Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell
McDowell in 2011
Born	Malcolm John Taylor (1943-06-13) 13 June 1943 (age 80) Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	1964–present
Works	Full list
Spouses	Margot Bennett ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1980)​ Mary Steenburgen ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1990)​ Kelley Kuhr ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	5, including Charlie McDowell
Relatives	Alexander Siddig (nephew) Lily Collins (daughter-in-law)

Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943)^[1][2] is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's if.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in if.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known.

Other notable film credits include The Raging Moon (1971), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Time After Time (1979), Caligula (1979), Cat People (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), The Caller (1987), Star Trek Generations (1994), Tank Girl (1995), Mr. Magoo (1997), Gangster No. 1 (2000), I Spy (2002), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), The Company (2003), Evilenko (2004), Doomsday (2008), Easy A (2010), The Artist (2011), and Bombshell (2019). He also played Dr. Samuel Loomis in the 2007 remake of Halloween and its sequel, Halloween II (2009).

Outside film, McDowell appeared as Dornford Yates' gentleman hero Richard Chandos in the 1978 BBC adaptation of She Fell Among Thieves. He had recurring roles on Entourage (2005–2011) and Heroes (2006–2007), starring roles on Franklin & Bash (2011–2014) and Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), and has played Patrick "Pop" Critch on the Canadian series Son of a Critch since 2022. He has also voiced characters in various animated shows, films and video games, including Metallo on Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited, Vater Orlaag in Metalocalypse, Dr. Calico in Bolt, President Eden in Fallout 3, Molag Bal in The Elder Scrolls Online, and Dr. Monty in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

McDowell is the recipient of an Evening Standard British Film Award, alongside nominations for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.^[3]