Malcolm McDowell Net Worth

Malcolm McDowell's Quotes

• 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.
• [on his career playing villains] I suppose I'm primarily known for that but in fact, that would only be half of my career if I was to add it all up.
• [when asked what his favorite Stanley Kubrick film was] A Clockwork Orange (1971)! I never saw any of the others.
• [on A Clockwork Orange (1971)] It's a remarkable film that has survived as such a classic and I'd be a raving idiot not to be thrilled with that.
• He didn't want me at first, told me about the big-name actor he could get, how he was taller than I was - I'm five eight and a half - but I said "That's nothing, I can stand on a box.".

Interesting Facts about Malcolm McDowell

1. His first wife, Margot Bennett, was Keir Dullea's ex-wife. Keir was the main character in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: Een zwerftocht in de ruimte (1968), while McDowell was the main character in Kubrick's next film, A Clockwork Orange (1971).
2. Father of Lilly McDowell and Charlie McDowell. Uncle of Alexander Siddig.
3. Along with Sir John Gielgud, he is one of only two actors to play both King Arthur and Merlin. He played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1985) and Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1995).
4. 13 of his films were shown at retrospective tribute at New York City's Walter Reade Theatre, where he introduces the least known of these, The Connection (1961). [May 2002]
5. Has said that his favorite actor of all time is James Cagney.
6. Claims Gangster Number One (2000) to be his best work since A Clockwork Orange (1971).
7. Was the first well-known actor to appear non-animated and in the flesh for South Park (1997) because he is one of Trey Parker's favorite actors and he was specifically requested. He appeared in a South Park parody of Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations", playing A British Person (2000).
8. Has appeared in four films involving time travel: Time After Time (1979), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Just Visiting (2001) and The Philadelphia Experiment (2012). He auditioned for the role of Al Calavicci on the television series Quantum Leap (1989), which would have made 5 times. There was a character in Quantum Leap: A Leap for Lisa - June 25, 1957 (1992) played by Roddy McDowall, who was not related (notice the difference in spelling of the last names).
9. His performance as Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange (1971) was ranked 100 on the list of the "100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time" and was ranked 68 on Premiere magazine's "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time".
10. Currently resides in Santa Barbara, California.
11. Owns another home in Britain and a summer retreat in Tuscany.
12. Good friends with Christine Noonan and David Sherwin.
13. Was captain of the rugby and cricket teams at his high school.
14. As he wanted to get into the SAG, he took his mother's maiden name McDowell because there was another British actor called Malcolm Taylor.
15. Born to Charles Taylor, a publican, and his wife Edna McDowell, a hotelier, he grew up with two sisters: Gloria (older) and Judy (younger).
16. His job as a coffee salesman provided inspiration for O Lucky Man! (1973).
17. In an interview, he said that a magazine named him "King of Punk" after his appearance in A Clockwork Orange (1971). This is probably because of the punk references that appears in the movie, such as the droogies costume style.
18. Has been friends with Aubrey Morris ever since they worked together in A Clockwork Orange (1971).
19. Trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, England.
20. Has three sons with his wife Kelley McDowell: Beckett Taylor McDowell (born January 29, 2004), Finnian Anderson McDowell (born December 23, 2006) and Seamus Hudson McDowell (born January 7, 2009).