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1972
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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 - he was known as 'Squeaker' McCowan by his friends - and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Young Alec
Alec McCowen (1925-2017) was a British actor who appeared in stage, film and television. He was known for his roles in Frenzy, The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York and Mr. Palfrey of Westminster.
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- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Feb 7, 2017 · Feb. 7, 2017. Alec McCowen, the acclaimed British character actor whose gallery of roles on both sides of the Atlantic ranged from St. Mark to the Fool in “King Lear,” and from Rudyard Kipling ...
Feb 8, 2017 · LONDON (AP) — Alec McCowen, a West End and Broadway star who had global success with a one-man show about the life of Jesus, has died. He was 91. The actor’s nephew, the Rev. Nigel Mumford, said Wednesday that McCowen died Monday at his London home. Born in Tunbridge Wells, south of London, on May 26, 1925, McCowen trained at the Royal ...
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Alec McCowen was a British actor who appeared in stage, film and television. He was known for his roles in Frenzy, Travels with My Aunt and Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, and for his one-man show of St. Mark's Gospel.
- May 26, 1925
- February 6, 2017
Feb 9, 2017 · The British actor, who also starred in Equus and King Lear, passed away in 2017. He was best known for his brief appearance as Q opposite Sean Connery in the "unofficial" Bond film Never Say Never Again.
Feb 7, 2017 · Alec McCowen, who has died aged 91, was rarely out of work in more than half a century as an actor, but although hailed in a 1973 Sunday Telegraph review as “the unchallenged heir apparent to ...
