Leo McKern

Reginald Leo McKern (March 16, 1920–July 23, 2002), better known simply as Leo McKern, was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British television programmes, movies and in over 200 stage roles. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1983.

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March 16 - 1920 - July 23 - 2002 - Australian - Actor - British - Television - Movies - Stage - 1983

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Some notable roles:

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• Horace Rumpole in the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey
• Cyril in the film A Foreign Field (1993)
• One of several Number Twos in the cult classic series The Prisoner. Along with Colin Gordon, he was one of only two actors to play Number Two more than once. He first played the character in "The Chimes of Big Ben" and later reprised his role in the final two episodes of the series, "Once Upon A Time" and "Fall Out".
• Ryan in the film Ryan's Daughter
• Thomas Cromwell in the film, A Man for All Seasons (1966)
• The murderous holy man in the Beatles' movie Help
• A newspaper reporter in the British doomsday film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire
• Paddy Button, the old sailor stranded with two children on a lush tropical island in the 1980 remake of The Blue Lagoon
• The Leader of the Opposition in The Mouse that Roared
• Imperius, the reclusive priest in Ladyhawke
• Several roles in the late 1950s television version of The Adventures of Robin Hood (which starred Richard Greene as Robin)
• Professor Moriarty in Gene Wilder's The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
• A scientist in the film X the Unknown
• Cardinal Leone in the 1968 film The Shoes of the Fisherman.
 
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