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Malcolm McDowell is one of the best-known and respected UK actors working in Hollywood and around the world. His career in film spans five decades, but he is just as busy now as he was when he first rose to fame in the late 1960s, starring in Lindsay Anderson's legendary films If... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973). But the film that catapulted his career was Stanley Kubrick's infamous A Clockwork Orange (1971). Other legendary roles include his portrayal of H.G. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper in Time After Time (1979) and the villainous Dr. Soran who defeats Captain Kirk in Star Trek: Generations (1994).

In the last four years, McDowell has appeared in more than 35 films and television productions, including Robert Altman's The Company (2003), Mike Hodges' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), the Bobby Jones biography Stroke of Genius (2004) and Evilenko (2004), the story of Russia's most famous and feared serial killer. On television, he has appeared as a recurring guest star on HBO's "Entourage" (2005-06) and in the NBC hit "Heroes" (2007). Most recently, he co-starred in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) and the epic mini-series "War and Peace" (2007). In 2008, he will co-star with Bob Hoskins in the feature film Doomsday and with Joseph Fiennes in Vivaldi.

McDowell brings the perfect combination of eccentricity and pathos to his role as Enda Doyle, and his presence always commands the screen. Even during soliloquies to a video camera, he conveys the subtleties of his character, gradually revealing his touching legacy to his family. Among his many accolades as a critically acclaimed actor, McDowell has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and honored by the Deauville Film Festival in France.

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