Birthday: May 26, 2025
Lean, incisive British actor Alec McCowen studied at the RADA before launching his stage career in 1942. McCowan's theatrical work has been devoted almost exclusively to Shakespeare and the classics; he regards Astrov in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya as his favorite role. In films from 1953, McCowen's most fondly remembered screen assignment was as mild-mannered Inspector Oxford in ...more- 1972
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Travels with My Aunt
- nom
- Triumph in Stone
- Narrator
- 2002
- Gangs of New York
- Reverend Raleigh
- 2000
- David Copperfield
- Jorkins
- 1993
- Maria's Child
- Eugene McCarthy
- 1993
- The Age of Innocence
- Sillerton Jackson
- 1953
- The Cruel Sea
- Director












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