Actor
Malcolm McDowell
Born 13 June 1943 · Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
Malcolm McDowell (born 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning more than five decades. He rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s, notably as Alex in A Clockwork Orange. He later became a prolific character actor, often playing villains in films and television.
Key films
if.... (1968)
His film debut, a rebellious boarding-school satire that made him a star of British cinema.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
His defining role as Alex in Stanley Kubrick's controversial dystopian classic.
Caligula (1979)
He played the Roman emperor in this notorious, hugely controversial historical drama.
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
He played the villain Dr. Soran, showing his later career as a screen antagonist.
Halloween (2007)
He played Dr. Loomis in Rob Zombie's remake of the horror classic.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 240
- 1968if.... · as Mick TravisActor
- 1970Figures in a Landscape · as AnsellActor
- 1971A Clockwork Orange · as AlexActor
- 1971The Raging Moon · as Bruce PritchardActor
- 1973O Lucky Man! · as Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation ThiefActor
- 1973O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment · as HimselfActor
- 1975Royal Flash · as Captain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl MagnusActor
- 1976Aces High · as Maj. John GreshamActor
- 1976Voyage of the Damned · as Max GunterActor
- 1976The Collection · as BillActor
- 1978She Fell Among Thieves · as Richard ChandosActor
- 1979Caligula · as CaligulaActor
- 1979Time After Time · as H. G. WellsActor
- 1979The Passage · as Capt. Von BerkowActor
- 1979Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip · as SelfActor
- 1980Look Back in Anger · as Jimmy PorterActor
- 1981A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' · as Self / CaligulaActor
- 1982Cat People · as Paul GallierActor
- 1982Britannia Hospital · as Mick TravisActor
- 1982The Compleat Beatles · as NarratorActor
- 1983Blue Thunder · as CochraneActor
- 1983Get Crazy · as Reggie WankerActor
- 1983Cross Creek · as Max PerkinsActor
- 1983Little Red Riding Hood · as The Wolf a.k.a. Reginald Von Lupin / NarratorActor
- 1985Gulag · as The EnglishmanActor
- 1985Arthur the King · as King ArthurActor
- 1987The Caller · as The CallerActor
- 1988Sunset · as Alfie AlperinActor
- 1988An Audience With Victoria Wood · as SelfActor
- 1989Happily Ever After · as Lord Maliss (voice)Actor
- 1989Mortacci · as EdmondoActor
- 1989Buy & Cell · as Warden TennantActor
- 1989Il maestro · as Walter GoldbergActor
- 1990Class of 1999 · as Dr. Miles LangfordActor
- 1990Moon 44 · as Major LeeActor
- 1990Disturbed · as Dr. Derrick RussellActor
- 1990Jezebel's Kiss · as Benjamin J. FabersonActor
- 1990Schweitzer · as Albert SchweitzerActor
- 1990Maggio musicale · as Pier Francesco FerraioliActor
- 1991Assassin of the Tsar · as Timofeyev / YurovskyActor
- 1991Venins · as Prof. BaldwinActor
- 1992The Player · as Malcolm McDowellActor
- 1992Chain of Desire · as Hubert BaileyActor
- 1993Bopha! · as De VilliersActor
- 1993East Wind · as General SmyslovskyActor
- 1993Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations · as SelfActor
- 1994Star Trek: Generations · as Dr. Tolian SoranActor
- 1994Milk Money · as WaltzerActor
- 1994Seasons of the Heart · as Alfred McGuinnessActor
- 1994The Man Who Wouldn't Die · as Bernard Drake / Ian MorrisseyActor
- 1995Tank Girl · as KessleeActor
- 1995Fist of the North Star · as RyukenActor
- 1995Cyborg 3: The Recycler · as Lord TalonActor
- 1995The Surgeon · as Dr. SteinActor
- 1995Dangerous Indiscretion · as Roger EverettActor
- 1995Kids of the Round Table · as MerlinActor
- 1995Fatal Pursuit · as BechtelActor
- 1996Superman: The Last Son of Krypton · as John Corben (voice)Actor
- 1996Night Train to Venice · as StrangerActor
- 1996Yesterday's Target · as HoldenActor
- 1996Where Truth Lies · as Dr. Vernon RenquistActor
- 1996Ringer · as NoelActor
- 1996Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man · as SelfActor
- 1996The Little Riders · as Capt. KesselActor
- 1997Mr. Magoo · as Austin CloquetActor
- 1997Hugo Pool · as Henry DugayActor
- 19972103: The Deadly Wake · as Captain Sean MurdochActor
- 1997Asylum · as Sullivan Rane / DocActor
- 1997Giga Shadow · as YottskryActor
- 1998The First 9½ Weeks · as Francois DuboisActor
- 1998Day of the Full MoonActor
- 1998The Fairy King · as IanActor
- 1998Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1998The Gardener · as Ben CarterActor
- 1999Can of Worms · as Barnabus (voice)Actor
- 1999My Life So Far · as Uncle Morris MacIntoshActor
- 1999Y2K · as SewardActor
- 1999Love Lies Bleeding · as Malcolm MeadActor
- 1999Southern Cross · as Felipe SolanoActor
- 1999Stanley and Us · as SelfActor
- 1999Sharks of the Deep Blue · as NarratorActor
- 2000Gangster No. 1 · as Gangster 55Actor
- 2000Island of the Dead · as Rupert KingActor
- 2000Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange' · as SelfActor
- 2000St. Patrick: The Irish Legend · as QuentinActor
- 2000The David Cassidy Story · as Jack CassidyActor
- 2001Just Visiting · as WizardActor
- 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film · as SelfActor
- 2001Princess of Thieves · as Sheriff of NottinghamActor
- 2001The Void · as Dr. Thomas AbernathyActor
- 2002I Spy · as GundarsActor
- 2002The Barber · as Dexter MilesActor
- 2002Between Strangers · as Alan BaxterActor
- 2002Shadow Realm · as Martin HudsonActor
- 2003I'll Sleep When I'm Dead · as BoadActor
- 2003The Company · as Alberto AntonelliActor
- 2003Inhabited · as Dr. WernerActor
- 2003Tempo · as ShrengerActor
- 2003Dorian · as HenryActor
- 2003Red Roses and Petrol · as Enda DoyleActor
- 2004Hidalgo · as Major DavenportActor
- 2004In Good Company · as Teddy K (uncredited)Actor
- 2004Pinocchio 3000 · as Scamboli (voice)Actor
- 2004Evilenko · as Andrej 'Romanovic' EvilenkoActor
- 2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius · as O.B. KeelerActor
- 2004Tempesta · as Paul ValenzinActor
- 2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? · as SelfActor
- 2004Cast & Crew: If.... · as Self - IntervieweeActor
- 2005Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone · as Ogthar (voice)Actor
- 2005Mirror Wars: Reflection One · as Dick MurdochActor
- 2005Rag Tale · as Richard MortonActor
- 2005Billy and Mandy Save Christmas · as Baron Von Ghoulish (voice)Actor
- 2005Jaws of the Pacific · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2006The Curse of King Tut's Tomb · as Nathan CairnsActor
- 2006O Lucky Malcolm! · as SelfActor
- 2006Cut Off · as James BurtonActor
- 2006Bye Bye Benjamin · as Mr. ColemanActor
- 2007Halloween · as Dr. Samuel LoomisActor
- 2007Robot Chicken: Star Wars · as Orientation Instructor (voice)Actor
- 2007The List · as Desmond LarochetteActor
- 2007Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2007Never Apologize · as SelfActor
- 2007Exitz · as PercyActor
- 2007My Roman Holiday With John Steiner · as Self - Archive FootageActor
- 2008Bolt · as Dr. Calico (voice)Actor
- 2008Doomsday · as Dr. Marcus KaneActor
- 2008Coco Chanel · as Marc BouchierActor
- 2008Delgo · as Raius (voice)Actor
- 2008Blue Gold: World Water Wars · as NarratorActor
- 2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween · as SelfActor
- 2008The Making of Fallout 3: The Vault-Tec Files · as SelfActor
- 2008Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday' · as SelfActor
- 2009Halloween II · as Dr. Samuel LoomisActor
- 2009Suck · as Eddie Van HelsingActor
- 2009Super Rhino · as Dr. Calico (voice)Actor
- 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil · as SelfActor
- 2009Behind The Scenes of CaligulaActor
- 2010Easy A · as Principal GibbonsActor
- 2010The Book of Eli · as LombardiActor
- 2010DC Showcase: Green Arrow · as Merlyn the Magnificent (voice)Actor
- 2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes · as Professor Moriarity (voice)Actor
- 2010Barry Munday · as Mr. FarleyActor
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection · as Merlyn the Magnificent (segment "Green Arrow") (voice)Actor
- 2010LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies · as Mr. Makuro (voice)Actor
- 2010The Invocation · as SelfActor
- 2010What If Cannabis Cured Cancer · as himselfActor
- 2010The Making of Easy A · as SelfActor
- 2010Monster Butler · as Roy FontaineActor
- 2011The Artist · as The ButlerActor
- 2011Suing The Devil · as SatanActor
- 2011Pound of Flesh · as Professor Noah MelvilleActor
- 2011Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange · as SelfActor
- 2011L.A., I Hate You · as Harold WeintraubActor
- 2011LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire · as Mr. Makuro (voice)Actor
- 2011Turning Like Clockwork · as SelfActor
- 2011Golf in the Kingdom · as Julian LangeActor
- 2011Santiago Files · as NarratorActor
- 2011LA Phil Live · as ProsperoActor
- 2011No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure · as Mr. BloomeActor
- 2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3D · as Leonard WolfActor
- 2012Excision · as Mr. CooperActor
- 2012Home Alone: The Holiday Heist · as SinclairActor
- 2012Antiviral · as Dr. AbendrothActor
- 2012Silent Night · as Sheriff CooperActor
- 2012Vamps · as Vlad TepishActor
- 2012The Philadelphia Experiment · as Morton SalingerActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Stanley Kubrick in Focus · as SelfActor
- 2012The Artist: The Making of an American Romance · as SelfActor
- 2012Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist · as HimselfActor
- 2012Os 12 Desastres de NatalDirector
- 2013Sanitarium · as Dr. StensonActor
- 2013Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera · as Vater Orlagg (voice)Actor
- 2013The Employer · as The EmployerActor
- 2013Zombex · as Dr. SoulisActor
- 2013Richard The Lionheart · as King Henry IIActor
- 2013A Green Story · as BartonActor
- 2013Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2013The Anatomy of a Virus: The Making of Antiviral · as HimselfActor
- 2013The Gillian Hills TrilogyActor
- 2013Meet the Small Potatoes · as Lester Koop (voice)Actor
- 2014Some Kind of Beautiful · as GordonActor
- 2014Free Fall · as Thaddeus GaultActor
- 2014Mischief Night · as Mr. SmilesActor
- 2014Shock Value · as Edmund Dean HuntleyActor
- 2014Kubrick Remembered · as SelfActor
- 2014Tbilisi, I Love You · as Mr. MActor
- 2014Elwood · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2015Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness · as Sly Baron (voice)Actor
- 2015The Black Hole · as Mr. SimmsActor
- 2015Lady Psycho Killer · as Gerald PortersenActor
- 2015Kids vs Monsters · as Boss MonsterActor
- 2015Oceanus: Act One · as Triton (Ship's Computer)Actor
- 2015Bereave · as GarveyActor
- 2015The Soul of a SpyActor
- 2015Cowboys & Engines · as Dr. ClayActor
- 201631 · as Father MurderActor
- 2016The Search for Life in Space · as NarratorActor
- 2016Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti · as HimselfActor
- 2017American Satan · as Mr. CapricornActor
- 2017Death Race 2050 · as ChairmanActor
- 2017Walk of Fame · as Evan PolusActor
- 2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows · as Lord Geer (voice)Actor
- 2017Grow House · as Dr. DoobieActor
- 2017Mississippi Murder · as McGowenActor
- 2017Heroes Manufactured · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Conspiracy of Fear · as EvoActor
- 2018Corbin Nash · as Blind ProphetActor
- 2018Abnormal Attraction · as BoogeymanActor
- 2018Dreams I Never Had · as Judge MessnerActor
- 2019Bombshell · as Rupert MurdochActor
- 2020The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · as HakanActor
- 2020The Big Ugly · as HarrisActor
- 2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies · as SelfActor
- 2020Kubrick by Kubrick · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove · as Captain LynchActor
- 2020Free Lunch Express · as NarratorActor
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi · as SelfActor
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness · as SelfActor
- 2021Pups Alone · as Oliver (voice)Actor
- 2021A Forbidden Orange · as Narrator (voice) / Alex DeLargeActor
- 2021Blood on the Crown · as Colonel SavilleActor
- 2021Dreaming of Stars: An ASMR Feature Film · as Self (voice)Actor
- 2021A Wonderful Kingdom · as NarratorActor
- 2022Father Stu · as Monsignor KellyActor
- 2022She Will · as HathbourneActor
- 2022The Walk · as McLaughlinActor
- 2023Moving On · as HowardActor
- 2023Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar · as Vader Orlag (voice)Actor
- 2024Thelma · as HarveyActor
- 2024CellphoneActor
- 2025The Partisan · as Trench coatActor
- 2025Trick and Treats · as Trick (Voice)Actor
- 2025Et Tu · as The JanitorActor
- 2025A Natural Selection · as Duncan CarlysleActor
- 2025Wizardream · as The Wizard MangodorActor
- 2026Psycho Killer · as Mr. PendletonActor
- 2026Last Train to Fortune · as Cecil PeachtreeActor
- 2026Robot Dracula · as Robot DraculaActor
- 2026Ever After · as The Frog King (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.