Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale ( born February 12, 1952 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; † October 14, 2010 in London) was a British film and stage actor, film producer and director, screenwriter and film composer.
Life
First, Simon MacCorkindale wanted to be like his father, a pilot in the Royal Air Force, but his poor eyesight made this career choice impossible.
Therefore, he graduated after attending the high school to study at a drama school. Then he began first experience in the theater to collect and had his television debut in 1973 in the mini-series Hawkeye, the Boy Scouts. Since then, MacCorkindale was in many well-known television and film productions before the camera. Its striking face often gave him roles as a gangster or criminal. So he was in 1977 in Jesus of Nazareth with, 1978 in Death on the Nile, 1983 in Jaws 3 -D and 1995 in Ice cold fury. In 1997, he starred in the dramatic spy series Nikita as a charming villain in episode 104, The Benefactor.
MacCorkindale has made a name for itself in the U.S. show business. In the television series Falcon Crest, he played between 1984 and 1986 the lawyer Greg Reardon. He also played in 1983 in the science- fiction series A case for Professor Chase a man who can turn into animals. In addition, MacCorkindale produced the U.S. series Relic Hunter - The Treasure Hunter and Adventure Inc. - Hunters of the forgotten treasures.
MacCorkindale was married from 1976 to 1982 with the actress Fiona Fullerton and from 1984 until his death with the actress Susan George. MacCorkindale died in October 2010 at the age of 58 years to cancer.
Awards
MacCorkindale was nominated among others in 1986 for his performance in Falcon Crest for a Soap Opera Digest Award. In 1992 he was nominated for the series Counterstrike dramatic as Best Actor for a Gemini Award. In 1999, he was nominated for a Genie Award for Such a Long Journey for Best Picture.