As of August 2026, Alec McCowen is best known for Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. Find every show and movie Alec McCowen has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Actor Born 1925 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK 1 TV Shows 8 Movies

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Alexander Duncan McCowen, CBE (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.

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Alec McCowen has built a filmography of 9 credits over a career spanning from 1958 to 2002.

Alec McCowen's most notable role to date came in Gangs of New York (2002), where he played Reverend Raleigh. He also appeared in Never Say Never Again (1983) as Q 'Algy' Algernon. Most recently appeared in The Age of Innocence (1993) as Sillerton Jackson.

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📺 Alec McCowen's TV Shows

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Narrator (voice)
1992

🎬 Alec McCowen's Movies

Gangs of New York
Reverend Raleigh
2002
Never Say Never Again
Q 'Algy' Algernon
1983
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Brown, House Master
1962
The Age of Innocence
Sillerton Jackson
1993
Frenzy
DCI Tim Oxford
1972
A Night to Remember
Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
1958
Cry Freedom
Acting High Comissioner
1987
Henry V
Bishop of Ely
1989

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