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Leo McKern is a Actor and Scriptwriter Australien born on 16 march 1920 at Sydney (Australie)

Leo McKern

Leo McKern
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Birth name Reginald McKern
Nationality Australie
Birth 16 march 1920 at Sydney (Australie)
Death 23 july 2002 (at 82 years) at Bath (United-kingdom)

Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. Notable roles he portrayed include Clang in Help! (1965), Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Tom Ryan in Ryan's Daughter (1970), Paddy Button in The Blue Lagoon (1980), Dr. Grogan in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Father Imperius in Ladyhawke (1985) and, in the role that made him a household name as an actor, Horace Rumpole, whom he played in Rumpole of the Bailey. He also portrayed Carl Bugenhagen in the first and second installments of the The Omen trilogy.

Biography

In 1983, McKern was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts.

McKern informed his daughter Abigail that he suffered from stage fright, which became harder to control with age. He also worried that his stout frame would not appeal to audiences.

In 1997 he appeared in a party political broadcast for the UK Independence Party.

Suffering from diabetes and other health problems, he moved to a nursing home near Bath in Somerset in 2002. He died a few weeks later at the age of 82. His body was cremated at Haycombe Cemetery in Bath.

McKern was survived by his wife Jane, his daughters Abigail and Harriet, and a grandchild.

Best films

The Omen (1976)
(Actor)
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
(Actor)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
(Actor)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
(Actor)

Usually with

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
(4 films)
Val Guest
Val Guest
(3 films)
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Leo McKern (50 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienActorBishop Maigret
1995Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionActorDad Rudd
1993A Foreign FieldActorCyril
1987Travelling NorthActorFrank
1985LadyhawkeActorFather Imperius
1985Murder with MirrorsActorInsp. Curry
1984The ChainActorThomas
1984Terror in the AislesActorCarl Bugenhagen (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983Reilly, Ace of SpiesActorBasil Zaharoff
1981The French Lieutenant's WomanActorDr. Grogan
1980The Blue LagoonActorPaddy Button
1979The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeActorProfessor (voice)
1979The House on Garibaldi StreetActorDavid Ben-Gurion
1978Damien: Omen IIActorCarl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
1978The NativityActorKing Herod
1977CandleshoeActorHarry Bundage
1976The OmenActorCarl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherActorMoriarty
1973Massacre in RomeActorGen. Kurt Maelzer
1970Ryan's DaughterActorThomas Ryan
1968Assignment KActorSmith
1968The Shoes of the FishermanActorCardinal Leone
1968Nobody Runs ForeverActorMr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited)
1968Decline and Fall ...of a BirdwatcherActorCaptain Grimes
1966A Man for All SeasonsActorThomas Cromwell
1966Alice in WonderlandActorDuchess
1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersActorGauner Squint
1965Help!ActorClang
1964King and CountryActorCapt. O'Sullivan
1964Children of the DamnedActor
1964Hot Enough for JuneActorSimoneva
1964A Jolly Bad FellowActorProfessor Kerris Bowles-Ottery
1964Hot Enough for JuneActorSimoneva
1964The Horse Without a HeadActorRoublot
1963Doctor in DistressActorHarry Heilbronn
1962The InspectorActorBrandt
1961The Day the Earth Caught FireActorBill Maguire
1961Mr. TopazeActorMuche
1960Jazz BoatActorSupr. Baker
1960Scent of MysteryActorTommy Kennedy
1959Yesterday's EnemyActorMax
1959Web of EvidenceActorMcEvoy
1959The Mouse That RoaredActorBenter
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still FilmActor
1958Chain of EventsWriter
1958A Tale of Two CitiesActorOld Bailey
1957Time Without PityActorRobert Stanford
1956X the UnknownActorInspector McGill
1955All for MaryActorGaston Nikopopoulos
1951Murder in the CathedralActorThird Knight