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 Artist…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Jaws 3-D (1983) — Philip FitzRoyce
2. Death on the Nile (1978) — Simon Doyle
3. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — Lucius
4. Wing Commander (1999) — Flight Boss
5. La Femme Nikita (1997) — Alec Chandler
6. Relic Hunter (1999) — Tafik / Fabrice De Viega
7. Juggernaut (1974) — No. 1 Helmsman
8. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) — Mikah
9. I, Claudius (1976) — Lucius
10. Manimal (1983) — Jonathan Chase
11. Dynasty (1981)
12. Hart to Hart (1979)
13. Earth: Final Conflict (1997) — Dennis Robillard
14. Casualty (1986) — Harry Harper
15. 13Hrs (2010) — Duncan
16. Hammer House of Horror (1980) — Harry
17. New Tricks (2004) — Sir David Bryant
18. Falcon Crest (1981) — Greg Reardon
19. Family of Cops (1995) — Adam Novacek
20. Caboblanco (1980) — Lewis Clarkson
21. Natural World (1983)
22. Matt Houston (1982)
23. A Closed Book (2012) — Andrew Boles
24. The Riddle of the Sands (1979) — Arthur Davies
25. This Morning (1988) — Self
26. Quatermass (1979) — Joe Kapp
27. At the Midnight Hour (1995) — Richard Keaton
28. No Greater Love (1995) — Patrick Kelly
29. The Girl Next Door (1999) — Steve Vandermeer
30. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
31. While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997) — Jack Campbell
32. The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) — Joe Kapp
33. Obsessive Love (1984) — Glenn Stevens
34. Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain (1982) — Hank Richards
35. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Rolf Hornblower
36. Beasts (1976) — Peter Gilkes
37. The Dinosaur Hunter (2000) — Jack McCabe
38. Macbeth (1981) — Macduff
39. Twist of Fate (1989) — Manley-Jones
40. The Doombolt Chase (1978)

Directed

1. Falcon Crest (1981) — Director
2. Night Man (1997) — Director
3. The House that Mary Bought (1995) — Director