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Alec McCowen

Cast & creator

Alec McCowen

1925-05-26 (died at 91) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, The South Bank Show, Play for Today

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander Duncan McCowen, CBE (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec McCowen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Alexander Duncan McCowen

Movies

48

film credits

Series

32

television credits

Career

80

1950–2002 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Sir Christian Aubrey · 1997

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

Acting · 1978

Play for Today

Play for Today

Percy · 1970

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Private Secretary · 1964

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Alfred Poole · 1964

Across film & television

Filmography (80)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Sir Christian Aubrey

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

Play for Today

Play for Today

Percy

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Private Secretary

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Alfred Poole

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Martin Luther

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Philip

Omnibus

Omnibus

Narrator (voice)

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Harry

Film '72

Bergerac

Bergerac

Trenchard

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Willie

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

James Addishaw

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Quillary

Centre Play

Centre Play

Finn

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

The Count

NET Playhouse

NET Playhouse

Antipholus of Syracuse

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Sir James Peele Edgerton

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Reverend Raleigh

Festival

Antipholus of Syracuse

Studio 4

Tom O'Neill

The Sunday Drama

Lampard

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

Q 'Algy' Algernon

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

Dr. Chasuble

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Narrator (voice)

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Sillerton Jackson

Longitude

Longitude

Sir Frank Dyson

Storyboard

Storyboard

Palfrey

Storyboard

Storyboard

Aeneas Sampson

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Jorkins

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Maurice Bouillet

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Acting High Comissioner

Solo

Frenzy

Frenzy

DCI Tim Oxford

Henry V

Henry V

Bishop of Ely

Hanover Street

Hanover Street

Maj. Trumbo

Plays for Pleasure

Ralph

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Cardinal

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

Henry Pulling

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Dr. Chasuble

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

Duty Officer, Hucknall

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Brown, House Master

The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

Micah Hale

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Ken Thompson

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Tonbridge

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

House Surgeon

Personal Services

Personal Services

Wing Commander Morten

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

Alec Graham

When the Actors Come

When the Actors Come

The Count

The Witches

The Witches

Alan Bax

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Jorkins

A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man

Silcox

The Secret Adversary

The Secret Adversary

Sir James Peel Edgerton

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

Thucydides

King Richard III

King Richard III

Narrator (voice)

Rope

Brandon

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

Barnaby Tucker

The Assam Garden

The Assam Garden

Mr. Philpott

The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

Redpenny

Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

Rakowski

The Silent Enemy

The Silent Enemy

Able Seaman Morgan

The Divided Heart

The Divided Heart

Reporter

Forever Young

Forever Young

Father Vincent

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

Dickie Bayliss

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Malvolio

Cruel Train

Cruel Train

Supt. Fish

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Albert Oakroyd

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

Self

Maria's Child

Maria's Child

Father Eugene McCarthy

A Man of Morality

A Man of Morality

Finn

Dialogue in the Dark

David Hume

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Peter Crowley (as Alec Mc Cowen)

Stevie

Stevie

Freddy

Henry V

Henry V

Chorus

Triple Exposure

Triple Exposure

Percy

St Mark's Gospel

St Mark's Gospel

Private Lives

Private Lives

Elyot Chase