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Died aged 82Also known asReginald "Leo" McKern, AO, Reginald "Leo" McKern, Reginald McKernGenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn16/03/1920Born inSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied23/07/2002Died inBathCausediabetesWikidataQ1344237 ↗Buried atHaycombe CemeteryTMDb#7192 ↗
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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father DamienMovie | Bishop Maigret | 79 |
| 1994 | The World of HammerSeries | Self (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1994 | Good King WenceslasMovie | Duke Phillio | 74 |
| 1989 | Screen OneSeries | Cyril | 69 |
| 1985 | Screen TwoSeries | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | 65 |
| 1985 | LadyhawkeMovie | Father Imperius | 65 |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of SpiesSeries | Zaharov | 63 |
| 1982 | The BoxwallahMovie | Edwin Coote | 62 |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's WomanMovie | Dr. Grogan | 61 |
| 1980 | The Blue LagoonMovie | Paddy Button | 60 |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen IIMovie | Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1978 | The NativityMovie | King Herod | 58 |
| 1977 | CandleshoeMovie | Bundage | 57 |
| 1976 | Our Mutual FriendSeries | Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin | 56 |
| 1976 | The OmenMovie | Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1975 | Space: 1999Series | Companion | 55 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the BaileySeries | Horace Rumpole | 55 |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMovie | Moriarty | 55 |
| 1974 | Churchill's PeopleSeries | King Penda | 54 |
| 1973 | Massacre in RomeMovie | Gen. Kurt Maelzer | 53 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | Sancho Zancas | 51 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Horace Rumpole | 50 |
| 1970 | Ryan's DaughterMovie | Thomas Ryan | 50 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Leo | 49 |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs ForeverMovie | Mr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1968 | Assignment KMovie | Smith | 48 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Edwin Coote | 47 |
| 1967 | The PrisonerSeries | Former Number Two | 47 |
| 1966 | Alice in WonderlandMovie | Duchess | 46 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Azdak | 45 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries | Mark | 45 |
| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersMovie | Gauner Squint | 45 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday PlaySeries | Robert Kelvin | 44 |
| 1964 | Children of the DamnedMovie | — | 44 |
| 1964 | King and CountryMovie | Capt. O'Sullivan | 44 |
| 1963 | FestivalSeries | Galileo | 43 |
| 1963 | Doctor in DistressMovie | Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Series | Billy Driscoll | 41 |
| 1961 | Mr. TopazeMovie | Muche | 41 |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught FireMovie | Bill Maguire | 41 |
| 1960 | Jazz BoatMovie | Supr. Baker | 40 |
| 1959 | The Mouse That RoaredMovie | Benter | 39 |
| 1958 | A Tale of Two CitiesMovie | Old Bailey | 38 |
| 1957 | Time Without PityMovie | Robert Stanford | 37 |
| 1956 | X: The UnknownMovie | Inspector McGill | 36 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Charles Warren | 36 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries | Sir Roger de Lisle | 35 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneySeries | Roublot | 34 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreSeries | Zdarov | 30 |