Simon MacCorkindale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-02-12

Day of death

2010-10-14 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Dynasty

    Dynasty

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Earth: Final Conflict

    Earth: Final Conflict

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • La Femme Nikita

    La Femme Nikita

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • Death on the Nile

    Death on the Nile

  • Mentors

    Mentors

  • Hammer House of Horror

    Hammer House of Horror

  • Wing Commander

    Wing Commander

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • The Quatermass Conclusion

    The Quatermass Conclusion

  • Family of Cops

    Family of Cops

  • Beasts: Baby

    Beasts: Baby

  • Manimal

    Manimal

  • Running Wild

    Running Wild

  • The Riddle of the Sands

    The Riddle of the Sands

  • Caboblanco

    Caboblanco

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Jaws 3-D

    Jaws 3-D

  • At the Midnight Hour

    At the Midnight Hour

  • 13Hrs

    13Hrs

  • Obsessive Love

    Obsessive Love

  • Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Quatermass

    Quatermass

  • An Outpost of Progress

    An Outpost of Progress

  • Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet

    Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet

  • Beasts

    Beasts

  • Twist of Fate

    Twist of Fate

  • Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

  • The Dinosaur Hunter

    The Dinosaur Hunter

  • The Way to Dusty Death

    The Way to Dusty Death

  • Will Shakespeare

    Will Shakespeare

  • A Closed Book

    A Closed Book

  • The Sword and the Sorcerer

    The Sword and the Sorcerer

  • No Greater Love

    No Greater Love

  • The Manions of America

    The Manions of America

  • Falcon's Gold

    Falcon's Gold

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • The Doombolt Chase

    The Doombolt Chase

  • Visitor from the Grave

    Visitor from the Grave

  • While My Pretty One Sleeps

    While My Pretty One Sleeps

  • Blizzard: Race to the Pole

    Blizzard: Race to the Pole

  • Nile

    Nile

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

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

  • Water War

    Water War