Simon MacCorkindale Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. MacCorkindale spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father's commission 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, MacCorkindale 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 (1978). This proved to be a breakthrough role and allowed MacCorkindale to move to the United States, where he appeared in a variety of films and TV series including Quatermass (1979), The Riddle of the Sands (1979), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) and Jaws 3-D (1983).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, MacCorkindale starred as Peter Sinclair in the series Counterstrike for three years. He returned to the UK in 2002 and joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in the role of Harry Harper for six years until 2008. He married actress Susan George in 1984 and died of colorectal cancer in 2010.
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
Movies
Jaws 3-D, Death on the Nile, The Sword and the Sorcerer, The Riddle of the Sands, Caboblanco, Wing Commander, Such a Long Journey, Stealing Heaven, Family of Cops, Harlequin Romance Series: At the Midnight Hour, A Closed Book, The Dinosaur Hunter, No Greater Love, Juggernaut, That Summer of White Ro...
TV Shows
Counterstrike, Falcon Crest, Manimal, Quatermass, Jesus of Nazareth, Casualty, Manions of America, The Doombolt Chase
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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On his father's attitude to his son's acting career when he introduced him to Sir John Mills: Dad said 'I'm actually sitting here with someone who has a perfectly normal life. I guess it's perfectly possible for my son to not end up on skid row.'
Son of a British Royal Air Force captain. He was sent to Haileybury boarding school and Imperial Service College before becoming an actor.
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His production company, "Amy International", is named after the character that his current wife, Susan George, played in Straw Dogs (1971).
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In between marriages, he was romantically involved with actress Linda Purl. They worked together on TV and stage, where he directed her in the play "A Doll's House" in Los Angeles.
$1.3 Million
