Birth Date
June 13, 1943
Age
78 years old
Nationality
United Kingdom
Sun Sign
Gemini
Natural hair color
Grey
Eye color
Blue
Height
5 ft 8½ in | 174 cm
Net Worth
$40 Million
Weight
75 kg | 165 lbs
Shoe size
Not available
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Malcolm McDowell was born in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on June 13, 1943, is an English actor.
Young Malcolm McDowell first started acting during his years at Cannock House School in Eltham, Kent, in school theater productions.
He made his big screen debut in British drama film If.... (1965) in role as Mick Travis.
He got his television debut in BBC series Dixon of Dock Green (1967) in episode "Zandra", in role as Ronnie Patterson.
Malcolm's breakthrough performance came as Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's dystopian crime film A Clockwork Orange (1971).
New Movies
The Big Ugly (2020) action in role as Harris, opposite Vinnie Jones and Ron Perlman
Just Noise (2020) drama in role as Colonel Saville, with Harvey Keitel and Tom Prior
Trick and Treats (2020) horror in voice role as Trick
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, a National Society of Film Critics Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his role as Alex DeLarge in dystopian crime film A Clockwork Orange (1971).
He was nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for his role as Bruce Pritchard in romance drama movie The Raging Moon (1971).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his performance as H.G. Wells in science fiction film Time After Time (1979).
He played Dr. Samuel Loomis in slasher films: Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009).
O Lucky Man! (1973) comedy drama fantasy opposite Helen Mirren and Rachel Roberts
Cat People (1982) horror thriller with Nastassja Kinski and John Heard
Blue Thunder (1983) action thriller opposite Roy Scheider, Warren Oates and Daniel Stern
Gangster No.1 (2000) crime drama with David Thewlis and Saffron Burrows
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) crime thriller opposite Clive Owen and Charlotte Rampling
Caligula (1979) historical drama with Helen Mirren and Peter O'Toole
Sunset (1988) crime mystery Western opposite Bruce Willis and James Garner
Milk Money (1994) romantic comedy with Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris
The Company (2003) drama opposite Neve Campbell and James Franco
I Spy (2002) buddy spy comedy with Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy
Star Trek Generations (1994) science fiction opposite Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes
Bombshell (2019) drama with Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie
TV Shows
Sat'day While Sunday (1967) drama series in role as Frankie
The Newcomers (1967) BBC soap opera in role as Ernie
Monte Carlo (1986) miniseries in role as Christopher Quinn
Our Friends in the North (1996) BBC drama serial in role as Benny Barratt
Pearl (1996-1997) CBS sitcom in role as Professor Stephen Pynchon
He voiced John Corben / Metallo in superhero animated television series Superman: The Animated Series (1996-1999).
He voiced Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn in animated television series Wing Commander Academy (1996).
Fantasy Island (1998-1999) ABC fantasy drama series in role as Mr. Roarke
Firestarter: Rekindled (2002) miniseries in role as John Rainbird
Entourage (2005-2011) HBO comedy drama series in role as Terrance McQuewick
Heroes (2006-2007) NBC superhero drama series in role as Daniel Linderman
War and Peace (2007) miniseries in role as Prince Bolkonsky
He voiced Vater Orlaag / News Anchor / Kloketteer in animated television series Metalocalypse (2007-2012).
CSI: Miami (2010-2012) CBS police procedural drama series in role as Darren Vogel
The Mentalist (2010-2013) CBS drama television series in role as Bret Stiles
Franklin & Bash (2011-2014) comedy drama series in role as Stanton Infeld
Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018) Amazon Video comedy drama series in role as Thomas Pembridge
Truth Seekers (2020- ) Prime Video comedy horror series in role as Richard
Facts
Attended the Tunbridge Boarding School and the Cannock House School in Eltham, Kent.
He trained acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, in London, England.
Has English and Irish ancestry.
Has two sisters sister: Gloria and Judy.
He voiced Lord Maliss in animated musical fantasy film Happily Ever After (1993) and Dr. Calico in animated comedy adventure movie Bolt (2008).
Featured in music video for Slipknot "Snuff" (2009).
Good friends with Aubrey Morris, Christine Noonan and David Sherwin.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in 2012.
Fan of Liverpool FC.
Lives in in Santa Barbara, California.
Relationships
He was married to:
Mary Steenburgen (1980-1990) they had two children: Lilly and Charlie
Margot Bennett (1975-1980)
He married Kelley Kuhr in 1991, they have three sons: Beckett, Finnian and Seamus.