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Leo McKern

Actor | * 03/16/1920 († 82, 07/23/2002) | Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
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Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British, Australian and American television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. His notable roles include Clang in Help! (1965), Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Tom Ryan in Ryan's Daughter (1970), Harry Bundage in Candleshoe (1977), Paddy Button in The Blue Lagoon (1980), Dr. Grogan in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Father Imperius in Ladyhawke (1985), and the role that made him a household name as an actor, Horace Rumpole, whom he played in the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey"> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who ...

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Certification unknown

1968 | 3.5/5 | 2h 42min
Drama, Thriller
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A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in Englan ...

A Man for All Seasons

Certification unknown

1966 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Drama, History
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Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years ...

The Blue Lagoon

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1980 | 3.1/5 | 1h 44min
Romance / Love, Adventure
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Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by ...

Ladyhawke

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1985 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Leo McKern

Officer of The Order of Australia
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Movies with Leo McKern as Actor(56)

as Bishop Maigret1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Dad Rudd1995 Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
as Duke Phillio1994 Good King Wenceslas
as Cyril1993 A Foreign Field
as Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch1992 The Last Romantics
as Halvard Solness1988 The Master Builder
as Frank1987 Travelling North
as Sancho Zancas1987 Monsignor Quixote
as Father Imperius1985 Ladyhawke
as Insp. Curry1985 Murder with Mirrors
as Carl Bugenhagen (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Thomas1984 The Chain
as Gloucester1983 King Lear
as Sir Frederick Carlion1981 Country
as Dr. Grogan1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Paddy Button1980 The Blue Lagoon
as Horace Rumpole1980 Rumpole's Return
as David Ben-Gurion1979 The House on Garibaldi Street
as Narrator (voice)1978 The Last Tasmanian
as Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)1978 Damien: Omen II
as King Herod1978 The Nativity
as Harry Bundage1977 Candleshoe
as Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)1976 The Omen
as Moriarty1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Horace Rumpole1975 Rumpole of the Bailey
as Gen. Kurt Maelzer1973 Massacre in Rome
as Thomas Ryan1970 Ryan's Daughter
as Captain Grimes1968 Decline and Fall of a Birdwatcher
as Robert Kelvin1968 On the Eve of Publication
as Smith1968 Assignment K
as Mr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited)1968 Nobody Runs Forever
as Cardinal Leone1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Thomas Cromwell1966 A Man for All Seasons
as Duchess1966 Alice in Wonderland
as Clang1965 Help!
as Gauner Squint1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965 Tea Party
as Roublot1964 The Horse Without a Head
as Capt. O'Sullivan1964 King and Country
as Simoneva1964 Hot Enough for June
as Harry Heilbronn1963 Doctor in Distress
as Professor Kerris Bowles-Ottery1963 A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Brandt1962 The Inspector
as Bill Maguire1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Muche1961 Mr. Topaze
as Tommy Kennedy1960 Scent of Mystery
as Supr. Baker1960 Jazz Boat
as Benter1959 The Mouse That Roared
as McEvoy1959 Web of Evidence
1959 The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
as Max1959 Yesterday's Enemy
as Old Bailey1958 A Tale of Two Cities
as Robert Stanford1957 Time Without Pity
as Inspector McGill1956 X the Unknown
as Gaston Nikopopoulos1955 All for Mary
1951 Murder in the Cathedral

TV Shows/Series with Leo McKern as Actor(10)

as Cyril1989 Screen One
as Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch1985 Screen Two
as Zaharov1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Mr. Boffin1976 Our Mutual Friend
as Horace Rumpole1975 Rumpole of the Bailey
as Companion1975 Space: 1999
as Sancho Zancas1971 Great Performances
1970 Play for Today
as Former Number Two1967 The Prisoner
as Sir Roger de Lisle1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood

Movies with Leo McKern as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1958 Chain of Events

Full Name: Leo McKern
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Tuesday, 03/16 1920 (March) in Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
Died: Tuesday, 07/23 2002 (July) in Bath (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Sydney Technical High School
Member of: Royal Shakespeare Company
Children: Abigail McKern
Leo McKern frequently works together with these people:
Paul Eddington (32x, Actor)
John Longden (12x, Actor)
Willoughby Gray (10x, Actor)
Peter Sellers (9x, Actor)
Patrick Troughton (9x, Actor)
Ronald Hines (9x, Actor)
Edward Mulhare (8x, Actor)
Nigel Davenport (7x, Actor)
Richard Lester (7x, Crew)
Patrick McGoohan (6x, Actor)
Val Guest (6x, Crew)
Harvey Bernhard (5x, Crew)
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