Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell is the prolific British actor who played Doctor Tolian Soran in . Hailing from Leeds , Yorkshire in England , McDowell has amassed an acting career which spans well over 150 film and television credits . He is perhaps most famous for his role as the wicked Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick ' s 1971 film , " A Clockwork Orange " with DS9 guest actor Steven Berkoff . McDowell is the maternal uncle of actor Alexander Siddig . Before his appearance as Soran , McDowell wanted to appear on " Deep Space Nine " , but only if his nephew was directing the episode . This became difficult after " Generations " , as McDowell would have had to appear as an alien , which was something he did not want to do . Regardless , McDowell never appeared on DS9 before the series ended in . Career . On 21 June 2011 it was announced that McDowell was among the honorees of the 2012 stars . Fellow " Trek " actor Walter Koenig joined him and also received his star . Films . 1960s – 1980s . McDowell made his film debut with the starring role in Lindsay Anderson ' s acclaimed , Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm - winning 1968 drama , " If . . . " , in which he plays a revolutionary at an English private school . ( McDowell collaborated with Anderson a number more times . ) However , it was his performance in Stanley Kubrick ' s controversial " A Clockwork Orange " three years later which attracted McDowell worldwide attention . His acclaimed portrayal in this film earned McDowell a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Drama and secured his place as a movie star . Ironically , " A Clockwork Orange " was not seen by in McDowell ' s native UK for a number of years , due to Kubrick withdrawing it . In 1976 , McDowell co - starred with Christopher Plummer in the war drama " Aces High " and then with guest actor Nehemiah Persoff in " Voyage of the Damned " . He also played the title character of " Caligula " in 1979 ; the role had been previously played by TOS guest actor Jay Robinson in two 1950s biblical films . With his roles in " Caligula " and " A Clockwork Orange " , McDowell has the distinction of starring in two of the most controversial movies of all time . " Caligula " starred many prominent British actors , including McDowell himself , but was produced by " Penthouse " owner Bob Guccione , who had insisted inserting extra sex scenes into the narrative . McDowell is also known for his role as writer H . G . Wells in the 1979 time travel film " Time After Time " , under the direction of Nicholas Meyer . In the film , Wells travels to the 20th century in pursuit of Jack the Ripper , who is played by McDowell ' s fellow " Star Trek " film actor David Warner . McDowell earned a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films for his performance in this film . McDowell later starred in such films as the remake of " Cat People " ( 1982 , with Ed Begley , Jr . and John Larroquette ) , " Cross Creek " ( 1983 , with Alfre Woodard ) , and " Blue Thunder " ( also 1983 , with Anthony James , Jack Murdock , and James Read ) . In 1983 , McDowell starred as rock musician Reggie Wanker in the cult comedy " Get Crazy " . Also appearing in this film were fellow " Star Trek " alumni Ed Begley , Jr . , Clint Howard , Dick Miller , and Robert Picardo . Five years later , McDowell played a film studio executive in Blake Edwards ' film " Sunset " , with Andreas Katsulas playing his chauffeur . In 1989 , McDowell appeared as a warden in the film " Buy & Cell " , with Tony Plana and Ben Vereen . 1990s – 2000s . Throughout the early 1990s , McDowell acted in such films as " Jezebel ' s Kiss " ( 1990 , with Meg Foster and Bert Remsen ) , " Moon 44 " ( 1990 , with Leon Rippy and Brian Thompson ) , " Class of 1999 " ( 1990 , with Patrick Kilpatrick and Lee Arenberg ) , " Bopha ! " ( with Alfre Woodard ) , and " Cyborg 3 : The Recycler " ( 1994 , with Zach Galligan , Richard Lynch , and Bill Quinn ) . In the cult 1995 action film " Tank Girl " , McDowell played the nemesis of the title anti - hero , played by guest star Lori Petty . Also appearing in this film are the likes of Reg E . Cathey , Ann Cusack , Jeff Kober , Charles Lucia , and Iggy Pop . In 1996 , McDowell appeared with his " Generations " co - star LeVar Burton and " Voyager " guest actor Richard Herd in the science fiction thriller " Yesterday ' s Target " . That same year , he co - starred with Kim Cattrall and John Savage in the thriller " Where Truth Lies " . He later had roles in such films as " Mr . Magoo " ( 1997 , with Miguel Ferrer ) , " I Spy " ( 2002 , with Famke Janssen ) , and " Hidalgo " ( 2004 , with Jeff Kober ) . McDowell played Dr . Samuel Loomis in the 2007 remake of " Halloween " , which also starred Brad Dourif , Sid Haig , Clint Howard , and Daniel Roebuck . McDowell also appeared in the 2008 futuristic action thriller , " Doomsday " , in which he worked alongside his nephew , Alexander Siddig . That same year , McDowell was heard as Dr . Calico ( " the man with the green eye " ) in the animated Disney film " Bolt " , which also featured the voice of Diedrich Bader . McDowell has many more films currently in the works . He is currently reprising the role of Dr . Loomis for the sequel , " H2 : Halloween 2 " ; Brad Dourif and Daniel Roebuck are returning for the sequel , as well . His other upcoming films include " Barry Munday " ( with Michael Durrell , Christopher McDonald , and Matt Winston ) and " Suck " ( with Iggy Pop and Nicole de Boer ) . He also makes a silent cameo in " The Artist " ( which co - stars James Cromwell ) . McDowell increased his familiarity to younger audiences as the sympathetic high school principal Gibbons in the 2010 comedy " Easy A " working alongside Nikki Tyler . Television . Although he is best known for his film roles , McDowell has worked on numerous television projects , as well . In fact , he began his career by appearing on British television programs in the 1960s . Since then , he has starred in many made - for - TV movies and has even made some guest appearances . Among those shows on which he has made live appearances include " Tales from the Crypt " , " Monk " , ( with Jonathan Del Arco in a two - parter ) and " " . During the 1998 - 99 television season , he starred in the short - lived revival of the classic TV series " Fantasy Island " , working alongside Mädchen Amick . McDowell portrayed Mr . Roarke in this series , the part originally played by Ricardo Montalban in the original series . McDowell reprised the role of Roarke in a 2002 TV special . Previously , he had hosted the November 22 , 1980 episode of " Saturday Night Live " , memorably appearing in an interview with Charles Rocket as , a mere sixteen days before the singer ' s murder ( the SNL cast included Joe Piscopo as well ) ; two years later , he narrated , a well - known documentary on the band which made Lennon famous . In 1997 , McDowell appeared in the Canadian SF series , " Lexx " as the character Yottskry . Lexx is occasionally described as an " anti - " Star Trek " " . Much of McDowell ' s television work has been voice - over roles for shows like " Frasier " ( starring Kelsey Grammer in the title role ) and such animated programs as " Spider - Man " and " Teen Titans " . In " Batman " he co - starred again with David Warner , and had a recurring role on " Superman : The Animated Series " as the cyborg Metallo , appearing in episodes opposite Clancy Brown and Michael Dorn . He even worked on the irreverent Comedy Central animated series " South Park " , appearing ( in live action ) as " A British Person " ( the narrator ) in the episode " Pip . " More recently , McDowell played the recurring role of Terence in the HBO series " Entourage " . In addition , he currently voices the role Vater Orlaag on the Adult Swim animated series " Metalocalypse " . McDowell also appeared as Mr . Linderman , a villain with the ironic ability to heal others , in the first season of the NBC series " Heroes " , along with Greg Grunberg , Zachary Quinto , Christine Rose , and George Takei . Despite his character ' s apparent death at the end of the first season , McDowell returned to the role of Mr . Linderman for the show ' s third season . " The Mentalist " . McDowell began in 2010 , a recurring role on the hit police drama as cult leader Bret Stiles . " The Mentalist " is co - produced by Peter Lauritson and McDowell has worked with many " Star Trek " peers . McDowell debuted as Stiles in the second season episode " Red All Over " directed by Roxann Dawson with Bob Gunton , returning again in the third season in " The Blood on His Hands " alongside Leslie Hope , Eric Pierpoint , and Michael Buchman Silver . McDowell returned in the fourth season episode " His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts " ( 2012 ) with Robert Picardo . " Franklin & Bash " . In 2011 , McDowell was cast as legendary attorney Stanton Infeld on the TNT legal comedy series " Franklin & Bash " . McDowell appeared with Clayton Landey in the series premiere . He also appeared in the series with Robert Pine , Jason Alexander , Geoffrey Blake , Patrick Fischler , David Gautreaux , J . Patrick McCormack , Mark L . Taylor , Ivar Brogger , and John de Lancie . McDowell appeared in the season finale " Go Tell It on the Mountain " with costar Gates McFadden . " Franklin & Bash " was renewed for a second season to premiere in the summer of 2012 . Video games . In addition , McDowell is recognized by video game enthusiasts for his appearance as Geoffrey Tolwyn in several " Wing Commander " games . McDowell also played the role in the short - lived USA Network series " Wing Commander Academy " in 1996 . His fellow " Trek " actor and " Time and Again " co - star David Warner played the role of Tolwyn in the 1999 feature film version of " Wing Commander " . McDowell also lent his voice to the 2002 video game " Superman : Shadow of Apokolips " , along with his " Tank Girl " co - star Lori Petty , as well as Clancy Brown and Joanna Cassidy . McDowell ' s voice can also be heard in the 2004 video game " Champions of Norrath : Realms of Everquest " , as can the voices of Greg Ellis , James Horan , and Tony Jay . In addition , McDowell voiced President John Henry Eden in 2008 ' s " Fallout 3 " , which was narrated by Ron Perlman , Rupert Thornley in the 2009 " Command & Conquer : Red Alert 3 – Uprising " , and Molag Bal in 2014 ' s " The Elder Scrolls Online " .