Simon MacCorkindale
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| Simon MacCorkindale | |
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| Born | Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale February 12, 1952 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Spouse(s) | Susan George (1984—) Fiona Fullerton (1976–1982) (div.) |
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale[1] (born February 12, 1952) is a well-known British actor, director, and producer who trained at Theatre of Arts in London.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
MacCorkindale was born in Cambridgeshire, England to Peter and Gill MacCorkindale. He has a younger brother, Duncan.
[edit] Career
He has a vast number of acting credits to his name having appeared in numerous television and film roles both in United Kingdom and America. These include 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 at least two television programs: Manimal in 1983 and Counterstrike from 1990-1993. He has also stared in At The Midnight Hour with Patsy Kensit. MacCorkindale is also an acclaimed stage and television director and producer, and has his own production companies, Anglo Films International and Amy International Artists. He made his TV directing debut in 1986, directing the Falcon Crest episode "Checkmate". He served as co-executive producer for the 2000 syndicated TV series Tessa, Queen of Swords and the 2002 syndicated Canadian TV series Adventure Inc.. He also produced and composed music for the 1989 film Djavolji raj (That Summer of White Roses), starring his wife Susan George.
MacCorkindale joined the cast of the BBC One medical drama Casualty and portrays clinical lead consultant Harry Harper. In February 2007, MacCorkindale took a sabbatical from Casualty to tour the UK in a revival of the Agatha Christie thriller The Unexpected Guest.
[edit] Personal life
He lives on a stud-farm near Exmoor with his wife, British actress Susan George, to whom he has been married since 1984. Before he was married to actress Fiona Fullerton on July 10, 1976. The marriage ended in divorce in 1982.
