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Alec McCowen and Maggie Smith in "Travels With My Aunt" (1972), directed by George Cukor and based on the novel by Graham Greene.
MGM, via Everett Collection; thumbnail, via Photofest (from "St. Mark's Gospel"), 1978
Alec McCowen
Died on February 6, 2017 at age 91
An acclaimed British character actor, Mr. McCowen’s gallery of roles on both sides of the Atlantic ranged from St. Mark to the Fool in “King Lear,” and from Rudyard Kipling to James Bond’s ever-inventive outfitter, Q.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.