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RECENT CREDITS
The Dinosaur Hunter (FILM)  Jan. 1, 2000
Such A Long Journey (FILM)  Sep. 13, 1998
Stealing Heaven (FILM)  Apr. 28, 1989
Jaws 3-D (FILM)  Jul. 22, 1983
The Sword and the Sorcerer (FILM)  Jul. 9, 1982

BIOGRAPHY
Young British leading man who emerged in the late 1970s in films such as "Death on the Nile" (1978) and formed his own production company, Amy International, in the late 80s. MacCorkindale has also worked extensively in....
Young British leading man who emerged in the late 1970s in films such as "Death on the Nile" (1978) and formed his own production company, Amy International, in the late 80s. MacCorkindale has also worked extensively in TV. Married to actress/producer Susan George, also his production partner. MacCorkindale broke into TV in drama programs often playing stalwart young men. He appeared on several BBC short series, none of which had much distribution in the U.S. Determined to crack the U.S. market, MacCorkindale did a short stint on the daytime drama "General Hospital" in 1974, then returned to the U.S. in 1983 to play a superhero who could turn himself into animals in "Manimal," one of the worst-rated, worst-received efforts during the low period of Brandon Tartikoff's reign as head of NBC Entertainment. Licking his wounds after the debacle, MacCorkindale joined the cast of CBS' "Falcon Crest" for two seasons as Greg Reardon, and also earned the chance to direct episodes. Devoting himself more to producing after working on the series, he did not appear regularly on TV again until "Counterstrike," the modestly-produced adventure series on the USA Network and internationally distributed from 1990-95. In 1996, MacCorkindale was in "Danielle Steel's No Sweeter Love," about children who survive the Titanic and their lives after. MacCorkindale's feature film acting began in 1974 in a small role in "Juggernaut." He was first noticed by critics as Simon Doyle in the ensemble cast of "Death on the Nile," one of the classy films made from Agatha Christie mysteries. He was seen battling a mother great white shark looking for her offspring in "Jaws 3-D" in 1982. In some ways, MacCorkindale's acting career was a prelude to his producing career, as he made no bones about such aspirations to the trade press throughout the 80s, forming Amy International with wife Susan George. He produced a play, "Woden's Day" in 1986, but in 1989 saw the release of his first feature, "Stealing Heaven," based on the romance between French philosopher Abelard and Heloise, daughter of a church canon. This was followed by "The Summer of White Roses," starring Rod Steiger, and which MacCorkindale also co-wrote.



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