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Simon MacCorkindale

Simon MacCorkindale

Actor, also producer · Died October 14, 2010, aged 58 · Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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 Artists, such as the film Stealing Heaven (1988). Moving to Canada, he starred as Peter Sinclair in the series Counterstrike for three years. He returned to the United Kingdom in 2002 and joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in the role of Harry Harper for six years until 2008.

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Born
February 12, 1952
Died
October 14, 2010 (aged 58)
From
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
28 on Motif · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Simon MacCorkindale's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
31%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Self
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Herald
2 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
6
Warm
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Simon MacCorkindale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon MacCorkindale's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 28 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blind Revenge(2009)

    as Andrew Boles

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Night Wolf(2010)

    as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blizzard: Race to the Pole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir David Bryant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Inc.(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Dinosaur Hunter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jack McCabe

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 66 episodes · Producer · as Tafik / Fabrice De Viega

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Next Door(1998)

    as Steve Vandermeer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mentors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Wilde

  • Wing Commander(1999)

    as Flight Boss

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Such a Long Journey(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Running Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Walton Baden Smythe

  • Water War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Peter Gregory

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Robillard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • NightMan(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Alec Chandler

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • While My Pretty One Sleeps(1997)

    as Jack Campbell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Family of Cops(1995)

    as Adam Novacek

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • At the Midnight Hour(1995)

    as Richard Keaton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Way to Dusty Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Johnny Harlow

  • No Greater Love(1995)

    as Patrick Kelly

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The House that Mary Bought (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Counterstrike (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 66 episodes · as Peter Sinclair

  • Twist of Fate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Manley-Jones

  • That Summer of White Roses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · Writer

  • Stealing Heaven(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mark Jamieson

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 317 episodes · as Harry Harper

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Obsessive Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    as Glenn Stevens

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Manimal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jonathan Chase

  • Jaws 3-D(1983)

    as Philip FitzRoyce

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Falcon's Gold(1982)

    as Hank Richards

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • An Outpost of Progress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Matt Houston (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sword and the Sorcerer(1982)

    as Mikah

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 59 episodes · Director · as Greg Reardon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Manions of America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Clement

  • Dynasty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Macbeth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Macduff

  • Visitor from the Grave (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Harry

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Cabo Blanco(1980)

    as Lewis Clarkson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Quatermass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Kapp

  • The Quatermass Conclusion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Joe Kapp

  • The Riddle of the Sands(1979)

    as Arthur Davies

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Death on the Nile(1978)

    as Simon Doyle

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Will Shakespeare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Thomas Walsingham

  • The Doombolt Chase (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lucius

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Romance: Three Weeks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Paul Verdayne

  • Romance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Verdayne

  • Beasts: Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Peter Gilkes

  • Beasts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Gilkes

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Paris

  • I, Claudius (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucius

  • Juggernaut(1974)

    as No. 1 Helmsman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lieutenant Carter

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as The pilot

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Rolf Hornblower

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1965 to 2012; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Jaws 3-D (1983)

$88M worldwide

Highest rated

Stealing Heaven (1988)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Relic Hunter (1999)

Film career

19652012

Peak 1982 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 61: 54 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thDirecting3 of 61: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 61: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 61: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

61 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew1990s17 · 14 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Simon MacCorkindale's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · director

NightMan (1997)

78th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Simon MacCorkindale's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Simon MacCorkindale work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon MacCorkindale's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vlasta Vrana shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers