Train

as Supt. Fish
1995
The Age of Innocence poster

The Age of Innocence

as Sillerton Jackson
1993
Maria's Child poster

Maria's Child

as Father Eugene McCarthy
1993
Macbeth poster

Macbeth

as Narrator
1992
The War That Never Ends poster

The War That Never Ends

as Thucydides
1991
St Mark's Gospel poster

St Mark's Gospel

Cast
1990
Henry V poster

Henry V

as Bishop of Ely
1989
Dialogue in the Dark poster

Dialogue in the Dark

as David Hume
1989
Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do poster

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

as Self
1989
The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Dr. Chasuble
1988
Cry Freedom poster

Cry Freedom

as Acting High Comissioner
1987
Personal Services poster

Personal Services

as Wing Commander Morten
1987
The Assam Garden poster

The Assam Garden

as Mr. Philpott
1985
Squaring the Circle poster

Squaring the Circle

as Rakowski
1984
The Secret Adversary poster

The Secret Adversary

as Sir James Peel Edgerton
1983
Never Say Never Again poster

Never Say Never Again

as Q 'Algy' Algernon
1983
Forever Young poster

Forever Young

as Father Vincent
1983
A Dedicated Man poster

A Dedicated Man

as Silcox
1982