Leo McKern
Australian-British actor (1920–2002)
Reginald "Leo" McKern 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. He also portrayed Carl Bugenhagen in the first and second installments of The Omen series and Number Two in the TV series The Prisoner.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 13 films (1952–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Murder In The Cathedral | unknown | 16mm | Color & B&W | sound | |
| 1959 | The Mouse that roared | Time-Life | 83 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | The Mouse That Roared. | Open Road Films Ltd. | 85 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1959 | Yesterday’s Enemy. | Hammer Film Productions Ltd. | 95 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1961 | The Day The Earth Caught Fire. | Melina Productions Ltd. | 99 | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | The Inspector | Philip Dunne | ||||
| 1964 | HELP. | California Research Corp. | 1 reel | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | Help! | American Red Cross New York County Chapter and the Bronx | 90 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | A Man For All Seasons. | Highland Films Ltd. | 118 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1968 | The Shoes Of The Fisherman. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 162 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Gene Wilder | ||||
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Norman Tokar | 101 min | Color | ||
| 1978 | Damien--Omen Ii | Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 107 min | Color | sound |