
Simon MacCorkindale
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1952-02-12
- Died
- 2010-10-14
- Place of birth
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Simon Mac Corkindale · Simon McCorkindale · Simon Maccorkindale
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
TV Shows (27)

Falcon Crest
1981
as Greg Reardon

Casualty
1986
as Harry Harper

Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Dennis Robillard

Dynasty
1981

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Natural World
1983

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Rolf Hornblower

Hart to Hart
1979

Relic Hunter
1999
as Tafik / Fabrice De Viega

New Tricks
2004
as Sir David Bryant

La Femme Nikita
1997
as Alec Chandler

Matt Houston
1982

I, Claudius
1976
as Lucius

Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Lucius

Counterstrike
1990
as Peter Sinclair

Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Harry

Manimal
1983
as Jonathan Chase
Mentors
1999
as Oscar Wilde

Beasts
1976
as Peter Gilkes

This Morning
1988
as Self

Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Thomas Walsingham

Will Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Thomas Walsingham

Twist of Fate
1989
as Manley-Jones

Quatermass
1979
as Joe Kapp

The Manions of America
1981
as David Clement

The Doombolt Chase
1978

Blizzard: Race to the Pole
2007
as Narrator
Movies (30)

Death on the Nile
1978
as Simon Doyle

Jaws 3-D
1983
as Philip FitzRoyce

Juggernaut
1974
as No. 1 Helmsman

Wing Commander
1999
as Flight Boss

The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as Mikah

Obsessive Love
1984
as Glenn Stevens

The Girl Next Door
1999
as Steve Vandermeer

Macbeth
1981
as Macduff

Caboblanco
1980
as Lewis Clarkson

No Greater Love
1995
as Patrick Kelly

Family of Cops
1995
as Adam Novacek

13Hrs
2010
as Duncan

The Dinosaur Hunter
2000
as Jack McCabe

Romeo and Juliet
1976
as Paris

The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Arthur Davies

While My Pretty One Sleeps
1997
as Jack Campbell

Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain
1982
as Hank Richards

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983

At the Midnight Hour
1995
as Richard Keaton

Running Wild
1998
as Walton Baden Smythe

Visitor from the Grave
1980
as Harry

A Closed Book
2012
as Andrew Boles

The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
as Joe Kapp

Beasts: Baby
1976
as Peter Gilkes

The Way to Dusty Death
1995
as Johnny Harlow

Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet
1987
as Mark Jamieson

Water War
1998
as Peter Gregory

An Outpost of Progress
1982

Nile
2004
as Himself - Narrator
Romance: Three Weeks
1977
as Paul Verdayne
About Simon MacCorkindale
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, C… With 57 credits spanning from 1962 to 2012, Simon MacCorkindale has appeared in 30 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon MacCorkindale Movies
- Death on the Nile (1978) — as Simon Doyle
- Jaws 3-D (1983) — as Philip FitzRoyce
- Juggernaut (1974) — as No. 1 Helmsman
- Wing Commander (1999) — as Flight Boss
- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — as Mikah
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