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->''"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."''

Malcolm John Taylor (born 13 June 1943), [[StageNames better known as]] [=Malcolm McDowell=], is an English actor.

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}}''.

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.

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}}.

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 ''Film/OLuckyMan'' 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.

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]].

He is also the maternal uncle of actor Creator/AlexanderSiddig. He was previously married to Creator/MarySteenburgen.

Malcolm is frequently confused with Creator/RoddyMcDowall. No relation actually. And note the last name spelling.
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!!Films and TV shows featuring Malcolm [=McDowell=] with their own trope pages include:
* ''Film/TheArtist'' (cameo as a man waiting for an audition)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (Arkady Duvall)
* ''Film/BlueThunder'' (F.E. Cochran)
* ''Film/BobbyJonesStrokeOfGenius'' (O.B. Keeler)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' (Dr. Calico)
* ''Film/Bombshell2019'' (Rupert Murdoch)
* ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' (Lombardi the librarian - uncredited)
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys'' (Rhesus II)
* ''Film/{{Caligula}}'' (Caligula)
* ''Film/CanOfWorms'' (Barnabus)
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlannetAndThePlaneteers'' (Zarm, last appearance only)
* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' (Varney/[[spoiler:Death]])
* ''Film/CatPeople'' (1982) (Paul Gallier)
* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' (Barney the Encyclocentipedia)
* ''Film/ClassOf1999'' (Dr. Miles Langford)
* ''Series/{{Community}}'' (Professor Cornwallis)
* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (Alex De Large)
* ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' (Metallo)
* ''WesternAnimation/DinotopiaQuestForTheRubySunstone'' (Ogthar)
* ''Film/{{Doomsday}}'' (2008) (Dr. Marcus Kane)
* ''Film/EasyA'' (Principal Gibbons)
* ''Film/{{Evilenko}}'' (Andrej Romanovich Evilenko)
* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (the {{Revival}}) (Mr. Roarke)
* ''Film/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (Ryuken)
* ''Series/FranklinAndBash'' (Stanton Infeld)
* ''Film/GangsterNo1'' (Old Gangster)
* ''Film/GetCrazy'' (Reggie Wanker)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' (Count Van Ghoulish)
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (Daniel Linderman)
* ''Film/{{Halloween 2007}}'' and ''Film/HalloweenII2009'' (the remakes) (Dr. Sam Loomis)
* ''Film/{{Hidalgo}}'' (Major Davenport)
* ''Film/If1968'' (Mick Travis)
* ''Film/JustVisiting'' as the Wizard
* ''Film/KidsOfTheRoundTable'' as Merlin
* ''Series/TheMentalist'' (Bret Stiles)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' (Vater Orlaag)
* ''Series/MozartInTheJungle'' (Thomas)
* ''Film/MrMagoo'' (Austin Cloquet)
* ''Film/OLuckyMan'' (Mick Travis)
* ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'' (Benny Barrett)
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (Ambassador Fanshaw)
* ''Film/ThePassage'' (Captain von Berkow)
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (Reginald Fletcher)
* ''Film/PrincessOfThieves'' (The Sheriff of Nottingham)
* ''Royal Flash'' (Captain Harry Literature/{{Flashman}})
* ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'' (2012) (Leonard Wolf)
* ''Film/{{Silent Night|2012}}'' (2012) (Sheriff Cooper)
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' (2000) (A British Person in "Pip")
* ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' (Dr. Tolian Soran)
* ''Film/{{Sunset|1988}}'' (1988) (Alfie Alperin)
* ''Film/TankGirl'' (1995) (Kesslee)
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' (Mad Mod)
* ''Film/TimeAfterTime'' (Creator/HGWells)
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryMeetSherlockHolmes'' (2010) (Professor Moriarty)
* ''Series/WarAndPeace2007'': Nikolai Bolkonsky
* ''Film/{{Vamps}}'' (Vlad Tepish)
* ''Series/SonOfACritch'' (2022) (Patrick "Pop" Critch)
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!!Video games featuring [=McDowell=]:
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3: Uprising'' (President Rupert Thornley)
* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' (Molag Bal)
* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' (President John Henry Eden)
* ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}} 3'' (Jorhan Stahl)
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' (Daedalus)
* ''VideoGame/WingCommander III'', ''IV'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy Academy]]'' (Admiral Tolwyn)
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' (Dr. Monty)
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->''[[Film/AClockworkOrange "I've taught you much, my little droogies."]]''
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