Biography
When the popularity of pointed, edgy British filmmaking faded, the young spokesman of a generation was unconcerned with parlaying his acclaim into mainstream movie stardom. McDowell's habit of fielding offers both good and bad led him to rival only countryman Michael Caine in sheer amount of screen time. His "Clockwork" breakout led to career-long castings as bad guys in many lesser artistic achievements, ranging from John Badham's actioner …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Cast in the critically acclaimed black-and-white, nearly silent film "The Artist" | |
2010 | Acted opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A" | |
2010 | Had an uncredited role in the post-apocalyptic thriller "The Book of Eli" | |
2009 | Once again teamed with Rob Zombie for "Halloween II" | |
2007 | Cast in Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween" | |
2007 | Portrayed the wealthy, conspiratorial villain Mr. Linderman on NBC's sci-fi series "Heroes" | |
2005 | Landed a recurring role as Ari's (Jeremy Piven) former partner and boss on the HBO series "Entourage" | |
2004 | Cast in the British crime drama, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" | |
2004 | Cast in "Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius," based on the life of golf legend Bobby Jones | |
2003 | Cast in Robert Altman's ballet-themed drama "The Company" | |
2002 | Cast as the villain in the feature adaptation of "I Spy," starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson | |
2001 | Appeared in "Just Visiting," a remake of the French time-travel pic "Les Visiteurs" (1993) | |
1999 | Portrayed rich, sensible, not very likable uncle in the coming-of-age film, "My Life So Far" | |
1998 | Starred as Roarke in the short-lived ABC series remake of "Fantasy Island" | |
1996 | Made American TV series debut as the sardonic Professor Pynchon on the CBS sitcom "Pearl" | |
1996 | Made rare TV appearance as porn magnate Benny Barratt in the British miniseries version of Peter Flannery's acclaimed epic "Our Friends in the North" | |
1995 | Played the villain opposite Lori Petty in the film "Tank Girl" | |
1994 | Portrayed villainous Dr. Soren in "Star Trek: Generations"; received death threats for killing Captain Kirk | |
1992 | Contributed a cameo to Robert Altman's "The Player" | |
1991 | Guest starred as Longtooth in "The Reluctant Vampire" episode of HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" | |
1988 | Cast as the oily, corrupt studio chief in Blake Edwards' disappointing "Sunset" | |
1985 | Portrayed King Arthur in the TV movie, "Arthur the King" | |
1983 | Portrayed the wolf to Steenburgen's "Little Red Riding Hood" for Showtime's "Faerie Tale Theatre" | |
1983 | Played a small role as legendary editor Maxwell Perkins to Steenburgen's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in "Cross Creek" | |
1982 | Made third and final film with Anderson, "Britannia Hospital" | |
1982 | Acted opposite Nastassja Kinski in Paul Schrader's remake of "Cat People" | |
1980 | Starred in the off-Broadway revival of "Look Back in Anger"; directed by Lindsay Anderson | |
1980 | Played the title role in "Caligula"; first film to feature eminent film actors with graphic and explicit sex; produced by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione | |
1979 | Made his Hollywood debut opposite future wife Mary Steenburgen as H. G. Wells in "Time After Time" | |
1976 | Portrayed Max Gunther in Stuart Rosenberg's "Voyage of the Damned" | |
1975 | Featured in the London stage revival of Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" | |
1975 | Starred with Laurence Olivier and Helen Mirren in British production of Harold Pinter's "The Collection"; directed by Michael Apted | |
1975 | Attempting to escape his violent image, swashbuckled through Richard Lester's comic "Royal Flash" | |
1973 | Second film with Anderson, "O Lucky Man!"; also served as a producer | |
1971 | Starred in his most famous role as Alex in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"; earned a Golden Globe nomination | |
1968 | Made screen debut as the school rebel in Lindsay Anderson's "If..." | |
1967 | Landed first feature acting role, in Ken Loach's "Poor Cow"; part was cut from the film before its release | |
1965 | Appeared in Royal Shakespeare Company productions for 18 months | |
| Began acting career in the early 1960s, performing in regional repertory companies; adopted mother's maiden name of McDowell | ||
| Appeared in school productions of Shakespeare and in musical comedies | ||
Awards
1971 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in A Clockwork Orange |