Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

  • Born: 1943-6-13
  • Birthplace: Horsforth, England
  • Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Representative Works: "If", "Little Lawyer Can Do More", "A Clockwork Orange", Caligula
  • Malcolm McDowell, born in England in June 1943 [1]  Horsforth, British actor.
    Born in a working-class family in Yorkshire, England in June 1943. The main works are: the film "If", "A Clockwork Orange", the TV series "Little Lawyer Do a Good Job ", " Caligula " and so on.

    Early Experience

    To give his son a good start, the father sent him to a private school for education.
    Malcolm X at the age of 11 was sent to boarding school, he Tunbridge have entered the boarding school and Kent County of Cannock House School.
    When he was in school, he was beaten every Monday because of his stubborn personality.
    In school, he decided that he wanted to be an actor, and at the same time he had a keen interest in racing. He attended the London School of Music and Arts and began to learn acting. He initially worked in his parents’ bar, and when the bar closed, there was nothing to do. His father used all the profits made by the business on alcoholism. Malcolm X‎ has engaged in a variety of jobs, including coffee salesman and postman, etc.

    Performing Experience

    He made his first appearance on the big screen in the 1967 film "Poor Cow", and his two-minute scene in the film was eventually cut. Soon after, director Lindsay Anderson boldly used him and starred in the film "If", in which he played a rebellious student. The film makes Malcolm X in the United Kingdom became a star, but in other areas repercussions in general. He was full of enthusiasm for movies, and devoted himself to the creation of the next one, and began to work on the writing of the movie script, which was the semi- Autobiographical film "Lucky Guy" in 1973 . At the same time, he collaborated with Stanley Kubrick and starred in the film history classic "A Clockwork Orange". His role in the movie made his screen role stereotyped as a manic and psychopathic villain for a long time. In 1976, he spent nearly a year starring in a " Caligula " that has always been full of controversy . The collapse of the British film industry at that time forced him to continue working in the United States. His first American film was Time After Time in 1979. In 1982, he filmed " Britan Hospital ", which is the last part of Lindsay Anderson 's working class trilogy.
    In the mid-eighties, Malcolm the X- start alcoholism, drug abuse, spend $ 1,000 to buy cocaine a week, his black hair turned gray, looks much larger than his real age. No one asked him to play the lead role. Good roles have been insulated from him. He has appeared in many B-level films.
    In the 1990s, he was lucky. In 1994, he played Dr. Soran who killed Captain Kirk in " Star Trek: Generations ". He returned to his old line again and played the bad guy. He also performed well in the miniseries "Our Friends in the North" of the British Broadcasting Corporation . Today he has over a hundred films under his name and is one of America's greatest actors. But he was not naturalized as an American, and he agreed with the pragmatic lifestyle of the United States. He lives in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles  .

    Personal Life

    Family marriage
    McDowell had a short marriage with actress Margot Bennett from 1975 to 1980. Later, when he starred met his second wife, "two Doctor Who," a drama, actress Mary - Siting Bo roots, and in 1990 she divorced before have two children: Lily -And Charles - Malcolm the X- . In 1991, McDowell married KALIE -Kuhl and gave birth to two more sons: Samuel Beckett -Taylor and Fin McDowell.