Alexander Duncan “Alec” McCowen (born May 26, 1925) is an English actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.
McCowen made his film debut in 1953 in a British film, The Cruel Sea.
Among others, McCowen has appeared in the films Time Without Pity (1957), Town on Trial (1957), The One That Got Away (1957), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), Frenzy (1972), Travels With My Aunt (1972) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, Never Say Never Again (1983), Henry V (1989), and The Age of Innocence (1993).
In Never Say Never Again, he played Q.