(final film role) List of theatre roles Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly in The Cocktail Party, Phoenix Theatre, July 1986; Nikolai in Brian Friel's Turgenev adaptation Fathers and Sons, National Theatre, July 1987; Vladimir in Waiting for Godot, National Theatre, November 1987; Harry Rivers in Jeffrey Archer's Exclusive, Strand Theatre, September 1989, George in A Single Man, Greenwich Theatre, June 1990; Jack in Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and National Theatre, October 1990; Phoenix Theatre, March 1991; and Garrick Theatre, December 1991; Caesar in Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, Greenwich Theatre, February 1992, Michael in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Hampstead Theatre, July 1992; Vaudeville Theatre, September 1992; the Booth Theatre, New York, November 1992 to June 1993; Edward Elgar in David Pownall's Elgar's Rondo, RSC The Pit, May 1994; Prospero in The Tempest RSC Barbican Theatre, July 1994; Reginald Pager (a retired opera singer) in Ronald Harwood's Quartet, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and Albery Theatre, September 1999 – January 2000. Honours He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1972 New Year Honours and promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1986 New Year Honours. On 2 May 2017 McCowen was accorded a memorial service at St. Paul's Church in Covent Garden (known as "the actors' church"), conducted by the Reverend Simon Grigg. McCowen's nephew, Reverend Nigel Mumford, read an affectionate remembrance from McCowen's sister Jean Mumford's memoirs titled "Childhood memories of Pantos". The tribute was read by Dame Penelope Wilton, followed by a tribute from the playwright Christopher Hampton. Rebecca Trehearn sang "Bill" from Show Boat, which was followed by a tribute from the theatre critic Michael Billington and a tribute by the actor Malcolm Sinclair. After final prayers a plaque to McCowen was dedicated by Grigg to the left of the altar. Bibliography Theatre Record and its annual Indexes Who's Who in the Theatre, 17th edition, ed Ian Herbert, Gale (1981) . Double Bill (autobiography) by Alec McCowen, Elm Tree Books (1980) . The National: The Theatre and its Work 1963–1997 by Simon Callow, Nick Hern Books/NT (1997) . Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, 4th (and final) edition, ed John Walker, HarperCollins 2006 Halliwell's Television Companion, 3rd edition, Grafton (1986) . Memorial service notes added by Bryan Hewitt See also Tale Spinners for Children References External links Selected performances in the Theatre Archive, University