Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 Juni 1943 (83)
Place of birth
Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
Malcolm John Taylor · Malcolm MacDowell · Μάλκολμ Μακντάουελ · مالکوم مکداول
Biography
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years. McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films Caligula, If...., O Lucky Man! and A Clockwork Orange. 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. He is also well known for his narration of the seminal 1982 documentary, The Compleat Beatles.
Bekannt für
7.5
Series
Mozart in the Jungle
Thomas Pembridge
2014–2018
8.2
Film
A Clockwork Orange
Alex
1971
7.3
Series
Franklin & Bash
Stanton Infeld
2011–2014
8.3
Series
Castlevania
Varney of London (voice)
2017–2021
7.6
Series
Metalocalypse
Vater Orlaag (voice)
2006–2012
6.6
Film
Bolt
Dr. Calico (voice)
2008
6.8
Series
Son of a Critch
Pop
2022–
6.8
Film
Easy A
Principal Gibbons
2010
6.0
Film
Caligula
Caligula
1979
6.7
Film
Psycho Killer
Mr. Pendleton
2026
6.8
Film
Bombshell
Rupert Murdoch
2019
7.1
Film
Father Stu
Monsignor Kelly
2022
5.1
Series
Firestarter: Rekindled
John Rainbird
2002
7.4
Film
The Artist
The Butler
2011
5.5
Film
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Leonard Wolf
2012
7.4
Series
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
1998–1999
4.8
Film
Just Visiting
Wizard
2001
6.2
Film
Excision
Mr. Cooper
2012
7.8
Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Senator Lucius Casius Virilis (voice)
2024–
7.2
Film
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Orientation Instructor (voice)
2007
6.5
Film
Milk Money
Waltzer
1994
6.2
Film
Blue Thunder
Cochrane
1983
5.6
Film
Some Kind of Beautiful
Gordon
2014
3.9
Film
Where Truth Lies
Dr. Vernon Renquist
1996
6.5
Film
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Professor Moriarity (voice)
2010
5.3
Film
Halloween II
Dr. Samuel Loomis
2009
6.2
Film
Halloween
Dr. Samuel Loomis
2007
4.0
Film
Mischief Night
Mr. Smiles
2014
4.4
Film
Pinocchio 3000
Scamboli (voice)
2004
6.0
Film
Cat People
Paul Gallier
1982
7.1
Series
Truth Seekers
Richard
2020
5.9
Film
Doomsday
Dr. Marcus Kane
2008
6.1
Film
Suck
Eddie Van Helsing
2009
5.1
Film
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Sinclair
2012
5.2
Film
The Company
Alberto Antonelli
2003
5.8
Series
Pearl
Professor Stephen Pynchon
1996–1997
5.5
Film
Tank Girl
Kesslee
1995
6.5
Film
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Hakan
2020
6.5
Film
Star Trek: Generations
Dr. Tolian Soran
1994
5.4
Film
I Spy
Gundars
2002
6.3
Series
War and Peace
Prince Bolkonski
2007
5.3
Film
Vamps
Vlad Tepish
2012
6.8
Film
Thelma
Harvey
2024
4.8
Film
The Philadelphia Experiment
Morton Salinger
2012
5.0
Film
The Big Ugly
Harris
2020
6.7
Series
Monte Carlo
Christopher Quinn
1986
7.4
Series
Wing Commander Academy
1996
6.0
Film
Voyage of the Damned
Max Gunter
1976
6.0
Film
The Partisan
Trench coat
2025
6.5
Film
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
2020
5.4
Film
31
Father Murder
2016
3.6
Film
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Lord Geer (voice)
2017
7.5
Film
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020
6.6
Film
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Vader Orlag (voice)
2023
4.3
Film
Death Race 2050
Chairman
2017
5.9
Film
Moving On
Howard
2023
3.7
Series
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Nathan Cairns
2006
5.3
Film
A Forbidden Orange
Narrator (voice) / Alex DeLarge
2021
5.8
Film
Pups Alone
Oliver (voice)
2021
7.2
Film
American Satan
Mr. Capricorn
2017
6.1
Film
Last Train to Fortune
Cecil Peachtree
2025
4.2
Film
Dreams I Never Had
Judge Messner
2018
3.6
Film
Walk of Fame
Evan Polus
2017
0.0
Film
Ever After
The Frog King (voice)
2026
6.0
Film
The Walk
McLaughlin
2022
6.8
Film
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
4.5
Film
Corbin Nash
Blind Prophet
2018
4.8
Film
She Will
Hathbourne
2022
6.3
Film
Grow House
Dr. Doobie
2017
5.9
Film
Blood on the Crown
Colonel Saville
2021
9.0
Film
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
2017
5.5
Film
Et Tu
The Janitor
2025
5.9
Film
TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
Captain Lynch
2020
4.0
Film
Cellphone
2024
6.4
Film
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
4.4
Film
Abnormal Attraction
Boogeyman
2018
4.8
Film
Mississippi Murder
McGowen
2017
5.9
Film
Trick and Treats
Trick (Voice)
2025
3.0
Film
Free Lunch Express
Narrator
2020
3.5
Film
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
Supay
2016
Acting credits 80 titles
Ever After
as The Frog King (voice)
0.0
2026
Psycho Killer
as Mr. Pendleton
6.7
2026
Trick and Treats
as Trick (Voice)
5.9
2025
Last Train to Fortune
as Cecil Peachtree
6.1
2025
Et Tu
as The Janitor
5.5
2025
The Partisan
as Trench coat
6.0
2025
Cellphone
4.0
2024
Thelma
as Harvey
6.8
2024
ARK: The Animated Series
as Senator Lucius Casius Virilis (voice)
7.8
2024–
Moving On
as Howard
5.9
2023
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
as Vader Orlag (voice)
6.6
2023
Son of a Critch
as Pop
6.8
2022–
She Will
as Hathbourne
4.8
2022
Father Stu
as Monsignor Kelly
7.1
2022
The Walk
as McLaughlin
6.0
2022
A Forbidden Orange
as Narrator (voice) / Alex DeLarge
5.3
2021
Blood on the Crown
as Colonel Saville
5.9
2021
Pups Alone
as Oliver (voice)
5.8
2021
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
6.5
2020
TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
as Captain Lynch
5.9
2020
The Big Ugly
as Harris
5.0
2020
Free Lunch Express
as Narrator
3.0
2020
Truth Seekers
as Richard
7.1
2020
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Hakan
6.5
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
6.4
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
6.8
2020
Bombshell
as Rupert Murdoch
6.8
2019
Dreams I Never Had
as Judge Messner
4.2
2018
Abnormal Attraction
as Boogeyman
4.4
2018
Corbin Nash
as Blind Prophet
4.5
2018
Mississippi Murder
as McGowen
4.8
2017
American Satan
as Mr. Capricorn
7.2
2017
Death Race 2050
as Chairman
4.3
2017
Walk of Fame
as Evan Polus
3.6
2017
Castlevania
as Varney of London (voice)
8.3
2017–2021
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Lord Geer (voice)
3.6
2017
Grow House
as Dr. Doobie
6.3
2017
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
2017
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
as Supay
3.5
2016
31
as Father Murder
5.4
2016
Mischief Night
as Mr. Smiles
4.0
2014
Some Kind of Beautiful
as Gordon
5.6
2014
Mozart in the Jungle
as Thomas Pembridge
7.5
2014–2018
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Sinclair
5.1
2012
The Philadelphia Experiment
as Morton Salinger
4.8
2012
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
as Leonard Wolf
5.5
2012
Vamps
as Vlad Tepish
5.3
2012
Excision
as Mr. Cooper
6.2
2012
Franklin & Bash
as Stanton Infeld
7.3
2011–2014
The Artist
as The Butler
7.4
2011
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
as Professor Moriarity (voice)
6.5
2010
Easy A
as Principal Gibbons
6.8
2010
Suck
as Eddie Van Helsing
6.1
2009
Halloween II
as Dr. Samuel Loomis
5.3
2009
Bolt
as Dr. Calico (voice)
6.6
2008
Doomsday
as Dr. Marcus Kane
5.9
2008
Halloween
as Dr. Samuel Loomis
6.2
2007
War and Peace
as Prince Bolkonski
6.3
2007
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars
as Orientation Instructor (voice)
7.2
2007
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Nathan Cairns
3.7
2006
Metalocalypse
as Vater Orlaag (voice)
7.6
2006–2012
Pinocchio 3000
as Scamboli (voice)
4.4
2004
The Company
as Alberto Antonelli
5.2
2003
Firestarter: Rekindled
as John Rainbird
5.1
2002
I Spy
as Gundars
5.4
2002
Just Visiting
as Wizard
4.8
2001
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Roarke
7.4
1998–1999
Wing Commander Academy
7.4
1996
Where Truth Lies
as Dr. Vernon Renquist
3.9
1996
Pearl
as Professor Stephen Pynchon
5.8
1996–1997
Tank Girl
as Kesslee
5.5
1995
Milk Money
as Waltzer
6.5
1994
Star Trek: Generations
as Dr. Tolian Soran
6.5
1994
Monte Carlo
as Christopher Quinn
6.7
1986
Blue Thunder
as Cochrane
6.2
1983
Cat People
as Paul Gallier
6.0
1982
Caligula
as Caligula
6.0
1979
Voyage of the Damned
as Max Gunter
6.0
1976
A Clockwork Orange
as Alex
8.2
1971