Deceased

How Did Leo McKern Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asReginald "Leo" McKern, AO, Reginald "Leo" McKern, Reginald McKernGenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn16/03/1920Born inSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied23/07/2002 (aged 82)Died 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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Filmography65 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1999	Molokai: The Story of Father DamienMovie	Bishop Maigret	79
1995	Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionMovie	Dad Rudd	75
1994	The World of HammerSeries	Self (archive footage)	74
1994	Good King WenceslasMovie	Duke Phillio	74
1993	A Foreign FieldMovie	Cyril	73
1992	The Last RomanticsMovie	Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch	72
1989	Screen OneSeries	Cyril	69
1988	The Master BuilderMovie	Halvard Solness	68
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch	65
1985	LadyhawkeMovie	Father Imperius	65
1985	Murder with MirrorsMovie	Insp. Curry	65
1985	Hell Fire Jack: The John Curtin StoryMovie	Narrator	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
1980	Rumpole's ReturnMovie	Horace Rumpole	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
1975	Rumpole of the BaileyMovie	Horace Rumpole	55
1975	Shades of GreeneSeries	Henry	55
1974	Churchill's PeopleSeries	King Penda	54
1974	The Sun Is GodMovie	JMW Turner	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	The Shoes of the FishermanMovie	Cardinal Leone	48
1968	Assignment KMovie	Smith	48
1968	Decline and Fall ...of a BirdwatcherMovie	Captain Grimes	48
1968	On the Eve of PublicationMovie	Robert Kelvin	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
1962	The InspectorMovie	Brandt	42
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
1959	The Running Jumping & Standing Still FilmMovie	—	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
1951	Murder in the CathedralMovie	Third Knight	31
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Zdarov	30