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Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

104 movies on Netflix

Biography

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor, born in Horsforth in 1943, who trained at LAMDA and first did extra work for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Lindsay Anderson cast him as the rebellious schoolboy Mick Travis in if.... (1968), a part he played again in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His turn in if.... led Stanley Kubrick to choose him for Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), which brought a Golden Globe nomination and two critics nominations as Best Actor and became the role he is most associated with. Often cast as antagonists, he appeared in Time After Time (1979), Cat People (1982), Star Trek Generations (1994), Tank Girl (1995), The Company (2003), The Artist (2011), and Bombshell (2019), and he played Dr. Samuel Loomis in Halloween II (2009). He also had television roles on Entourage, Heroes, Franklin & Bash, and Mozart in the Jungle, and received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2012.

83years old

Turns 84 on June 13in 215 days

  • Born Horsforth
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Malcolm Taylor (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
104
Career span
58 years1968 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    McDowell took acting classes while he was still in school, then moved to London to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

  2. Big break

    After roles in Figures in a Landscape and The Raging Moon, McDowell's performance in if.... drew the notice of Stanley Kubrick, who gave him the lead in A Clockwork Orange, adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel.

  3. Behind the award

    In 1984 McDowell declined the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 1995 he turned down a Knight Bachelor.

  4. Behind the camera

    McDowell worked with Anderson again on O Lucky Man!, released in 1973, which he also wrote. The film was inspired by his own experience working as a coffee salesman.

Malcolm McDowell movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. A Clockwork Orange1971 Crime, Drama, Sci-Fias Alex

    IMDb rating 8.2945K votes

  2. Bolt2008 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Dr. Calicovoice

    IMDb rating 6.8251K votes

  3. Halloween II2009as Dr. Samuel Loomis

    IMDb rating 4.865K votes

  4. Easy A2010as Principal Gibbons

    IMDb rating 7.0448K votes

  5. Bombshell2019as Rupert Murdoch

    IMDb rating 6.8138K votes

  6. if....1968as Mick - Crusader

    IMDb rating 7.427K votes

  7. I Spy2002as Gundars

    IMDb rating 5.456K votes

  8. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D2012as Leonard

    IMDb rating 4.972K votes

Most often with

Lindsay Anderson directed three of these films, Peter Hewitt two and Joaquim Dos Santos two. Mark Hamill appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mark Hamill, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Mark HamillGrey Griffin, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Grey GriffinFrank Welker, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Frank WelkerMichael Paré, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Michael ParéDiedrich Bader, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Diedrich BaderAlyssa Milano, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Alyssa MilanoLindsay AndersonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Lindsay AndersonPeter HewittDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Peter HewittJoaquim Dos SantosDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Joaquim Dos Santos

Films together

Box office

What Malcolm McDowell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

38 of the 104 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 104 films: 38 worldwide figure; 9 us gross only; 20 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 36 figure not found.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 9US gross only
  • 20Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 36Figure not found

Top grosser

Bolt2008as Dr. Calico (voice)$310 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Bolt2008as Dr. Calico (voice)
    $310M28.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Artist2011as The Butler
    $133M12.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Star Trek: Generations1994as Soran
    $118M10.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Easy A2010as Principal Gibbons
    $75M6.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Mr. Magoo1997as Austin Cloquet
    $75M6.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Bombshell2019as Rupert Murdoch
    $61M5.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Silent Hill: Revelation 3D2012as Leonard
    $56M5.1% of the total
  8. 8
    I Spy2002as Gundars
    $51M4.6% of the total
Blue Thunder (1983), $42.3 millionHalloween II (2009), $39.4 millionA Clockwork Orange (1971), $27.0 millionFather Stu (2022), $21.6 millionCat People (1982), $21.0 millionJust Visiting (2001), $16.2 millionTime After Time (1979), $13.0 millionThelma (2024), $12.5 millionif.... (1968), $4.6 millionSunset (1988), $4.6 millionTank Girl (1995), $4.1 millionHappily Ever After (1989), $3.3 millionClass of 1999 (1990), $2.5 millionSome Kind Of Beautiful (2014), $2.4 millionPsycho Killer (2026), $2.4 millionThe Company (2003), $2.3 million

$227 millionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors.

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Malcolm McDowell's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2009Sitges Grand Honorary AwardHonorary
Saturn AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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