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Malcolm McDowell: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Malcolm John Taylor
  • Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/13/1943, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor; director
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Malcolm McDowell Fast Facts:
  • Studied at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964 with Patrick Stewart (his co-star in 1994's Star Trek: Generations) and David Warner (his co-star in 1979's Time After Time).
  • Made his TV debut in the first season of long-running British drama Crossroads.
  • His portrayal of Alex in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 classic A Clockwork Orange was ranked No. 100 in Premiere magazine's "100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time";  Alex was ranked No. 68 on the magazine's "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time."
  • Played a character named Mick Travis in three films directed by Lindsay Anderson: If... (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982).
  • Checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in the 1980s for treatment of his cocaine addiction.
  • Performed a one-man show in 2004 called "Lindsay Anderson: A Personal Remembrance" in honor of the director, who died in 1994.
  • Malcolm McDowell Relationships:
  • Alexander Siddig - Nephew
  • Beckett Taylor McDowell - Son
  • Charles Taylor - Father
  • Charlie McDowell - Son
  • Edna Taylor - Mother
  • Kelley Kuhr - Wife
  • Lilly McDowell - Daughter
  • Margot Bennett - Ex-wife
  • Mary Steenburgen - Ex-wife
  • Malcolm McDowell Awards:
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England
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