Alex is a fictional character in Anthony Burgess\’s novel A Clockwork Orange and Stanley Kubrick\’s film adaptation of the same name, in which he is played by Malcolm McDowell.In the film, his surname is DeLarge, a reference to Alex calling himself The Large in the novel.In the film, however, two newspaper articles print his name as \”Alex Burgess\”, a reference to Anthony Burgess.In addition to the book and film, Alex was portrayed by Vanessa Claire Smith in the ARK Theatre Company\’s multimedia adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, directed by Brad Mays.LINK DISPENSERS: