Leo McKern

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.

Career Overview

Leo McKern has 74 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently The Omen with 2 titles. Signature works include The Blue Lagoon, A Man for All Seasons, Dad and Dave: On Our Selection. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

74

Birth Date

1920-03-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known For

• 

  The Blue Lagoon
• 

  A Man for All Seasons
• 

  Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
• 

  Ladyhawke
• 

  Monsignor Quixote
• 

  The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• The Omen (2 titles)
• The Blue Lagoon Collection (1 titles)
• Village of the Damned (1 titles)
• The Damned Collection (1 titles)
• The Doctor Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Brooke Shields (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Atkins (1 collaborations)
• William Daniels (1 collaborations)
• Jeffrey Kleiser (1 collaborations)
• Gus Mercurio (1 collaborations)
• Elva Josephson (1 collaborations)
• Glenn Kohan (1 collaborations)
• Bradley Pryce (1 collaborations)
• Chad Timmerman (1 collaborations)
• Gert Jacoby (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (73 credits)

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Bishop Maigret

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Federation

    Henry Parkes

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

    Alexander Petrov

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

    Dad Rudd

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Beatles Anthology

    - Part 2 (1995) ... Clang (archive footage) actor actors
    1995
  • Good King Wenceslas

    Duke Phillio

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • A Foreign Field

    Cyril

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Last Romantics

    Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Master Builder

    Halvard Solness

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Travelling North

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Ladyhawke

    Father Imperius

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Murder with Mirrors

    Insp. Curry

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Monsignor Quixote

    Sancho Zancas

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Chain

    Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • King Lear

    Gloucester

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Boxwallah

    Edwin Coote

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Country

    Sir Frederick Carlion

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    Dr. Grogan

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Rumpole's Return

    Horace Rumpole

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Blue Lagoon

    Paddy Button

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The House on Garibaldi Street

    David Ben-Gurion

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Nativity

    King Herod

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Last Tasmanian

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Damien - Omen II

    Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Candleshoe

    Bundage

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Omen

    Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Horace Rumpole

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    Moriarty

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Christmas Messenger

    (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Space: 1999

    - The Infernal Machine (1976) ... Companion actor actors
    1975
  • The Sun Is God

    JMW Turner

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Massacre in Rome

    Gen. Kurt Maelzer

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • An Afternoon at the Festival

    Leo

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Great Performances

    - Monsignor Quixote (1987) ... Sancho Zancas actor actors
    1971
  • Play for Today

    - Country (1981) ... Sir Frederic Carlion actor actors

    - Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) ... Horace Rumpole actor actors
    1970
  • On the Eve of Publication

    Robert Kelvin

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman

    Cardinal Leone

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Captain Grimes

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Nobody Runs Forever

    Mr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Assignment K

    Smith

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Mafia No!

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Prisoner

    - Fall Out (1968) ... Former Number Two actor actors

    - Once Upon a Time (1968) ... Former Number Two actor actors

    - The Chimes of Big Ben (1967) ... Former Number Two actor actors
    1967
  • Alice in Wonderland

    Duchess

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • A Man for All Seasons

    Thomas Cromwell

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Death of Socrates

    Socrates

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Drinking Party

    Socrates

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Help!

    Clang

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    Gauner Squint

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Tea Party

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1973) ... Azdak actor actors
    1965
  • King and Country

    Capt. O'Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Life of Galileo

    Galileo

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    Professor Kerris Bowles-Ottery

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Hot Enough for June

    Simoneva

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Horse Without a Head

    Roublot

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Children of the Damned

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Doctor in Distress

    Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Inspector

    Brandt

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    Bill Maguire

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Danger! Men Working

    Jerry McMahon

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Mr. Topaze

    Muche

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Jazz Boat

    Supr. Baker

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Scent of Mystery

    Tommy Kennedy

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Yesterday's Enemy

    Max

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Mouse That Roared

    Benter

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Web of Evidence

    McEvoy

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • A Tale of Two Cities

    Old Bailey

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Time Without Pity

    Robert Stanford

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • X: The Unknown

    Inspector McGill

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • All for Mary

    Gaston Nikopopoulos

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Horse Without a Head (2) (1963) ... Roublot actor actors

    - The Horse Without a Head (1) (1963) ... Roublot actor actors
    1954
  • Murder in the Cathedral

    Third Knight

    actor

    actors
    1951

• writing (1 credits)

  • Chain of Events

    writer

    writing
    1958