Malcolm Mcdowell's biography

Malcolm Mcdowell is 79 years old television actor born at Horsforth. He was born on Sunday 13th of June 1943. He is often nicknamed as Mick. According to year of birth 1943 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 13th of June means he is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.He was married 2 times.

He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know him also as actor, voice actor, film actor, character actor, screenwriter, stage actor. He is recently known as film producer.

Malcolm Mcdowell's dad

Malcolm Mcdowell's father's name is Charles Taylor.

Malcolm Mcdowell's mom

Malcolm Mcdowell's mother's name is Edna McDowell.

Malcolm Mcdowell's family

Malcolm Mcdowell's ex spouses

Mary Steenburgen

Malcolm Mcdowell and Mary Steenburgen have been together since 1980 for 10 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 8th of February 1953 in Newport.

Margot Bennett

Malcolm Mcdowell and Margot Bennett have been together since 1975 for 5 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Tuesday 19th of February 1935 in Woodmere.

He has 1 son.

Malcolm Mcdowell's son: Charlie McDowell

Malcolm Mcdowell's son's name is Charlie McDowell. He is known as screenwriter. His son was born on Sunday 10th of July 1983 in Los Angeles.

Malcolm Mcdowell's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Malcolm Mcdowell's career

His main focus is to be television actor and video game industry. He is also a member of Royal Shakespeare Company.

Awards and competitions

Malcolm Mcdowell's Awards

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 16, 2012.

Malcolm Mcdowell's Rankings

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" and was ranked 68 on Premiere magazine's "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time".

What Malcolm Mcdowell has done for a first time

His first wife, Margot Bennett, was Keir Dullea's ex-wife. Keir was the main character in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), while McDowell was the main character in Kubrick's next film, A Clockwork Orange (1971).
He was the first choice for the role of Winston Churchill in Young Winston (1972), which he repeatedly turned down. The role eventually went to Simon Ward.
He was Richard Lester's first choice for D'Artangan in The Three Musketeers (1973), which went to Michael York.

Malcolm Mcdowell's quotes

The best thing I did was abuse myself when younger - I dabbled in everything, cocaine, booze, women - because now I don't have to do it anymore.
[on his career playing villains] I suppose I'm primarily known for that but in fact, that would only be half of my career if I was to add it all up.
[when asked what his favorite Stanley Kubrick film was] A Clockwork Orange (1971)! I never saw any of the others.
[on A Clockwork Orange (1971)] It's a remarkable film that has survived as such a classic and I'd be a raving idiot not to be thrilled with that.
He didn't want me at first, told me about the big-name actor he could get, how he was taller than I was - I'm five eight and a half - but I said "That's nothing, I can stand on a box.".
The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas.
[on Stanley Kubrick] Probably one of the five greatest directors that ever lived.
There's nobody who's ever going to come close to John Ford.
[on Halloween (1978)] John Carpenter is a master, and he made an extraordinary film.
[on Wes Craven and The People Under the Stairs (1991)] I went to see the film and I was just riveted by this thing. I thought "My God, this guy is brilliant. I'd love to work with him.".
[on playing the character Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange (1971)] I don't think I have ever had that much fun doing the work. He was a wicked son-of-a-bitch.
[on Lindsay Anderson] I loved him, more than any other man, ever. More than my father I think. I loved him.
[At ZomBcon] It is true I'd rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award.
You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.
I'm not quite as buoyant as I was in my youth.
The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous intellects who are very exciting to spend an evening with. I never see them as bad people.
I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.
You've always got to work with the best if you can, and of course, the best are the best because they're different. They expect certain standards, and they're usually very difficult people to work with.
My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.
If you look a little punkish, then they're going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again.
I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.
Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people. Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.
The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever. Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret. I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.
You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed. I love doing every role I do!
The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it.
I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession.
If you dunk your head in cold water, you can't stay under for more than five seconds. I mean, that's it.
Every university in America teaches A Clockwork Orange (1971). I get fed up with it.
I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!'
I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.
I've always been one to do the work and just hone my craft. There are no great scripts - just great films.
I love Robert Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.

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