| 1 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/malcolm_mcdowell.jpeg]] |
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| 3 | ->''"The best thing I did was abuse myself when younger – I dabbled in everything, cocaine, booze, women – because now I don't have to do it anymore."'' |
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| 5 | Malcolm John Taylor (born 13 June 1943), [[StageNames better known as]] [=Malcolm McDowell=], is an English actor. |
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| 7 | He has a reputation for playing villainous characters, including Alex [=DeLarge=] in ''Film/AClockworkOrange''; the title role in ''Film/{{Caligula}}''; Tolian Soran -- the guy who [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dropped a bridge]] on Captain Kirk -- in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' (a part he only took because [[AwesomeDearBoy the producers let him drop that bridge]]); Admiral Tolwyn in ''Franchise/WingCommander'' ''3'', ''4'' and ''Academy''; Metallo in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse; and the villain of the ShowWithinAShow in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}''. |
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| 9 | Non-villainous roles include Major Gresham in ''Film/AcesHigh1976'', Creator/HGWells in ''Film/TimeAfterTime'' and Dr. Sam Loomis in the Rob Zombie ''Film/{{Halloween 2007}}'' remake. |
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| 11 | Somewhere in between are [[Literature/{{Flashman}} Harry Flashman]] in the film version of ''Royal Flash'', Mr. Roarke in the remake of ''Series/FantasyIsland'', and UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch in Film/{{Bombshell|2019}}. |
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| 13 | He made his film debut in ''Film/If1968'', and his performance in that film convinced Creator/StanleyKubrick to cast him in ''A Clockwork Orange''. It was the first of the so-called "Mick Travis Trilogy", followed by ''O Lucky Man!'' and ''Britannia Hospital'', but aside from the main character's name and certain [[ThematicSeries thematic similarities]], the three movies aren't really related to each other. |
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| 15 | In 2013, he appeared in some Sprint commercials with Creator/JamesEarlJones, reading TotallyRadical SMS texts and social media posts, [[MundaneMadeAwesome and making them sound awesome]]. |
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| 17 | He is also the maternal uncle of actor Creator/AlexanderSiddig. He was previously married to Creator/MarySteenburgen. |
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| 19 | Malcolm is frequently confused with Creator/RoddyMcDowall. No relation actually. And note the last name spelling. |
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| 21 | !!Films and TV shows featuring Malcolm [=McDowell=] with their own trope pages include: |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheArtist'' (cameo as a man waiting for an audition) |
| 23 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (Arkady Duvall) |
| 24 | * ''Film/BlueThunder'' (F.E. Cochran) |
| 25 | * ''Film/BobbyJonesStrokeOfGenius'' (O.B. Keeler) |
| 26 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' (Dr. Calico) |
| 27 | * ''Film/Bombshell2019'' (Rupert Murdoch) |
| 28 | * ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' (Lombardi the librarian - uncredited) |
| 29 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys'' (Rhesus II) |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Caligula}}'' (Caligula) |
| 31 | * ''Film/CanOfWorms'' (Barnabus) |
| 32 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlannetAndThePlaneteers'' (Zarm, last appearance only) |
| 33 | * ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' (Varney/[[spoiler:Death]]) |
| 34 | * ''Film/CatPeople'' (1982) (Paul Gallier) |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' (Barney the Encyclocentipedia) |
| 36 | * ''Film/ClassOf1999'' (Dr. Miles Langford) |
| 37 | * ''Series/{{Community}}'' (Professor Cornwallis) |
| 38 | * ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (Alex De Large) |
| 39 | * ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' (Metallo) |
| 40 | * ''WesternAnimation/DinotopiaQuestForTheRubySunstone'' (Ogthar) |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Doomsday}}'' (2008) (Dr. Marcus Kane) |
| 42 | * ''Film/EasyA'' (Principal Gibbons) |
| 43 | * ''Film/{{Evilenko}}'' (Andrej Romanovich Evilenko) |
| 44 | * ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (the {{Revival}}) (Mr. Roarke) |
| 45 | * ''Film/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (Ryuken) |
| 46 | * ''Series/FranklinAndBash'' (Stanton Infeld) |
| 47 | * ''Film/GangsterNo1'' (Old Gangster) |
| 48 | * ''Film/GetCrazy'' (Reggie Wanker) |
| 49 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' (Count Van Ghoulish) |
| 50 | * ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (Daniel Linderman) |
| 51 | * ''Film/{{Halloween 2007}}'' and ''Film/HalloweenII2009'' (the remakes) (Dr. Sam Loomis) |
| 52 | * ''Film/{{Hidalgo}}'' (Major Davenport) |
| 53 | * ''Film/If1968'' (Mick Travis) |
| 54 | * ''Film/JustVisiting'' as the Wizard |
| 55 | * ''Film/KidsOfTheRoundTable'' as Merlin |
| 56 | * ''Series/TheMentalist'' (Bret Stiles) |
| 57 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' (Vater Orlaag) |
| 58 | * ''Series/MozartInTheJungle'' (Thomas) |
| 59 | * ''Film/MrMagoo'' (Austin Cloquet) |
| 60 | * ''Film/OLuckyMan'' (Mick Travis) |
| 61 | * ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'' (Benny Barrett) |
| 62 | * ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (Ambassador Fanshaw) |
| 63 | * ''Film/ThePassage'' (Captain von Berkow) |
| 64 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (Reginald Fletcher) |
| 65 | * ''Film/PrincessOfThieves'' (The Sheriff of Nottingham) |
| 66 | * ''Royal Flash'' (Captain Harry Literature/{{Flashman}}) |
| 67 | * ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'' (2012) (Leonard Wolf) |
| 68 | * ''Film/{{Silent Night|2012}}'' (2012) (Sheriff Cooper) |
| 69 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' (2000) (A British Person in "Pip") |
| 70 | * ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' (Dr. Tolian Soran) |
| 71 | * ''Film/{{Sunset|1988}}'' (1988) (Alfie Alperin) |
| 72 | * ''Film/TankGirl'' (1995) (Kesslee) |
| 73 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' (Mad Mod) |
| 74 | * ''Film/TimeAfterTime'' (Creator/HGWells) |
| 75 | * ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryMeetSherlockHolmes'' (2010) (Professor Moriarty) |
| 76 | * ''Series/WarAndPeace2007'': Nikolai Bolkonsky |
| 77 | * ''Film/{{Vamps}}'' (Vlad Tepish) |
| 78 | * ''Series/SonOfACritch'' (2022) (Patrick "Pop" Critch) |
| 79 | ---- |
| 80 | !!Video games featuring [=McDowell=]: |
| 81 | * ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3: Uprising'' (President Rupert Thornley) |
| 82 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' (Molag Bal) |
| 83 | * ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' (President John Henry Eden) |
| 84 | * ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}} 3'' (Jorhan Stahl) |
| 85 | * ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' (Daedalus) |
| 86 | * ''VideoGame/WingCommander III'', ''IV'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy Academy]]'' (Admiral Tolwyn) |
| 87 | * ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' (Dr. Monty) |
| 88 | ---- |
| 89 | ->''[[Film/AClockworkOrange "I've taught you much, my little droogies."]]'' |
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