Leo McKern
Acting
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.
Born: March 16, 1920
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Monsignor Quixote
Sir Alec Guiness stars with Leo McKern in the story of a friendship between a Catholic priest and a Communist Mayor. Together they travel from their remote village to Madrid and back exploring their friendship, the demands of belief and constancy of faith. This lavish production filmed entirely on location captures the wit, warmth, and vitality that make the original novel by Graham Greene a unique work of literature.
The Beatles Anthology
A documentary series on the career of The Beatles.
Rumpole of the Bailey
An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
The Prisoner
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
The Omen
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
A Man for All Seasons
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 England.
Yesterday's Enemy
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.
King and Country
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Ryan's Daughter
In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Filmography
as Bishop Maigret
as Henry Parkes
as Clang (archive footage)
as Dad Rudd
as Duke Phillio
as Self (archive footage)
as Cyril
as Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
as Cyril
as Halvard Solness
as Frank
as Father Imperius
as Insp. Curry
as Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
as Sancho Zancas
as Thomas
as Zaharov
as Gloucester
as Sir Frederick Carlion
as Dr. Grogan
as Horace Rumpole
as Paddy Button
as David Ben-Gurion
as King Herod
as Narrator (voice)
as Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
as Harry Bundage
as Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
as Horace Rumpole
as Horace Rumpole
as (voice)
as Companion
as King Penda
as JMW Turner
as Gen. Kurt Maelzer
as Sancho Zancas
as Sir Frederic Carlion
as Horace Rumpole
as Thomas Ryan
as Robert Kelvin
as Cardinal Leone
as Captain Grimes
as Mr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited)
as Smith
as Former Number Two
as Duchess
as Thomas Cromwell
as Azdak
as Mark
as Clang
as Gauner Squint
as Robert Kelvin
as Capt. O'Sullivan
as Professor Kerris Bowles-Ottery
as Simoneva
as Roublot
as Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited)
as Brandt
as Bill Maguire
as Jerry McMahon
as Muche
as Supr. Baker
as Tommy Kennedy
as Max
as Benter
as McEvoy
as Old Bailey
as Robert Stanford
as Inspector McGill
as Charles Warren
as Sam Arlen
as Jerry McMahon
as Gaston Nikopopoulos
as Sir Roger de Lisle
as Roublot
as Third Knight
as Kostylyov, Owner of the Dosshouse
as Zdarov