The aim is to link the mighty Mr McDowell to any other movie actor within six films. TV films are fine, but not episodes of TV-series, documentaries or archive footage. If the thread has been inactive for 2 weeks or more, the OP may substitute a new name.
First up: Liam Neeson
neeson - rob roy - jessica lange
lange - the postman always rings twice - jack nicholson
nicholson - five easy pieces - karen black
black - burnt offerings - oliver reed
reed - royal flash - mcdowell
next (Janice Rule)
Good God that was quick!
Janice Rule - Three Women - Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek - The Grass Harp, JFK, Missing - Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon - My Fellow Americans - John Heard
John Heard - Cat People - Malcolm McDowell
Next: Mercedes Ruehl
ruehl - the fisher king - jeff bridges
bridges - cutter's way - john heard
heard - cat people - mcdowell
next (Liza Minelli)
Liza Minnelli and Fernando Rey in "A Matter of Time"
Fernando Rey and Malcolm McDowell in "Voyage of the Damned"
Next, try Liz Stauber.
liz stauber - teaching mrs. tingle - katie holmes
holmes - the wonder boys - toby maguire
maguire - the cider house rules - michael caine
caine - the last valley - florinda bolkan
bolkan - royal flash- mcdowell
next (Jon Finch)
Jon Finch - Death on the Nile - Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews - Charge of the Light Brigade - Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard - Aces High - Malcolm McDowell
Next: Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau and Leonardo Di Caprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Leonardo Di Caprio and M. Emmet Walsh in "Romeo and Juliet"
M. Emmet Walsh and Malcolm McDowell in "Sunset"
Next, try Jon Voight.
Jon Voight - Catch-22 - Orson Welles
Orson Welles - Voyage of the Damned - Malcolm McDowell
Next: Jon Bernthal