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Alexander Duncan "Alec" McCowen CBE (born 26 May 1925) is an English actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.
McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dancer, and Duncan McCowen, a shopkeeper. He attended The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
His partner, the actor Geoffrey Burridge, died in 1987 from AIDS complications.
McCowen first appeared on stage at the Repertory Theatre, Macclesfield, in August 1942 as Micky in Paddy the Next Best Thing. He appeared in repertory in York and Birmingham 1943–45, and toured India and Burma in a production of Kenneth Horne's West End comedy Love in a Mist during 1945 with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). He continued in repertory 1946–49, during which time he played a season at St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
He made his London debut on 20 April 1950 at the Arts Theatre as Maxim in Ivanov, and made his first appearances on the New York City stage at the Ziegfeld Theatre on 19 December 1951 as an Egyptian Guard in Caesar and Cleopatra, and on 20 December 1951 as the Messenger in Antony and Cleopatra. Following a series of roles at the Arts and with the Repertory Players, he had rising success as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge at the then New Theatre, Bromley, and appeared as Barnaby Tucker in The Matchmaker at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, both 1954.
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Alec McCowen in his solo stage performance of St. Mark's Gospel
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Chris Brown - piano Donald Robinson - drums John McCowen - clarinet, contrabass clarinet September 16, 2016 Berkeley Arts, Berkeley CA video by Charles Smith
BONE(THIN) for solo clarinet (2014) December 4th, 2014 Mills College - Oakland, CA johnmccowen.bandcamp.com johnmccowen@gmail.com
színes, magyarul beszélő, angol thriller, 116 perc, 1972 rendező: Alfred Hitchcock forgatókönyvíró: Anthony Shaffer zeneszerző: Ron Goodwin operatőr: Leonard J. South Gilbert Taylor producer: Alfred Hitchcock vágó: John Jympson szereplő(k): Richard Blaney Jon Finch Oxford felügyelő Alec McCowen Bob Rusk Barry Foster Brenda Blaney Barbara Leigh-Hunt Hetty Porter Billie Whitelaw Tartalom: A Temzéből megfojtott nő holttestét emelik ki, a Londonban garázdálkodó sorozatgyilkos újabb áldozatát. A sajtó tele van a módszere miatt csak "Nyakkendős gyilkos"-nak nevezett megszállott rémtetteivel. Richard Blaney, a Királyi Légierő egykori tisztje nehezen találja a helyét az életben, mióta elveszítette az állását. Sokat iszik, és könnyen méregbe gurul. Azzal azért ő sem számol, hogy...
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FRENESÍ (1972) -A. Hitchcock REPARTO Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Vivien Merchant, Jean Marsh, Michael Bates, Clive Swift. Londres. En las aguas del Támesis aparece el cadáver de una mujer desnuda y estrangulada con una corbata a rayas. La mujer presenta, además, síntomas de violación y otras señales que hacen sospechar que el asesino es un maníaco sexual.
renzy is a 1972 British full movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The second to last feature film of his extensive career, it is often considered by critics and scholars to be his last great film before his death. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin which movie is one of the best of alfred hitchcock movies.
Here's the brilliant "Dialogue in the Dark" by Michael Ignatieff. A fictional meeting between Scottish Philosopher David Hume and James Boswell. Superb acting by David Rintoul as Boswell and Alec McCowen as Hume.David Hume Born May 07, 1711 Died Aug 25, 1776 in Edinburgh from cancer Biography: Scottish philosopher, historian, librarian and educator. Son of Joseph Hume of Ninewells (1680-1713) and Catherine Falconer (b. 1683). Brother of John Hume. A friend of Adam Smith. Member of The Poker Club. In his own time he was most famous for having written the History of England, but is today best known as the philosopher responsible for such works as Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, A Treatise on Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Life with Boswell: Boswell...
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Frenesí es una película británica de 1972, del género de suspense y thriller, dirigida por Alfred Hitchcock, protagonizada por Jon Finch, Alec McCowen y Barry Foster en los papeles principales. Basada
Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster star in this morbid blend of horror and wit-the first Hitchcock film to earn an 'R' rating. The Necktie Murderer has the London Police on red alert, and an innocent man is on a desperate quest to find the real serial rapist-murderer and clear his own name. Alternating heart-pounding tension with distinctive Hitchcock humor, Frenzy marked the Master of Suspense's return to his native England after almost twenty years.
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Arthur La Bern (novel), Anthony Shaffer (screenplay) Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen
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Showbiz personalities by the hundred attend the Evening Standard Drama Awards at Grosvenor House. Among the Award winners, Actress of the Year, Jill Bennett and Actor Alec McCowen. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/45effbc3a1e84d4c8b7db92abae1c67e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
The Age Of Innocence Trailer 1993 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Richard E. Grant, Daniel Day-Lewis, Miriam Margolyes, Alec McCowen Official Content From Image Entertainment Martin Scorsese, one of the great directors of our time, directs Oscar(r)-winner Daniel Day-Lewis (1989 Best Actor, My Left Foot), Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder in a brilliant adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A ravishing romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870s. At the center of the film is Newland Archer (Day-Lewis), an upstanding attorney who secretly longs for a more passionate life. Engaged to the lovely but ordinary s...
Starring Alec McCowen, Penelope Keith, Polly Adams, Donald Pickering
An original television trailer for the 1979 Peter Hyams film, starring Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen, Richard Masur, and Michael Sacks.
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