Person
Leo McKern
Acting · 1920–2002 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian-born English actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article leo McKern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Screen Two
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Great Performances
Sancho Zancas
Play for Today
Horace Rumpole
BBC Play of the Month
Azdak
ITV Playhouse
Edwin Coote
Space: 1999
Companion
Rumpole of the Bailey
Horace Rumpole
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Leo
The Wednesday Play
Robert Kelvin
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Mark
Filmography
- 1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienBishop Maigret
- 1999FederationHenry Parkes
- 1996Circles of Deceit: Sleeping DogsAlexander Petrov
- 1995The Beatles AnthologyClang (archive footage)
- 1995Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionDad Rudd
- 1994Good King WenceslasDuke Phillio
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1993A Foreign FieldCyril
- 1992The Last RomanticsSir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- 1989Screen OneCyril
- 1988The Master BuilderHalvard Solness
- 1987Travelling NorthFrank
- 1985LadyhawkeFather Imperius
- 1985Murder with MirrorsInsp. Curry
- 1985Screen TwoSir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- 1985Monsignor QuixoteSancho Zancas
- 1984The ChainThomas
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesZaharov
- 1983King LearGloucester
- 1982The BoxwallahEdwin Coote
- 1981CountrySir Frederick Carlion
- 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanDr. Grogan
- 1980Rumpole's ReturnHorace Rumpole
- 1980The Blue LagoonPaddy Button
- 1979The House on Garibaldi StreetDavid Ben-Gurion
- 1978The NativityKing Herod
- 1978The Last TasmanianNarrator (voice)
- 1978Damien - Omen IICarl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
- 1977CandleshoeHarry Bundage
- 1976The OmenCarl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
- 1976Our Mutual FriendNicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyHorace Rumpole
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyHorace Rumpole
- 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMoriarty
- 1975The Christmas Messenger(voice)
- 1975Shades of GreeneHenry
- 1975Space: 1999Companion
- 1974Churchill's PeopleKing Penda
- 1974The Sun Is GodJMW Turner
- 1973Massacre in RomeGen. Kurt Maelzer
- 1973An Afternoon at the FestivalLeo
- 1971Great PerformancesSancho Zancas
- 1970Play for TodayHorace Rumpole
- 1970Ryan's DaughterThomas Ryan
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreLeo
- 1968On the Eve of PublicationRobert Kelvin
- 1968The Shoes of the FishermanCardinal Leone
- 1968Decline and Fall ...of a BirdwatcherCaptain Grimes
- 1968Nobody Runs ForeverMr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited)
- 1968Assignment KSmith
- 1967The PrisonerFormer Number Two
- 1967ITV PlayhouseEdwin Coote
- 1967Mafia No!Narrator
- 1966Alice in WonderlandDuchess
- 1966A Man for All SeasonsThomas Cromwell
- 1965The Drinking PartySocrates
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthAzdak
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMark
- 1965Help!Clang
- 1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersGauner Squint
- 1965Tea Party
- 1964The Wednesday PlayRobert Kelvin
- 1964King and CountryCapt. O'Sullivan
- 1964The Life of GalileoGalileo
- 1964A Jolly Bad FellowProfessor Kerris Bowles-Ottery
- 1964Hot Enough for JuneSimoneva
- 1964The Horse Without a HeadRoublot
- 1964Children of the Damned(uncredited)
- 1963FestivalGalileo
- 1963Doctor in DistressMr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited)
- 1962The InspectorBrandt
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireBill Maguire
- 1961Danger! Men WorkingJerry McMahon
- 1961Mr. TopazeMuche
- 1961Drama 61-67Billy Driscoll
- 1960Jazz BoatSupr. Baker
- 1960Scent of MysteryTommy Kennedy
- 1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
- 1959Yesterday's EnemyMax
- 1959The Mouse That RoaredBenter
- 1959Web of EvidenceMcEvoy
- 1958Chain of EventsWriter
- 1958A Tale of Two CitiesOld Bailey
- 1957Time Without PityRobert Stanford
- 1956X: The UnknownInspector McGill
- 1956Armchair TheatreCharles Warren
- 1955All for MaryGaston Nikopopoulos
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSir Roger de Lisle
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyRoublot
- 1951Murder in the CathedralThird Knight
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreKostylyov, Owner of the Dosshouse
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