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Patrick Magee

Northern Irish actor (1922–1982)

Patrick Magee was an Irish actor and theatre director known for his distinctive voice and his work with Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter. He created the role of the Marquis de Sade in the original stage and screen productions of Marat/Sade and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1964 to 1970. On film he worked twice with Stanley Kubrick and three times with Joseph Losey.

Patrick Magee appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1963 to 1964. Most of that work is in drama, history and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Nigel Green (2).

Known for

  • A Clockwork Orange (1971). One of his two films for Stanley Kubrick.
  • Marat/Sade, Marquis de Sade. Created the role on stage and played it on screen.
  • Barry Lyndon (1975). His second film with Stanley Kubrick.
  • The Servant (1963). One of his three films for Joseph Losey.
  • The Masque of the Red Death (1964). One of his many horror film appearances.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Patrick Magee been in?
Patrick Magee appears in Zulu (1964), The Masque of the Red Death (1964) and The Servant (1963) on The Remote.
When was Patrick Magee born?
Patrick Magee was born on 31 March 1922.

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