Malcolm McDowell Birthday June 13

 

Malcolm McDowell (born 13 June 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.

McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If…., Caligula and A Clockwork Orange, as well as O Lucky Man!. His versatility as an actor has led to his presence in many films and television series of different genres, including Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, animated film Bolt and the 2007 remake of Halloween and the 2009 sequel Halloween II.

Trivia

His first wife, Margot Bennett, was Keir Dullea’s ex wife. Keir was the main character in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001″, while McDowell was the main character in Kubrick’s next film, “A Clockwork Orange”.

Father of actress Lilly McDowell, born in 1981.

Uncle of Alexander Siddig (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993)).

Father of producer/director Charlie McDowell, born in 1983.

Along with Sir John Gielgud, he is one of only two actors to play both King Arthur and Merlin. He played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1985) (TV) and Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1997).

13 of his films shown at retrospective tribute at NYC’s Walter Reade Theatre in May 2002, where he introduces the least known of these, The Connection.

Has said that his favorite actor of all time is James Cagney.

Received death threats from overzealous Star Trek fans after his character killed Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Generations (1994).

He and Wife, Kelley McDowell, had a son, Beckett Taylor McDowell (born January 29, 2004).

Claims Gangster No. 1 (2000) to be his best work since A Clockwork Orange (1971).

Was the first well-known actor to appear non-animated and in the flesh for “South Park” (1997) because he is one of Trey Parker’s favorite actors and he was specifically requested.

Has appeared in three different films involving time travel: Time After Time (1979), Star Trek: Generations (1994) and Just Visiting (2001).

His performance as Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange (1971) was ranked 100 on the list of the “100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time”.

His performance as Alex De Large in A Clockwork Orange (1971) is ranked #68 on Premiere Magazine’s “100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time”.

Lives in Santa Barbara, CA.

Owns another home in Britain and a summer retreat in Tuscany.

Good friends with Christine Noonan and David Sherwin.

Was captain of the rugby and cricket teams at his high school.

As he wanted to get into the SAG, he took his mother’s maiden name McDowell because there was another British actor called Malcolm Taylor.

Born to Charles Taylor, a pub owner, and his wife Edna McDowell, a hotelier, he grew up with an older (Gloria) and a younger sister.

He and Wife, Kelley McDowell, had a son, Finnian Anderson McDowell (born December 23, 2006).

His job as a coffee salesman provided inspiration for O Lucky Man! (1973).

In an interview he said that a magazine named him “King Of Punk” after his appearance in “A clockwork orange”. This is probably because of the punk references that appears in the movie, such as the droogies costume style.

Has been a friend of Aubrey Morris ever since they worked together in A Clockwork Orange (1971).

Announced that wife, Kelley, is expecting their third child, a boy, in January 2009. [September 8, 2008].

Third son, Seamus Hudson McDowell, was born on January 7, 2009.

When he went to meet with Stanley Kubrick for the first time, he had little knowledge of film and confused him with Stanley Kramer. In preparation, McDowell’s friend and mentor, Lindsay Anderson, showed him all of Kubrick’s films from Paths of Glory (1957) to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).