Alec McCowen as Q Again
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In case you didn't know, Alec McCowen played Q (and they also gave him the first name of Algernon) in Never Say Never Again, which is my favorite of the films... despite its being unofficial. I thought he played a very good version of the character even though his time was short. My first question is, does he still act and would you being interested in his return as Q? Also, was Desmond Llewelynn's Q ever referred to as Algernon, or was that something made up for NSNA?
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Llewelyn's Q was never referred to by first name as far as I recall, although he is referred to as Major Boothroyd, who was based on Geofrrey Boothroyd so perhaps we can say that Q's first name was Geoffrey. He was never called Algernon though, obviously an NSNA invention.
As for the first part of your question, McCowen's last recorded credit on IMDB was 2002 (Gangs of New York) so it looks as though he hasn't done any film work in a while. Frankly I didn't like his performance as Q - in fact I like very little about NSNA. I enjoyed his performance as Inspector Oxford in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy - a great film in my opinion.
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