Name
Simon MacCorkindale
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-02-12
Deathday
2010-10-14 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Biography
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (February 12, 1952 - October 14, 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father serving as an Officer with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead planned to become a theatre director. Training at the Theatre of Arts in London, he started work as an actor, making his West End debut in 1974. He went on to appear in numerous roles in television, including the series I, Claudius and Jesus of Nazareth, before starring as Simon Doyle in the film Death on the Nile. This proved to be a breakthrough role and allowed him to move to the United States, where he appeared in a variety of films and TV series including Quatermass, The Riddle of the Sands, The Sword and the Sorcerer, and Jaws 3-D.
In 1983, MacCorkindale starred in the short-lived series Manimal as the lead character, Dr. Jonathan Chase, before taking up the longer-running role of lawyer Greg Reardon in Falcon Crest. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s he directed and produced many stage, TV and film productions through his company Amy International Artists, such as the film Stealing Heaven (1988). Moving to Canada, he starred as Peter Sinclair in the series Counterstrike for three years. He returned to the United Kingdom in 2002 and joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in the role of Harry Harper for six years until 2008.
Known For
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As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found mur...
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In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrath...
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A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven b...
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Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to...
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Wealthy widower Richard Keaton engages young widow Elizabeth 'Liz' Guinness as the 4th con...
- 1978 Death on the Nile as Simon Doyle
- 1997 While My Pretty One Sleeps as Jack Campbell
- 1979 The Riddle of the Sands as Arthur Davies
- 1998 Water War as Peter Gregory
- 1999 The Girl Next Door as Steve Vandermeer
- 1984 Obsessive Love as Glenn Stevens
- 1980 Caboblanco as Lewis Clarkson
- 1979 The Quatermass Conclusion as Joe Kapp
- 1976 Romeo and Juliet as Paris
- 2010 13Hrs as Duncan
- 1983 Jaws 3-D as Philip FitzRoyce
- 2000 The Dinosaur Hunter as Jack McCabe
- 1976 Beasts: Baby as Peter Gilkes
- 1995 Family of Cops as Adam Novacek
- 1995 At the Midnight Hour as Richard Keaton
- 2004 Nile as Himself - Narrator
- 1998 Running Wild as Walton Baden Smythe
- 1982 An Outpost of Progress
- 1999 Wing Commander as Flight Boss
- 1982 Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain as Hank Richards
- 1974 Juggernaut as No. 1 Helmsman
- 1995 No Greater Love as Patrick Kelly
- 2012 A Closed Book as Andrew Boles
- 1987 Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet as Mark Jamieson
- 1995 The Way to Dusty Death as Johnny Harlow
- 1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer as Mikah
- 1981 Macbeth as Macduff
- 1983 The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
- 1980 Visitor from the Grave as Harry
- 1977 Romance: Three Weeks as Paul Verdayne
- 1981 Falcon Crest ( 59 episodes ) as Greg Reardon
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1986 Casualty ( 317 episodes ) as Harry Harper
- 1983 Manimal ( 8 episodes ) as Jonathan Chase
- 1981 Dynasty ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Relic Hunter ( 3 episodes ) as Tafik / Fabrice De Viega
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode )
- 1978 The Doombolt Chase ( 6 episodes )
- 1976 Beasts ( 1 episode ) as Peter Gilkes
- 1982 Matt Houston ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Counterstrike ( 66 episodes ) as Peter Sinclair
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Lucius
- 1997 La Femme Nikita ( 1 episode ) as Alec Chandler
- 1983 Natural World ( 1 episode )
- 1980 Hammer House of Horror ( 1 episode ) as Harry
- 1981 The Manions of America ( 3 episodes ) as David Clement
- 2007 Blizzard: Race to the Pole ( 6 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2004 New Tricks ( 1 episode ) as Sir David Bryant
- 1997 Earth: Final Conflict ( 1 episode ) as Dennis Robillard
- 1979 Quatermass ( 4 episodes ) as Joe Kapp
- 1999 Mentors ( 1 episode ) as Oscar Wilde
- 1989 Twist of Fate ( 2 episodes ) as Manley-Jones
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Rolf Hornblower
- 1976 I, Claudius ( 1 episode ) as Lucius
- 1978 Will Shakespeare ( 1 episode ) as Sir Thomas Walsingham
- 1972 Late Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as The pilot
- 1973 Hawkeye, the Pathfinder ( 5 episodes ) as Lieutenant Carter
- 1977 Romance ( 1 episode ) as Paul Verdayne
