Malcolm McDowell Biography

Fast Facts

• Awarded the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the sCare Foundation's Halloween Benefit which advocates for programs aimed at saving troubled youth in the Los Angeles area
• In 2012, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• After taking acting classes at school, he eventually gained work as an extra for the Royal Shakespeare Company
• Quote: "I've never actually done an out and out horror film․ I'm not that keen on them, to be honest․ I find them tedious, most of them, really kind of schlocky and terrible character development and thin storylines․ The ones that I've seen, they're usually pretty bad because they're very low budget․ But I think to make a good one, that'll be nice․"
• Well known for taking on the role of villains or immoral characters in his films
• Frequently portrays characters who are ruthless authority figures, including his work in "Caligula," "Entourage," etc
• Due to his character killing off Captain Kirk in "Star Trek: Generations," he received multiple death threats from overzealous fans of the franchise
• Film "O Lucky Man!" was inspired by his work as a coffee salesman before he started acting
• A Clockwork Orange director Stanley Kubrick introduced a pet snake into the film after McDowell proclaimed his fear of reptiles
• As Trey Parker's favorite actor, he was specifically requested by "South Park" creator to be the first actor to appear in the show as himself in a non-animated role