Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (born 12 February 1952) is an English actor, director, and producer.
MacCorkindale was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, to Peter and Gill MacCorkindale. He has a younger brother, Duncan. His father Peter was a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a station commander. He attended the exclusive Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Hertfordshire from 1965-70, where he was Head Boy. He also jo...
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Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (born 12 February 1952) is an English actor, director, and producer.
MacCorkindale was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, to Peter and Gill MacCorkindale. He has a younger brother, Duncan. His father Peter was a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a station commander. He attended the exclusive Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Hertfordshire from 1965-70, where he was Head Boy. He also joined the Air Training Corps and initially had plans to join the RAF, but failed an eyesight test. He trained at Theatre of Arts in London.
MacCorkindale has a vast number of acting credits to his name, having appeared in numerous television and film roles in the United Kingdom and the United States. These include I Claudius, Hammer House of Horror - Visitor From The Grave, Beasts, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Death on the Nile, Quatermass, Falcon Crest, The Riddle of the Sands and Jaws 3. He served as the male lead on the television programmes...
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