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Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor, known for his boisterous and sometimes villainous roles, whose career spans more than four decades. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.McDowell is known for the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, Caligula and A Clockwork Orange, the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Alex DeLarge. He has played varied roles in films and television series of different genres, including The Employer, Tank Girl, Franklin and Bash, Time After Time, Star Trek Generations, the television series Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse. He has lent his voice to several animated roles as well such as Ra's Al Ghul's son Arkady Duvall in Batman the Animated Series and as Metallo in Superman The Animated Series as well as to the animated film Bolt. He appeared in the music video for the 2009 Slipknot song "Snuff". He narrated the 1982 documentary The Compleat Beatles. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.