Where to watch Alec McCowen in the UK
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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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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Sir Christian Aubrey
- Play for Today (1970) as Percy
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Martin Luther
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Harry
- Bergerac (1981) as Trenchard
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Private Secretary
- Omnibus (1967) as Narrator (voice)
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as The Count
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Quillary
- Festival (1963) as Antipholus of Syracuse
- Gangs of New York (2002) as Reverend Raleigh
- The Sunday Drama (1977) as Lampard
- Centre Play (1973) as Finn
- Studio 4 (1962) as Tom O'Neill
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Narrator (voice)
- Longitude (2000) as Sir Frank Dyson
- The Age of Innocence (1993) as Sillerton Jackson
- Never Say Never Again (1983) as Q 'Algy' Algernon
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983) Cast
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as James Addishaw
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) as Mr. Palfrey
- Theatre Night (1985) as Dr. Chasuble
- Henry V (1989) as Bishop of Ely
- Frenzy (1972) as DCI Tim Oxford
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
- Hanover Street (1979) as Maj. Trumbo
- David Copperfield (2000) as Jorkins
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) as Cardinal
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Acting High Comissioner
- David Copperfield (2001) as Jorkins
- Personal Services (1987) as Wing Commander Morten
- The Hawaiians (1970) as Micah Hale
- The Cruel Sea (1953) as Tonbridge
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Maurice Bouillet
- The One That Got Away (1957) as Duty Officer, Hucknall
- Travels with My Aunt (1972) as Henry Pulling
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Brown, House Master
- Cruel Train (1995) as Supt. Fish
- The Silent Enemy (1958) as Able Seaman Morgan
- The Long Arm (1956) as House Surgeon
- The Witches (1966) as Alan Bax
- In the Cool of the Day (1963) as Dickie Bayliss
- The Divided Heart (1954) as Reporter
- Time Without Pity (1957) as Alec Graham
- The Secret Adversary (1983) as Sir James Peel Edgerton
- The Deep Blue Sea (1955) as Ken Thompson
- The War That Never Ends (1991) as Thucydides
- Stevie (1978) as Freddy
- Town on Trial (1957) as Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)
- The Assam Garden (1985) as Mr. Philpott
- Squaring the Circle (1984) as Rakowski
- Henry V (1979) as Chorus
- Maria's Child (1993) as Father Eugene McCarthy
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1988) as Dr. Chasuble
- Twelfth Night (1980) as Malvolio
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) as Redpenny
- The Good Companions (1957) as Albert Oakroyd
- When the Actors Come (1978) as The Count
- Rope (1957) as Brandon
- Forever Young (1983) as Father Vincent
- Private Lives (1976) as Elyot Chase
- Dialogue in the Dark (1989) as David Hume
- A Dedicated Man (1982) as Silcox
- A Man of Morality (1976) as Finn
- Triple Exposure (1972) as Percy
- St Mark's Gospel (1990) Cast
- Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do (1989) as Self
- The Matchmaker (1954) as Barnaby Tucker
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Most-watched Alec McCowen films currently: Gangs of New York (2002), The Age of Innocence (1993), Never Say Never Again (1983), Henry V (1989), Frenzy (1972).
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Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), Play for Today (1970), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Theatre 625 (1964), Bergerac (1981).
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