Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

82 · Born: Jun 13, 1943

Known For

A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange
BoltBolt
Halloween IIHalloween II
HalloweenHalloween

Personal Details

Official Socials
Height5' 8"
BornJun 13, 1943 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
Spouse

  • Kelley McDowell

    ( Nov 12, 1991 to Nov 30, 2025 )

  • Mary Steenburgen

    ( Sep 29, 1980 to Oct 1, 1990 )

  • Margot Bennett

    ( Apr 21, 1975 to Sep 15, 1980 )
Parents
  • Edna McDowell
  • Charles Taylor
Relatives
  • Alexander Siddig (Niece or Nephew)

Biography

Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943, in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna McDowell, a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican, who was an alcoholic. His parents' lifestyle had a profound impact on Malcolm, and he grew up hating their ways.

Career

2025
Et Tu
Et Tu as The Janitor
The Partisan
The Partisan as Trench coat
Culture of Fear
Culture of Fear as Evo
The Panic
The Panic as Stanford White
Conspiracy of Fear
Conspiracy of Fear as Evolver
2024
Thelma
Thelma as Harvey
Ark: The Animated Series
Ark: The Animated Series as Senator Lucius Casius Virilis (voice)
2023
Moving On
Moving On as Howard
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar as Vader Orlag (voice)
Cellphone
Cellphone
2022
The Walk
The Walk as McLaughlin
She Will
She Will as Hathbourne
Father Stu
Father Stu as Monsignor Kelly
Son of a Critch
Son of a Critch as Pop
2021
Blood on the Crown
Blood on the Crown as Colonel Saville
A Wonderful Kingdom
A Wonderful Kingdom as Narrator
Pups Alone
Pups Alone as Oliver (voice)
Pups Alone
Pups Alone as Oliver (voice)
Castlevania
Castlevania as Varney of London (voice)
2020
Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove as Captain Lynch
Free Lunch Express
Free Lunch Express as Narrator
The Big Ugly
The Big Ugly as Harris
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two as Hakan
Truth Seekers
Truth Seekers as Richard
2019
Bombshell
Bombshell as Rupert Murdoch
2018
Dreams I Never Had
Dreams I Never Had as Judge Messner
Corbin Nash
Corbin Nash as Blind Prophet
Abnormal Attraction
Abnormal Attraction as Boogeyman
2017
Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame as Evan Polus
Death Race 2050
Death Race 2050 as Chairman
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Lord Geer (voice)
American Satan
American Satan as Mr. Capricorn
Grow House
Grow House as Dr. Doobie
Mississippi Murder
Mississippi Murder as McGowen
2016
The Search for Life in Space
The Search for Life in Space as Narrator
31
31 as Father Murder
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Supay
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Supay
2015
Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness
Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness as Sly Baron (voice)
The Black Hole
The Black Hole as Mr. Simms
Kids vs Monsters
Kids vs Monsters as Boss Monster
Bereave
Bereave as Garvey
Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful as Gordon
Dusha shpiona
Dusha shpiona
Lady Psycho Killer
Lady Psycho Killer as Gerald Portersen
2014
Free Fall
Free Fall as Thaddeus Gault
Mischief Night
Mischief Night as Mr. Smiles
Shock Value
Shock Value as Edmund Dean Huntley
Tbilisi, I Love You
Tbilisi, I Love You
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle as Thomas Pembridge
2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Vater Orlagg (voice)
Meet the Small Potatoes
Meet the Small Potatoes as Lester Koop (voice)
A Green Story
A Green Story as Barton
Sanitarium
Sanitarium as Dr. Stenson
The Employer
The Employer as The Employer
Zombex
Zombex as Dr. Soulis
Richard The Lionheart
Richard The Lionheart as King Henry II
2012
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist as Sinclair
Silent Hill: Revelation
Silent Hill: Revelation as Leonard Wolf
Silent Night
Silent Night as Sheriff Cooper
Vamps
Vamps as Vlad Tepish
Excision
Excision as Mr. Cooper
Antiviral
Antiviral as Dr. Abendroth
The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment as Morton Salinger
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
The Unleashed
The Unleashed as Narrator
2011
L.A., I Hate You
L.A., I Hate You as Harold Weintraub
Santiago Files
Santiago Files as Narrator
Suing the Devil
Suing the Devil as Satan
Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom as Julian Lange
No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure
No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure as Mr. Bloome
The Artist
The Artist as The Butler
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash as Stanton Infeld
2010
Pound of Flesh
Pound of Flesh as Professor Noah Melville
Easy A
Easy A as Principal Gibbons
Barry Munday
Barry Munday as Mr. Farley
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes as Professor Moriarity (voice)
Green Arrow
Green Arrow as Merlyn the Magnificent (voice)
Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies as Mr. Makuro (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Merlyn the Magnificent (segment "Green Arrow") (voice)
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli as Lombardi
2009
Super Rhino
Super Rhino as Dr. Calico (voice)
Halloween II
Halloween II as Dr. Samuel Loomis
Suck
Suck as Eddie Van Helsing
2008
Delgo
Delgo as Raius (voice)
Doomsday
Doomsday as Dr. Marcus Kane
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel as Marc Bouchier
Bolt
Bolt as Dr. Calico (voice)
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Blue Gold: World Water Wars as Narrator
2007
The List
The List as Desmond Larochette
Halloween
Halloween as Dr. Samuel Loomis
Exitz
Exitz as Percy
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick as Narrator
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Robot Chicken: Star Wars as Orientation Instructor (voice)
War and Peace
War and Peace as Prince Bolkonski
Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse as Vater Orlaag (voice)
2006
Cut Off
Cut Off as James Burton
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Nathan Cairns
Bye Bye Benjamin
Bye Bye Benjamin as Mr. Coleman
2005
Grim & Evil
Grim & Evil as Baron Von Ghoulish (voice)
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone as Ogthar (voice)
Shark Week
Shark Week as Narrator (voice)
Rag Tale
Rag Tale as Richard Morton
Entourage
Entourage as Terrance McQuewick
2004
Evilenko
Evilenko as Andrej Romanovic
Tempesta
Tempesta as Paul Valenzin
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as O.B. Keeler
Pinocchio 3000
Pinocchio 3000 as Scamboli (voice)
In Good Company
In Good Company as Teddy K (uncredited)
Hidalgo
Hidalgo as Major Davenport
2003
Tempo
Tempo as Shrenger
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead as Boad
Inhabited
Inhabited as Dr. Werner
The Company
The Company as Alberto Antonelli
Dorian
Dorian as Henry
2002
Between Strangers
Between Strangers as Alan Baxter
The Barber
The Barber as Dexter Miles
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm as Martin Hudson
I Spy
I Spy as Gundars
Firestarter 2: Rekindled
Firestarter 2: Rekindled as John Rainbird
2001
Just Visiting
Just Visiting as Wizard
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Void
The Void as Dr. Thomas Abernathy
2000
Island of the Dead
Island of the Dead as Rupert King
The David Cassidy Story
The David Cassidy Story as Jack Cassidy
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1 as Gangster 55
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend as Quentin
1999
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding as Malcolm
Y2K
Y2K as Seward
My Life So Far
My Life So Far as Uncle Morris MacIntosh
Southern Cross
Southern Cross as Felipe Solano
Can of Worms
Can of Worms as Barnabus (voice)
1998
Beings
Beings as Ian
The Gardener
The Gardener as Ben Carter
Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy
Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
The First 9 1/2 Weeks
The First 9 1/2 Weeks as Francois Dubois
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island as Mr. Roarke
1997
Asylum
Asylum as Sullivan Rane / Doc
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo as Austin Cloquet
2103: The Deadly Wake
2103: The Deadly Wake as Captain Sean Murdoch
Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool as Henry Dugay
Lexx
Lexx as Yottskry
1996
Ringer
Ringer as Noel
Yesterday's Target
Yesterday's Target as Holden
Night Train to Venice
Night Train to Venice as Stranger
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
Where Truth Lies
Where Truth Lies as Dr. Vernon Renquist
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as John Corben (voice)
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North as Benny Barratt
Pearl
Pearl as Professor Stephen Pynchon
Wing Commander Academy
Wing Commander Academy
Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys
Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys as Rhesus 2 (voice)
1995
The Surgeon
The Surgeon as Dr. Stein
Dangerous Indiscretion
Dangerous Indiscretion as Roger Everett
Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star as Ryuken
Cyborg 3: The Recycler
Cyborg 3: The Recycler as Lord Talon
Fatal Pursuit
Fatal Pursuit as Bechtel
Tank Girl
Tank Girl as Kesslee
Kids of the Round Table
Kids of the Round Table as Merlin
1994
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations as Dr. Tolian Soran
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die as Bernard Drake / Ian Morrissey
Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart as Alfred McGuinness
Milk Money
Milk Money as Waltzer
1993
Bopha!
Bopha! as De Villiers
1992
Chain of Desire
Chain of Desire as Hubert Bailey
The Player
The Player as Malcolm McDowell
1991
Tsareubiytsa
Tsareubiytsa as Timofeyev / Yurovsky
1990
Moon 44
Moon 44 as Major Lee
Jezebel's Kiss
Jezebel's Kiss as Benjamin J. Faberson
Class of 1999
Class of 1999 as Dr. Miles Langford
Disturbed
Disturbed as Dr. Derrick Russell
Schweitzer
Schweitzer as Albert Schweitzer
1989
Buy & Cell
Buy & Cell as Warden Tennant
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After as Lord Malice (voice)
Il maestro
Il maestro as Walter Goldberg
1988
Sunset
Sunset as Alfie Alperin
1987
The Caller
The Caller as The Caller
1986
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo as Christopher Quinn
1985
Gulag
Gulag as The Englishman
Arthur the King
Arthur the King as King Arthur
1983
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder as Cochrane
Get Crazy
Get Crazy as Reggie Wanker
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as The Wolf a.k.a. Reginald Von Lupin / Narrator
Cross Creek
Cross Creek as Max Perkins
1982
The Compleat Beatles
The Compleat Beatles as Narrator
Cat People
Cat People as Paul Gallier
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital as Mick Travis
1979
The Passage
The Passage as Capt. Von Berkow
Time After Time
Time After Time as H. G. Wells
Caligula
Caligula as Caligula
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week as Richard Chandos
1977
Beryl Reid
Beryl Reid
1976
Aces High
Aces High as Maj. John Gresham
Great Performances
Great Performances as Bill
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned as Max Gunter
1975
Royal Flash
Royal Flash as Captain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl Magnus
1973
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! as Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief
1971
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange as Alex
Long Ago, Tomorrow
Long Ago, Tomorrow as Bruce Pritchard
1970
Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape as Ansell
1968
If....
If.... as Mick Travis
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3
Kubrick by Kubrick
Kubrick by Kubrick
2017
Heroes Manufactured
Heroes Manufactured
2014
Kubrick Remembered
Kubrick Remembered
2013
Masterpiece: Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns
Masterpiece: Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns
2011
Turning Like Clockwork
Turning Like Clockwork
2010
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
The Invocation
The Invocation
2009
Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil
Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil
2008
Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'
Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'
Never Apologize
Never Apologize
2006
O Lucky Malcolm!
O Lucky Malcolm!
2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
1999
Stanley and Us
Stanley and Us
1996
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
1988
An Audience with Victoria Wood
An Audience with Victoria Wood
1987
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
1981
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1973
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! as Writer