Alec McCowen

Born: 1925-05-26

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alexander Duncan McCowen, CBE (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec McCowen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Gangs of New York

as Reverend Raleigh
Released: 2002-12-14

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the...

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Never Say Never Again

as Q 'Algy' Algernon
Released: 1983-10-07

James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must...

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Henry V

as Bishop of Ely
Released: 1989-10-05

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy

as Cardinal
Released: 1965-09-16

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to...

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Frenzy

as Chief Inspector Tim Oxford
Released: 1972-05-25

After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a...

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as Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
Released: 1958-07-03

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British...

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The Age of Innocence

as Sillerton Jackson
Released: 1993-09-10

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from...

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Cry Freedom

as Acting High Comissioner
Released: 1987-11-06

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling...

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Hanover Street

as Maj. Trumbo
Released: 1979-05-18

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated...

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Brown, House Master
Released: 1962-09-20

A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of...

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The Cruel Sea

as Tonbridge
Released: 1953-02-24

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with...

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The Witches

as Alan Bax
Released: 1966-11-21

Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of...

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The One That Got Away

as Duty Officer, Hucknall
Released: 1957-11-22

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war...

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Personal Services

as Wing Commander Morten
Released: 1987-02-12

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the...

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The Hawaiians

as Micah Hale
Released: 1970-06-17

A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

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The Silent Enemy

as Able Seaman Morgan
Released: 1958-03-04

The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack...

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Travels with My Aunt

as Henry Pulling
Released: 1972-12-17

At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly...

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Time Without Pity

as Alec Graham
Released: 1957-03-21

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a...

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Cruel Train

as Supt. Fish
Released: 1995-01-01

In wartime England, a railway official learns that the chairman of the line had sexually abused...

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The Long Arm

as House Surgeon
Released: 1956-06-01

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning...

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Town on Trial

as Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)
Released: 1957-08-01

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local...

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Henry V

as Chorus
Released: 1979-12-23

The life of King Henry the Fifth.

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Twelfth Night

as Malvolio
Released: 1980-01-06

Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where...

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The Deep Blue Sea

as Ken Thompson
Released: 1955-11-01

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living...

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The Divided Heart

as Reporter
Released: 1954-11-09

During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is...

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Squaring the Circle

as Rakowski
Released: 1984-05-23

An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist...

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Triple Exposure

as Percy
Released: 1972-11-06

Len climbs Veronica and Percy’s fence intent on burglary, but what really happens next? The...

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Forever Young

as Father Vincent
Released: 1983-01-07

A lonely young boy idolizes his local priest. An old acquaintance of the priest shows up one...

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The Secret Adversary

as Sir James Peel Edgerton
Released: 1983-10-09

After a chance meeting and an indiscreet conversation, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and...

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The Doctor's Dilemma

as Redpenny
Released: 1959-01-01

Four doctors face a serious dilemma when the beautiful wife of a TB-stricken artist begs one of...

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The War That Never Ends

as Thucydides
Released: 1991-03-28

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news...

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Stevie

as Freddy
Released: 1978-09-15

For a poet with a gift for crafting words into barbs, Stevie Smith lives a relatively...

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The Importance of Being Earnest

as Dr. Chasuble
Released: 1986-01-01

Filled with wit and wisdom, The Importance of Being Earnest tells the tale of Jack Worthing and...

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In the Cool of the Day

as Dickie Bayliss
Released: 1963-05-29

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls...

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The Good Companions

as Albert Oakroyd
Released: 1957-04-22

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

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Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

as Self
Released: 1989-02-16

A celebration of Max Miller , comedian and star. Presented by Gerald Scarfe with Max Bygraves ...

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A Dedicated Man

as Silcox
Released: 1982-03-31

Edith is a hotel waitress, single and in her mid-forties, with a major infatuation on Maurice...

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St Mark's Gospel

as uncredited
Released: 1990-05-06

Alec McCowen's award-winning solo performance of the St Mark Gospel.

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Midsomer Murders

as Sir Christian Aubrey
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Play for Today

as Percy
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Martin Luther
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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Bergerac

as Trenchard
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1992-11-09

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by...

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Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-10-09

Spirited dialogue, posh Roaring '20s style, and devious mysteries abound as Tommy and Tuppence...

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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as James Addishaw
First aired: 1973-09-01

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of...

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Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-04-18

Mr Palfrey of Westminster was a British television drama produced by Thames Television, which...

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