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Malcolm John Taylor Wiki Biography

Malcolm John Taylor was born on the 13th June 1943 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, but better known by his stage name Malcolm McDowell, he is an award-winning film, television, and voice actor, still possibly best known for his role in one of Stanley Kubrick’s classic films, “The Clockwork Orange” (1971). His career has lasted over fifty years, beginning in 1964 with small television roles.

Have you ever wondered how rich Malcolm McDowell is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that McDowell’s net worth is as high as $70 million, an amount earned through his successful career in acting.

Malcolm McDowell was the middle child and only son of Edna (nee McDowell) and Charles Taylor. His mother was a hotelier, while his father was a publican, and they owned a bar in which young Malcolm worked for a time, before it went bankrupt due to his father’s alcoholism. McDowell received his primary and secondary education in boarding schools, after which he went on to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). He worked several odd jobs at the time in order to support himself, such as a messenger and coffee salesman. The latter inspired his semi-autobiographical film “Oh, Lucky Man!” (1973).

His career started with several guest roles in TV shows, first being the drama series “Crossroads” (1964). He also appeared in thirteen episodes of the television series “Sat’day While Sunday” (1967) in the starring role of Frankie. His big break came in 1968, when he caught the eye of director Lindsay Armstrong, and joined the cast of his film “If…”. He would go on to work with Armstrong twice more, in “Oh Lucky Man!” (1973) and “Hotel Britannia” (1982). However, international success came four years later, when he was cast as Alex DeLarge in Kubrick’s dystopian film “The Clockwork Orange” (1971), which was adapted from William Burgess’ novel of the same name. The film and its young star were nominated for several awards, including Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Picture, while McDowell was also nominated for the latter in the category Best Motion Picture Actor: Drama. This role greatly influenced Malcolm’s career. Though it is not quite accurate to speak of typecasting in this case, considering his diverse roles spanning decades, he remains best known for playing villains in the mold of Alex DeLarge. Regardless, his net worth was very well established.

After his big break in British cinematography, McDowell tried his luck in Hollywood, joining the cast of “Time After Time” (1979), in which he played the famous science fiction writer H. G. Well, with co-stars including David Warren and Mary Steenburgen, who would later become his second wife. The same year he also courted controversy by starring in the erotic (some would also deem it pornographic) historical film “Caligula”, playing the titular character. While the 1970s brought him fame and success, the following decade was mostly marked by credits in television and B-category movies. However, he fared better in the 1990s, taking part in “Star Trek: Generations” (1994) playing the evil scientist who killed Captain Kirk, and gaining popularity as a voice actor in the animated series “Wing Commander Academy” (1996), and “Superman” (1996-1999), which also added to his net worth.

After the turn of the century, McDowell remained active both on big and small screen, with notable entries such as the recurring role on television hot show “Entourage” (2005-2011), as well as in the miniseries “War and Peace” (2007), and Oscar-winning film “The Artist” (2011). He also voiced Grandpa Reg in “Phineas and Ferb” from 2008 to 2014. On the other hand, the horror movie fans best recognize him for is as Dr. Samuel Loomis in “Halloween” (2007) and “Halloween II” (2009). Though he had already stepped into his seventies, McDowell continues to act with vigor, with an incredible ten film releases scheduled for 2017 and 2018. For his contribution to acting, McDowell earned a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.

Regarding his personal life, McDowell struggled with substance abuse during the 1980s, but managed to come clean. He has married three times, firstly to Margot Bennett (1975-80), secondly actress Mary Steenburgen (1980-90) with whom he has a son and a daughter, while he has three sons from his third marriage with Kelly Kuhr since 1991. He is a huge fan of Liverpool FC.

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Malcolm John Taylor Quick Info

Malcolm John Taylor Trademarks

1. Known for his bombastic and intentionally antagonistic personality (especially in his relationship with many directors)
2. Broad bulbous nose and dark blue eyes
3. Characters who are often fiendishly intelligent and ruthless
4. Often plays leaders or authority figures
5. Often plays immoral characters or outright villains
6. Raspy deep-throated voice

Malcolm John Taylor Quotes

• I’m proud of the work I did in Caligula (1979). There’s no question about that. But there’s all the raunchy stuff-the blatant, modern-day porn that Bob introduced into the film after we’d finished shooting. That to me was an absolutely outrageous betrayal and quite unprecedented. Frankly, it showed that Bob had no class whatsoever. When Gore told me it was Bob Guccione, I asked, ‘Isn’t he a pornographer?’ Gore said, ‘Malcolm, just think of him as one of the Warner brothers. He just signs the checks!’ Well, of course that wasn’t true…
• [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.
• [2012, on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame] For a lad that grew up in Liverpool, Hollywood was this notion of everything that was incredible in the movies, and Hollywood has meant so much for the rest of the world – we take it, because we live in L.A., sort of for granted. My father ran a pub in Burscough in Lancashire, just outside Liverpool, so I feel that from the Bull and Dog to the Pig and Whistle, it’s not that far.
• [on Stanley Kubrick and A Clockwork Orange (1971)] I was fortunate enough to work with Stanley before his infamous paranoia set in (referring to Kubrick’s obsession over every possible variation on a scene, and over everything that might – or at least could – go wrong while filming). One complex technical shot, on the waterfront, gave us so much trouble that 50 takes were required… so Stanley did have an excuse. Nonetheless, after Take 49, I asked him if we couldn’t call this Take 1-A. “If I have to hear ‘Take 50,'” I complained, “I feel I’m going to crack.” But Stanley looked me in the face and said, very flatly, “No.” So “Take 50” it was. Well, I *tried* to reason with him, anyway.
• [At ZomBcon] It is true I’d rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award.
• [on Lindsay Anderson] I loved him, more than any other man, ever. More than my father I think. I loved him.
• [on Rob Zombie] He’s got a definite point of view. He has just done horror films because that’s all they want him to make. For him to get out of that, which he will, is going to be tough. He is a far better director than a horror movie director. The way he looks at the material and the way he gives you rein but also gives you boundaries.
• [on playing the character Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange (1971)] I don’t think I have ever had that much fun doing the work. He was a wicked son-of-a-bitch.
• [on Wes Craven and The People Under the Stairs (1991)] I went to see the film and I was just riveted by this thing. I thought, “My God, this guy is brilliant. I’d love to work with him.”.
• [on horror movies] I’m not that keen on them, to be honest. I find them tedious, most of them, really kind of schlocky and terrible character development and thin storylines. The ones that I’ve seen, they’re usually pretty bad because they’re very low budget.
• [on Halloween (1978)] John Carpenter’s a master, and he made an extraordinary film.
• There’s nobody who’s ever going to come close to John Ford.
• [on Stanley Kubrick] Probably one of the five greatest directors that ever lived.
• The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it’s impossible to be insane in Texas.
• [on Donald Pleasence] I did know Donald. I met him in London at the Royal Court Theatre. He was a tremendous actor – he played those wonderful sinister parts. I particularly remember him in two performances: He was in two great plays, one was written by Robert Shaw called The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) and the other was a Harold Pinter play, The Guest (1963).
• [on playing psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis in Halloween (2007)] I want to make Loomis a man with a tremendous ego. I’ve met some of these doctors through the years, where there is more ego in it than there is [interest in what’s] best for the patient, and if they can get a book out of it – which of course he has done – it’s a bestseller, and that’s so much better.
• [on unsimulated sex scenes in mainstream films, often sourced to his film Caligula (1979)] I think that’s crap. I think that’s pathetic. Go get another job. Listen: We’re in the business of illusion. We are illusionists. Seriously, that is absolutely pathetic. You’re telling me to do a love scene, you actually have to have penetration? That’s absolutely beyond pathetic. If you can’t think of any way of making that exciting, you’re in the wrong job. That’s what I think. I remember when they did Don’t Look Now (1973), and they thought that Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie actually made love on camera. It’s laughable. They were just two extremely gifted actors who made everybody believe they did and ran with it. There was no way there was penetration on the set. No way. Because that crosses over into a porno picture, and I don’t care which way you dress it up.
• [on Time After Time (1979)] I got to be the hero in that one. It’s a very whimsical part, a wonderful part, H.G. running after Jack the Ripper (David Warner) and meeting this modern woman (Mary Steenburgen). Of course, it’s very special to me because I met Mary, we got married, and we had two children. Even though we’re not together now, she is the mother of my children and that film is where we met. It’s also a damn good film!
• I did a picture I loved called Time After Time (1979), and the people who saw it loved it. We had a big opening in Toronto at the Festival of Festivals – huge – and they gave us a fabulous reception. Great city, Toronto – Mary (Mary Steenburgen) and I loved it there. Great restaurants, great people. The studio hired these so-called “experts” to tell them how to market the film. And these silly asses took a poll to determine a “recognition” factor. And more people recognized Jack the Ripper, which was David Warner’s role in the movie, than H.G. Wells, who I played in the movie. Hardly anyone recognized the name H.G. Wells, in fact. So they decided to go with a campaign that stressed Jack the Ripper, which was all well and good except that people didn’t want to see another movie about Jack the Ripper, and they stayed away in droves. I’ve got a big piece of that film, but I haven’t seen a penny, and I probably never will. However, I did meet my wife making that movie, so I don’t really mind!
• 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.”.
• [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.
• [when asked what his favorite Stanley Kubrick film was] A Clockwork Orange (1971)! I never saw any of the others.
• There are no great scripts – just great films.
• 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 Important Facts

• Has English and Irish ancestry.
• He named O Lucky Man! (1973) as his favourite film of his own.
• He was interested in guest-starring on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), but only if his nephew – Alexander Siddig (who played Dr. Bashir) – would direct the episode. He was offered the role of Hagath in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Business as Usual (1997), but he was unavailable. The role went to Steven Berkoff, McDowell’s co-star in A Clockwork Orange (1971).
• He was offered the roles of John Mallory and Nolan in Duck, You Sucker (1971), but he was busy with O Lucky Man! (1973). The roles went to James Coburn and David Warbeck respectively.
• He auditioned for the role of Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), which he turned down when he found out that this was not a singing role. The role went to Michael York.
• He was the original choice for the role of Peter Smythe in the horror film Black Christmas (1974), which he turned down. The role went to Keir Dullea.
• He accepted the villain role in Star Trek: Generations (1994) despite not being a Star Trek fan and not liking the script very much, because he was asked, “How would you like to kill Captain Kirk?”.
• He was considered for the role of Francis Bacon in Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), which went to Derek Jacobi.
• He turned down the role of Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn in Wing Commander (1999) due to his commitment to Fantasy Island (1998). The role went to David Warner. He previously played the role in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994).
• He was considered for the role of Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez in Highlander (1986), which went to Sean Connery.
• He was considered for the role of Scar in the Disney musical The Lion King (1994), which went to Jeremy Irons.
• He was considered for the role of Ernest J. Belloq in Pretty Baby (1978), which went to Keith Carradine.
• He was originally going to star opposite Robert De Niro in Gangs of New York (2002) when Martin Scorsese was developing the project in 1978.
• He refused the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1984 and a knighthood in 1995.
• He was going to have a role in Michael Powell’s unmade film version of “The Tempest”.
• He was considered for a role in Stanley Kubrick’s unmade biography of Napoleon.
• He was considered for the role of Billy the Kid in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), which went to Kris Kristofferson.
• He was Richard Lester’s first choice for D’Artangan in The Three Musketeers (1973), which went to Michael York.
• He was considered for the role of Perseus in Clash of the Titans (1981), which went to Harry Hamlin.
• He was considered for the lead role of Don Morgan in Mad Dog Morgan (1976), which went to Dennis Hopper.
• He was considered for the role of Tod Hackett in The Day of the Locust (1975), which went to William Atherton.
• He was considered for the role of Martin Taylor in Brimstone & Treacle (1982), which went to rock star Sting.
• His scenes in Our Friends in the North (1996) had to be shot in one continuous block, as he was only available for a limited time due to living in America.
• He appeared in the music video “Snuff” by the heavy metal band Slipknot (2009).
• He co-starred with his real-life nephew Alexander Siddig in the film Doomsday (2008).
• Although his little known film Night Train to Venice (1996) was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993, the film was not released until 1996, and then only in several countries.
• He was the first choice for the role of Winston Churchill in Young Winston (1972), which he repeatedly turned down. The role eventually went to Simon Ward.
• During the production of Tinto Brass’s infamous epic Caligula (1979), McDowell took members of the production to dinner at an expensive restaurant to celebrate England’s victory in a football match against an Italian team. He left the choreographer to pay for the meal, saying he had forgotten to bring enough money.
• During the Ludivico scene in A Clockwork Orange (1971), McDowell’s eyes were clamped open using a surgical device for eye surgery. The doctor applying eyedrops in the scene was an actual physician who was on hand in case of an injury. Nevertheless, McDowell’s cornea was accidentally scratched as a result of the eye clamping and he suffered temporary blindness.
• He has two roles in common with both Michael York and John Gielgud: (1) McDowell played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1985), York played him in The Wonderful World of Disney: A Knight in Camelot (1998) and Gielgud played him in DragonHeart (1996) and (2) McDowell played Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1995), York played him in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1995) and Gielgud played him in Quest for Camelot (1998).
• He has two roles in common with his Time After Time (1979) co-star David Warner: (1) McDowell played Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994), Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996) and Wing Commander Academy (1996) while Warner played him in Wing Commander (1999) and (2) McDowell played Professor Abraham Van Helsing in Suck (2009) while Warner played him in Penny Dreadful (2014).
• Despite the fact that they played enemies in Blue Thunder (1983), both Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell became very good friends during the production. As he would later state at various science fiction conventions, they enjoyed working together so much, that they could not leave each other alone. After Scheider passed away, a very saddened McDowell was unable to attend Scheider’s funeral because of a film commitment that he couldn’t get away from (much to his dismay). As a result, he immediately ordered flowers and sent a letter of condolence to Scheider’s family.
• He listened to recordings of H.G. Wells to prepare for the role in Time After Time (1979). According to McDowell, Wells’ voice was high-pitched and Cockney-accented so he decided not to imitate his voice.
• Received death threats from overzealous Star Trek fans after his character Dr. Tolian Soren killed Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Generations (1994).
• Auditioned for the role of Al Calavicci on the television series Quantum Leap (1989) which would have made him a time traveler for the second time. The first time was Time After Time (1979).
• Has appeared in a South Park (1997) parody of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations”, playing a British Person (2000).
• Has appeared in a scene in A Clockwork Orange (1971) with David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in Star Wars. In 2014, he appeared in a cellular telephone commercial with James Earl Jones, who provided Darth Vader’s voice. McDowell also appeared in Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007).
• Granddaughter Clementine Mae Walton was born January 2012. Her mother is Malcolm’s daughter Lilly.
• On September 25, 2012, he was rushed to the hospital and had to undergo a 3 1/2 hour emergency surgery on his eye, for what was discovered to be a detached retina.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 16, 2012.
• As he wanted to get into the British Actors’ Equity, he took his mother’s maiden name McDowell because there was another British actor called Malcolm Taylor.
• Is 24 years older than his wife Kelley.
• Has a fear of reptiles. When Stanley Kubrick learned this while shooting A Clockwork Orange (1971), he introduced Basil, Alex’s pet snake.
• As a schoolboy, Malcolm was so bored having to listen to long, tedious speeches by minor local dignitaries at official school functions, when he became a star, he took his revenge. Asked to give the keynote speech at Cannock School’s annual Open Day in 1969, he flew all the way from the United States to attend. Before a packed assembly, he simply announced “I hereby pronounce this Open Day open” and sat down.
• When he went to meet with Stanley Kubrick for the first time, he had little knowledge of film and confused him with Stanley Kramer. In preparation, McDowell’s friend and mentor, Lindsay Anderson, showed him all of Kubrick’s films from Paths of Glory (1957) to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
• 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).
• Trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, England.
• Has been friends with Aubrey Morris ever since they worked together in A Clockwork Orange (1971).
• 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.
• His job as a coffee salesman provided inspiration for O Lucky Man! (1973).
• Born to Charles Taylor, a pub owner, and his wife Edna McDowell, a hotelier, he grew up with an older (Gloria) and a younger sister.
• 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.
• Was captain of the rugby and cricket teams at his high school.
• Good friends with Christine Noonan and David Sherwin.
• Owns another home in Britain and a summer retreat in Tuscany.
• Lives in Santa Barbara, California.
• 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”.
• Has appeared in four films involving time travel: Time After Time (1979), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Just Visiting (2001) and The Philadelphia Experiment (2012).
• 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.
• Claims Gangster No. 1 (2000) to be his best work since A Clockwork Orange (1971).
• Has said that his favorite actor of all time is James Cagney.
• 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]
• 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).
• Father of Lilly McDowell and Charlie McDowell. Uncle of Alexander Siddig.
• His first wife, Margot Bennett, was Keir Dullea’s ex-wife. Keir was the main character in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), while McDowell was the main character in Kubrick’s next film, A Clockwork Orange (1971).

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