Editing Malcolm McDowell

{{Short description|English actor (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Malcolm McDowell
| image              = Malcolm McDowell Cannes 2011.jpg
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| caption            = McDowell in 2011
| birth_name         = Malcolm John Taylor
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1943|6|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Horsforth]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Yorkshire]], England
| alma_mater         = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active       = 1964–present
| works              = [[List of Malcolm McDowell performances|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{Ubl
 | {{marriage|[[Margot Bennett (actress)|Margot Bennett]]|1975|1980|reason=divorced}}
 | {{marriage|[[Mary Steenburgen]]|1980|1990|reason=divorced}}
 | {{marriage|Kelley Kuhr|1991}}
  }}
| children           = 5, including [[Charlie McDowell]]
| relatives          = [[Alexander Siddig]] (nephew)<br>[[Lily Collins]] (daughter-in-law)
}}
'''Malcolm McDowell''' (born '''Malcolm John Taylor'''; 13 June 1943)<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous birthdays for June 13: Tim Allen, Stellan Skarsgard |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/06/13/Famous-birthdays-for-June-13-Tim-Allen-Stellan-Skarsgard/1971686426950/ |access-date=21 August 2023 |publisher=[[United Press International]] |date=13 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11-17 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ap-mehmet-oz-joshua-jackson-shia-labeouf-hugh-laurie-b2351783.html |access-date=21 August 2023 |work=[[The Independent]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=5 June 2023}}</ref> is an English actor. He first became known for portraying [[Mick Travis]] in [[Lindsay Anderson]]'s ''[[if....]]'' (1968), a role he later reprised in ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) and ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982). His performance in ''if....'' prompted [[Stanley Kubrick]] to cast him as [[Alex (A Clockwork Orange)|Alex]] in ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known.

McDowell's other notable film credits include ''[[The Raging Moon]]'' (1971), ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' (1976), ''[[Time After Time (1979 film)|Time After Time]]'' (1979), ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'' (1979), ''[[Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982), ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983), ''[[The Caller (1987 film)|The Caller]]'' (1987), ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' (1994), ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' (1995), ''[[Mr. Magoo (film)|Mr. Magoo]]'' (1997), ''[[I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003 film)|I'll Sleep When I'm Dead]]'' (2003), ''[[The Company (film)|The Company]]'' (2003), ''[[Evilenko]]'' (2004), ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019). He also played [[Samuel Loomis|Dr. Samuel Loomis]] in the 2007 remake of ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009).

On television, McDowell appeared as [[Dornford Yates]]'s gentleman hero Richard Chandos in the 1978 BBC adaptation of ''[[She Fell Among Thieves (TV film)|She Fell Among Thieves]]''. He had recurring roles on ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'' (2005–2011) ''[[The Mentalist|The Mentalist]]'' (2008-2015) and ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'' (2006–2007), starring roles on ''[[Franklin & Bash]]'' (2011–2014) and ''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]'' (2014–2018), and has played Patrick "Pop" Critch on the Canadian series ''[[Son of a Critch]]'' since 2022. He has also voiced characters in various animated shows, films and video games, including [[Metallo]] on ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', Vater Orlaag in ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', Dr. Calico in ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'', President Eden in ''[[Fallout 3]]'', Molag Bal in ''[[The Elder Scrolls Online]]'', and Dr. Monty in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III#Special editions and downloadable content|Call of Duty: Black Ops III]].''

McDowell is the recipient of an [[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award]], alongside nominations for [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/malcolm-mcdowell-hollywood-star-fame-british-actor-315611|title=British Actor Malcom<!--sic--> McDowell Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
McDowell was born Malcolm John Taylor on 13 June 1943 in [[Horsforth]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], the son of hotelier Edna (née McDowell of [[Clan MacDowall]]) and [[RAF]] officer (and later pub owner) Charles Taylor. He has an older sister named Gloria and a younger sister named Judy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/Malcolm-McDowell.html |title=Malcolm McDowell profile at |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=13 June 1943 |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/24/1|location=London |work=The Guardian |first=Suzie|last=MacKenzie|title=What if|date=24 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://phillyfests.com/pff/2005/templates/aa_mcdowell.cfm|title=2005 Philadelphia Film Festival – Artistic Achievement Award – Malcolm McDowell|date=23 October 2006|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023092150/http://phillyfests.com/pff/2005/templates/aa_mcdowell.cfm|archive-date=23 October 2006}}</ref> Gloria later had a son, actor [[Alexander Siddig]], alongside whom McDowell would appear in the film ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]'' (2008). The family moved to [[Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire]], where McDowell's father was stationed at the nearby [[RAF Carnaby]]. They then moved to [[Liverpool]], where McDowell grew up and as a teenager took a job in a [[Planters]] nut factory in nearby [[Aintree]], as well as working at his father's pub, The Bull and Dog, in [[Burscough, Lancashire]].<ref name="Huffington"/> He began taking acting classes while in school, later moving to London in order to train as an actor at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2008/10/02/one-on-one-with-malcolm-mcdowell/ |title=One on One with Malcolm McDowell |publisher=HoboTrashcan |date=2 October 2008 |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref>

==Career==

===Acting===
[[File:Malcolm McDowell - 1977.jpg|thumb|left|upright|McDowell in ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976)]]
McDowell initially secured work as an extra with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. He made his film debut as school rebel [[Mick Travis]] in ''[[if....]]'' (1968) by British director [[Lindsay Anderson]]. A landmark of British countercultural cinema, the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] named ''if....'' the [[BFI Top 100 British films|12th-greatest British film of the 20th century]].<ref>[http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ ''British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films''] (1999). Retrieved 27 August 2016</ref> McDowell's next roles were in ''[[Figures in a Landscape (film)|Figures in a Landscape]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Raging Moon]]'' (1971). His performance in ''if....'' caught the attention of [[Stanley Kubrick]], who cast McDowell for the lead in ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971), adapted from [[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|the novel]] by [[Anthony Burgess]]. He gained massive acclaim for his performance as [[Alex (A Clockwork Orange)|Alex DeLarge]], a young, [[Anti-social behaviour|antisocial]] hoodlum who undergoes [[brainwashing]] by the British government in a near future society. He was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]], a [[National Society of Film Critics]] Award, and a [[New York Film Critics Circle]] Award as Best Actor.

He worked with Anderson again for ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973, also wrote), which was inspired by McDowell's experience working as a coffee salesman, and ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982). McDowell regularly appeared on British television productions in the 1970s in adaptations of theatre classics, one example being with [[Laurence Olivier]] in ''[[The Collection (play)|The Collection]]'' (1976), as part of the series ''[[Laurence Olivier Presents]]''. He starred in ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976) and co-starred in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' (1976), and as [[Dornford Yates]]' gentleman hero Richard Chandos in ''[[She Fell Among Thieves (TV film)|She Fell Among Thieves]]'' (1978) and the [[Caligula|title character]] in ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'' (1979). He made his Hollywood debut as [[H. G. Wells]] in ''[[Time After Time (1979 film)|Time After Time]]'' (1979). He has often portrayed [[antagonist]]s, later remarking on his career playing film villains: "I suppose I'm primarily known for that but in fact, that would only be half of my career if I was to top it all up".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04647921/malcolm_mcdowell_on_linderman_and_dr_loomis.html |title=Malcolm McDowell on Linderman and Dr. Loomis |publisher=CraveOnline|date=14 May 2007 |access-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010221054/http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04647921/malcolm_mcdowell_on_linderman_and_dr_loomis.html |archive-date=10 October 2007 }}</ref> In his biography ''[[Anthony Burgess: A Life]]'', author [[Roger Lewis (biographer)|Roger Lewis]] commented on McDowell's later career: "his pretty-boy looks faded and he was condemned to playing villains in straight-to-video films that turn up on [[Five (TV channel)|Channel 5]]".

McDowell appeared in the action film ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983) as F.E. Cochrane, and the horror remake ''[[Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982). In 1983, he starred in ''[[Get Crazy]]'' as Reggie Wanker, a parody of [[Mick Jagger]]. Also in 1983, McDowell starred as the Wolf (Reginald von Lupen) in ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''{{'}}s rendition of "[[Little Red Riding Hood]]" (his wife at that time, [[Mary Steenburgen]], played Little Red Riding Hood). In 1984, he narrated the documentary ''[[The Compleat Beatles]]''. He is known in ''[[Star Trek]]'' circles as "the man who killed [[Captain Kirk]]", appearing in the film ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' (1994) in which he played the mad scientist Dr. Tolian Soran, and several overzealous ''Star Trek'' fans even issued death threats for this.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startrek.com/article/malcolm-mcdowell-killed-kirkundefined-but-hated-it-part-ii |title=Malcolm McDowell Killed Kirk... But Hated It, Part II |date=2 June 2011 |access-date=5 September 2019 |work=Star Trek}}</ref> McDowell appeared in several computer games, most notably as Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn in the ''[[Wing Commander (franchise)|Wing Commander]]'' series of computer games. His appearance in ''[[Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger|Wing Commander III]]'' marked the series transition from 2D pre-rendered cutscenes to live-action cutscenes. His appearance in ''[[Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom|Wing Commander IV]]'' was during the final days of video game live action cutscenes.

[[File:Malcolm McDowell Clockwork Orange.png|thumb|right|McDowell in ''A Clockwork Orange'' (1971)]]
In 1995, he co-starred with actress and artist [[Lori Petty]] in the science fiction/action comedy film ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]''. Here, he played the villain Dr. Kesslee, the evil director of the global Water and Power Company, whose main goal in the story was to control the planet's entire water supply on a future desert-like, post-apocalyptic Earth.

McDowell appeared [[Pip (episode)|in a 2000 episode]] of the animated series ''[[South Park]]'', which was a comedic retelling of the [[Charles Dickens]] novel ''[[Great Expectations]]''. In [[Pip (South Park)|the episode]], McDowell played the real-life narrator of the story in live action, introducing himself simply as "a British person", in a parody of ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'', and its ex-host, [[Alistair Cooke]].<ref name="add">{{cite web|url=http://www.bryanreesman.com/blog/2011/06/03/malcolm-mcdowell-ultraviolent-past-satanic-future|title=Malcolm McDowell: Ultraviolent Past, Satanic Future|first=Bryan|last=Reesman|publisher=Attention Deficit Delirium|date=3 June 2011|access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref>

McDowell played himself in [[Robert Altman]]'s ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'', in which he chastises protagonist Griffin Mill ([[Tim Robbins]]) for badmouthing him behind his back. He worked with Altman once again for ''[[The Company (film)|The Company]]'' (2003) as "Mr. A.", the fictional director of the [[Joffrey Ballet of Chicago]]. His character was based on real-life director [[Gerald Arpino]]. McDowell had a brief but memorable role as the psychopathic Gangster in the British crime film ''[[Gangster No. 1]]'' (2000). In the film ''[[I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003 film)|I'll Sleep When I'm Dead]]'' (2003), he played a straight married man who rapes a young drug dealer to "teach him a lesson". The film also starred [[Clive Owen]] as the victim's elder brother.

[[File:Mcdowellgfdl.PNG|thumb|left|McDowell at the 2006 Traverse City Film Festival]]
In 2006, McDowell portrayed radio mogul Jonas Slaughter on ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''. The following year, he portrayed the villainous [[List of Heroes characters#Daniel Linderman|Mr. Linderman]] on the first season of the [[NBC]] series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'', a role he reprised in the third-season premiere. He starred in ''[[Jerry Was a Man]]'', which appeared as an episode of ''[[Masters of Science Fiction]]'' on [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Zap2It.com |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-mastersofsciencefictioncast,0,248925.story |title=Cast Set for 'Masters of Sci Fi' |publisher=Zap2it |date=4 August 2006 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122100737/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-mastersofsciencefictioncast,0,248925.story |url-status=dead }}</ref> He portrayed Terrence McQuewick on ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'', and he made a special guest appearance as the icy fashion designer Julian Hodge in the ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' season 4 episode, "[[Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show]]". ''[[Never Apologize]]'' is a 2007 documentary film of Malcolm McDowell's one-man show about his experiences working with film director [[Lindsay Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=14 August 2008 |title=An Actor's Playful Tribute to a Dissident Director |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/movies/15ande.html |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=Never Apologise: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/nov/02/musicdocumentary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=1 January 2022 |date=2 November 2007}}</ref>

McDowell appeared as Dr. [[Samuel Loomis]] in [[Rob Zombie]]'s remakes of ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' and ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (in 2007 and 2009, respectively).<ref>[http://www.fangoria.com/eventsmain/weekend-of-horrors/woh-updates/118-las-vegas-2009/4195-trinity-of-terrors-guest-profile-malcolm-mcdowell.html TRINITY OF TERRORS Guest Profile: Malcolm McDowell] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014064149/http://www.fangoria.com/eventsmain/weekend-of-horrors/woh-updates/118-las-vegas-2009/4195-trinity-of-terrors-guest-profile-malcolm-mcdowell.html |date=14 October 2009 }}</ref> Although the films were not well received critically, they performed better at the box office and McDowell was widely praised.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Turner|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/halloween-film-review-20549.html|website=The View London|title=Halloween review|date=28 September 2007|access-date=11 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Kim|last=Newman|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-2-review/|title=Halloween Review|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=4 October 2007|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> He also played Desmond LaRochette in [[Robert Whitlow]]'s ''[[The List (2007 film)|The List]]'' (2007), and Irish patriarch Enda Doyle in ''[[Red Roses and Petrol]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redrosesandpetrol.com |title=''Red Roses and Petrol'' |website=Redrosesandpetrol.com |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref> His next film was the Canadian vampire comedy rock and roll film ''[[Suck (film)|Suck]]'' (2009) with actor/director [[Rob Stefaniuk]] and the [[Alex Wright]] film ''Two Wolves''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17832|title=Malcom<!--sic--> McDowell Scores Starring Role in 'Two Wolves'|date=26 October 2009|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]}}</ref> In December 2009, he made an appearance in the music video "[[Snuff (song)|Snuff]]" by the heavy metal band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/slipknot-snuff/1592162745 |title=AOL.com Video – Housewife of NYC Jill Zarin Offends Southern Ladies |publisher=Video.aol.com |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref> He appears, uncredited, as the curator Lombardi, in the film ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' (2010). McDowell portrayed [[Satan]] in the Christian comedy thriller film ''[[Suing the Devil]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20715|title=Funny 'Devil': Malcolm McDowell Talks Playing the Dark One in New Film|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=28 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, McDowell was cast in the role of Stanton Infeld on the [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] original series ''[[Franklin & Bash]]'' and appeared in the Academy Award-winning film ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]''. In 2012, McDowell appeared in the horror films ''[[Vamps (film)|Vamps]]'' and ''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]''. On 16 March 2012, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], aptly outside the Pig n' Whistle [[British pub]] on [[Hollywood Boulevard]]. His fellow British actor [[Gary Oldman]] was in attendance and paid tribute to McDowell for inspiring him to become an actor.<ref name="Huffington">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/17/malcolm-mcdowell-honoured_n_1355299.html|title=Malcolm McDowell Honoured With Walk Of Fame Star, Gary Oldman Pays Tribute|website=[[Huffington Post]]|date=17 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, he appeared as the title character in the psychological thriller ''[[The Employer (2013 film)|The Employer]]'', for which he won Best Actor at the Los Angeles Movie Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of 2013 Los Angeles Movie Award Winners|url=http://thelamovieawards.com/2013_Winners.html|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> In 2013, McDowell also ventured into the [[Steampunk]] genre, starring in the short film ''Cowboys & Engines'' alongside [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]] and [[Walter Koenig]]. In 2013, he starred as [[King Henry II of England]] in the film ''[[Richard the Lionheart (2013 film)|Richard the Lionheart]]'', with Gregory Chandler as the title character. He portrayed Father Murder in the 2016 [[Rob Zombie]] film ''[[31 (film)|31]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3335562/rob-zombies-31-begins-filming-malcolm-mcdowell/|title=Rob Zombie's '31′ Begins Filming With…Malcolm McDowell|date=10 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92837/malcolm-mcdowell-joins-rob-zombies-31/|title=Malcolm McDowell Joins Rob Zombie's 31|date=10 March 2015}}</ref> McDowell also played Boogeyman in ''Abnormal Attraction'' (2018) co-starring [[Gilbert Gottfried]], [[Bruce Davison]], [[Tyler Mane]] and [[Leslie Easterbrook]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4470288/fullcredits|title=Abnormal Attraction (2018) – IMDb|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

Since 2022, McDowell has played the grandfather of the protagonist in the Canadian TV series ''[[Son of a Critch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/son-of-a-critch-interview-1.6299362|title=Son of a Critch brings TV twist to CBC star Mark Critch's bestselling memoir|date=5 January 2022}}</ref>

===Voice acting===
[[File:Malcolm McDowell (26763044660) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|McDowell in 2016]]
McDowell was the featured narrator in the documentary ''[[The Compleat Beatles]]'', released in 1982. He voiced Lord Maliss in ''[[Happily Ever After (1989 film)|Happily Ever After]]'' (1989), Zarm in the cartoon ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', the [[Superman]] villain [[Metallo]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', [[Mad Mod]] on ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', [[Merlyn]] in ''[[DC Showcase: Green Arrow]]'' (2010), Arkady Duvall (son of [[Ra's al Ghul]], voiced by McDowell's ''Time After Time'' co-star [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]]) on ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and a [[Death Star]] commander on a ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' [[Robot Chicken: Star Wars|episode parodying]] ''[[Star Wars]]''. He is also a regular on the second season of the [[Adult Swim]] cartoon ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' as [[Vater Orlaag]] and other characters. McDowell also voiced Dr. Calico in Disney's ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' (2008) and the henchman Reeses II in the animated series ''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]'', a show laced with references to many films, including his own role in ''A Clockwork Orange''. Once again McDowell starred alongside Warner in the episode "Rhesus Pieces".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122337/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm|title=Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (TV Series 1996-1997) - Full cast & crew - IMDb}}</ref>

In 2006–07, he contributed spoken word to two [[Pink Floyd]] tribute albums produced by [[Billy Sherwood]]: ''[[Back Against the Wall]]'' and ''[[Return to the Dark Side of the Moon]]''. He has also provided voice-over work for [[Borgore]] on his album [[Borgore|''#NEWGOREORDER'' (2014)]]. In 2008, McDowell began a recurring role as Reginald Fletcher on ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''. He also narrated the award-winning documentary ''[[Blue Gold: World Water Wars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1137439/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm|title=Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008) - Full cast & crew - IMDb}}</ref>

McDowell reprised his role of Metallo in the video game ''[[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]]'' and an episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''. He also provided his voice for the character President John Henry Eden in the video game ''[[Fallout 3]]'', Rupert Pelham in the game ''[[WET (video game)|WET]]'', [[Solomon]] in the Word of Promise Audio Bible, and the CEO of Stahl Arms in ''[[Killzone 3]]'', Jorhan Stahl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/01/06/killzone-3-story-trailer-is-out/|title=Malcolm McDowell to play the scheming Stahl Arms CEO|date=6 January 2011}}</ref> He also voiced [[Daedalus]] in ''[[God of War III]]''. He is the voice for the primary antagonist Molag Bal in the MMO ''[[The Elder Scrolls Online]]''. He is also the voice of Dr. Monty in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4844106/fullcredits/|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Video Game 2015) - Full cast & crew - IMDb}}</ref>

McDowell portrayed [[Caiaphas]] in ''The Truth & Life Dramatised audio New Testament Bible'', a 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, fully dramatised audio New Testament which uses the [[RSV-CE]] translation.

McDowell is the host of ''[[Fangoria]]'s Dreadtime Stories'', a monthly series of radio dramas with a mystery, horror, science fiction and dark humour theme. Each month, a new episode is available for download, and scripts, as used by McDowell and the supporting actors, are also available at the Fangoria website.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories, Vols. 1 and 2 by Malcolm McDowell – Ebook|url=https://www.scribd.com/book/419646720/Fangoria-s-Dreadtime-Stories-Vols-1-and-2}}</ref>

He provided the voice for Triton (Ship's Computer) in the 2015 [[Science fiction film|science-fiction]] short film, ''[[Oceanus: Act One]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Morris |first=Jeffrey |title=Oceanus: Act One |type=Short, Adventure, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4329362/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |others=Megan Dodds, Sharif Atkins, Bruce Davison |publisher=FutureDude Entertainment}}</ref>

In 2020, he interpreted [[Gabriele Tinti (poet)|Gabriele Tinti]]'s poetry inspired by epigraphs collected in the [[National Roman Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_275683633.html |title= Malcolm McDowell reads Canti di Pietra – Incipit Tragoedia by Gabriele Tinti | date= 24 April 2020|publisher= Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy)|access-date= 25 June 2020}}</ref>

He guest-starred in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Pet the Rock" as Pervical.

===Honours===
Malcolm McDowell refused the degree of Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1984 and to be a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1995.

==Personal life==
McDowell met actress and publicist [[Margot Bennett (actress)|Margot Bennett]] in March 1969,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/30/archives/malcolm-mcdowell-the-liberals-they-hate-clockwork-about-malcolm.html|title=Movies|last=Burke|first=Tom|date=30 January 1972|work=The New York Times|access-date=25 September 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and they married in April 1975. The couple divorced in September 1980.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/malcolm-in-middle-age-7434056.html|title=Malcolm in middle age|date=7 March 2002|website=Evening Standard|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> He met actress [[Mary Steenburgen]] in 1978 while filming ''[[Time After Time (1979 film)|Time After Time]]'', and they married in September 1980. They had two children together, Lilly (born 1981) and filmmaker [[Charlie McDowell]] (born 1983). The couple divorced in 1990.<ref name=":0"/> He and his third wife, Kelley Kuhr, had three sons in the 2000s, with the youngest born in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=29 August 2009 |title=Evil villain, murderous thug and family man |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-29-et-mcdowell29-story.html |access-date=21 August 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

McDowell became a fan of [[Liverpool F.C.]] after moving to [[Liverpool]] as a child; he spent much of his childhood at [[Anfield]]. McDowell continues to support the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Genius of Malcolm McDowell |url=http://malcolmmcdowell.free.fr/Information/Interviews/index.php?Maxim900 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=malcolmmcdowell.free.fr}}</ref><ref>[http://www.moviemail.com/scripts/article.pl?articleID=365 "Never Apologize – An interview with Malcolm McDowell"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109190649/http://www.moviemail.com/scripts/article.pl?articleID=365 |date=9 January 2014 }}. Movie Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2013</ref>

==List of performances==
{{main|List of Malcolm McDowell performances}}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Institution
! Year
! Category
! class="unsortable"|Work
!Result
|-
|[[Bare Bones International Film Festival]]
|2015
|Best Actor
|''Bereave'' 
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Canadian Screen Awards]]
|2023
|[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series]]
|[[Son of a Critch|''Son of a Critch'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Evening Standard British Film Awards]]
|1972
|Best Actor
| rowspan="2" |[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|''A Clockwork Orange'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|1972
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hoboken International Film Festival]]
|2015
|Best Actor
|''Bereave'' 
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Sitges Film Festival]]
|2009
|Honorary Grand Prize for Lifetime Achievement
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nastro d'Argento]]
|2005
|European Silver Ribbon
|''[[Evilenko]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award|National Society of Film Critics]]
|1972
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''A Clockwork Orange'', [[The Raging Moon|''The Raging Moon'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[New York Film Critics Circle]]
|1971
|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''A Clockwork Orange''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Northeast Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
| rowspan="2" |[[American Satan|''American Satan'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Ensemble Cast
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Philadelphia Film Festival]]
|2005
|Artistic Achievement Award
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[San Luis Obispo International Film Festival]]
|2009
|King Vidor Memorial Award
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|2020
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|[[Bombshell (2019 film)|''Bombshell'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Taormina Film Fest]]
|2005
|Taormina Arte Award
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Interviews==
* [http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2006/11/keep-the-audience-awake-an-interview-with-malcolm-mcdowell/ N.P. Thompson's interview with Malcolm McDowell] for Slant/The House Next Door
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/mcdowell/tourmcdowell.html Interactive video talk by McDowell on the British "Free Cinema" movement of the '50s, made for the British Film Institute]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,3605,1201919,00.html "What if..."] – ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 April 2004. In-depth profile and interview.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051238/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3924639.ece "O Lucky Man! Malcolm McDowell's journey from coffee salesman to movie star"] – ''[[The Times]]'', 17 May 2008
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100528172542/http://www.thebobbything.net/ "Audiobook read by Malcolm McDowell"]}} – ''The Bobbything'', 2010
* [http://www.awardeo.tv/video/157513995/5703050bd8eb724a69947692 "COWBOYS & ENGINES"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510125327/http://www.awardeo.tv/video/157513995/5703050bd8eb724a69947692 |date=10 May 2017 }} – by Bryn Pryor

==External links==
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* {{Twitter|McDowellMalc}}
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* {{Screenonline name|492236}}

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