Leo McKern
Reginald Leo McKern , AO or Leo McKern (born March 16, 1920 in Sydney , † July 23, 2002 near Bath ) was an Australian actor . He has appeared in numerous British television productions, films and over 200 theater roles. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in 1983.
Live and act
His first film was Murder in the Cathedral in 1952 . In 1963 he played the role of Menenius in the opening premiere of the Nottingham Playhouse in Shakespeare's Coriolanus on the side of Ian McKellen . He became known as the evil saint in the Beatles film Hi-Hi-Hilfe! In 1965 and as an exorcist Bugenhagen in the doomsday horror film The Omen in 1976. In 1989 he was named Best Actor at the London Critics Circle Film Awards .
At the age of 82 he succumbed to diabetes in a nursing home near Bath, England.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: XX Unknown (X The Unknown)
- 1957: In the Last Hour (Time Without Pity)
- 1958: Two cities (A Tale of Two Cities)
- 1959: The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared)
- 1959: enemies of yesterday (Yesterday's Enemy)
- 1959: The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
- 1959: Behind these walls (Beyond This Place)
- 1961: The Day the Earth Caught Fire (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)
- 1962: The inspector (The Inspector)
- 1964: King and Country - For King and Fatherland (King & Country)
- 1965: The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders)
- 1965: Hi-Hi help! (Help!)
- 1966: A Man for All Seasons (A Man for All Seasons)
- 1967: Geheimauftrag K (Assignment K)
- 1967–1968: Number 6 (The Prisoner) (TV series)
- 1968: The Shoes of the Fisherman (The Shoes of the Fisherman)
- 1970: Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- 1975: Sherlock Holmes 'Smarter Brother (The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother)
- 1976: The Omen (The Omen)
- 1977: Adventures at Candleshoe Castle (Candleshoe)
- 1980: The Blue Lagoon (The Blue Lagoon)
- 1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
- 1983: Reilly, Ace of Spies
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk (Ladyhawke)
- 1994: The Good King Wenceslas
- 1999: Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Web links
- Leo McKern in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ It's an Honor. Australian Government, accessed July 23, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McKern, Leo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKern, Reginald Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2002 |
| Place of death | Bath |