Editing Alec McCowen (section)

{{Short description|English actor (1925–2017)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Alec McCowen
| honorific_suffix   = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| image              = Alec McCowen 1982.jpg
| caption            = Alec McCowen performing in ''[[The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog]]''
| birth_name         = Alexander Duncan McCowen
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1925|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Tunbridge Wells]], Kent, England
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2017|2|6|1925|5|26|df=y}}
| death_place        = London, England
| other_names        = Alex McCowen
| education          = [[Skinners' School]]
| alma_mater         = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1942–2002
| spouse             = 
| partner            = [[Geoffrey Burridge]]<br />(– 1987; his death)
| children           = 
}}
'''Alexander Duncan McCowen''', {{postnominals|size=100%|country=GBR|CBE}} (26 May 1925<ref name=Birth>{{cite web|title=Birthday's today|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2011-5-26.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110527150901/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2011-5-26.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 27 May 2011 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 May 2014|date=26 May 2011|quote=Mr Alec McCowen, actor, is 86 }}</ref> – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.