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Leo McKern

1920 - 2002

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Reginald "Leo" McKern (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) 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. Grogan in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Father Imperius in Ladyhawke (1985), and the role that made him a household name as an actor, Horace Rumpole, whom he played in the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo McKern is the 2,565th most popular actor (down from 2,382nd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Australia (down from 91st in 2019) and the 28th most popular Australian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leo McKern ranks 2,565 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexander Kaidanovsky, Tim Kang, Stuart Whitman, Sanford Meisner, Robert Webber, and Jamie Dornan. After him are Ann E. Todd, Joseph Sweeney, Nigel Hawthorne, Ji Chang-wook, Alice Brady, and Park Hae-soo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Leo McKern ranks 197. Before him are Khieu Ponnary, Karel Píč, Lydia Wideman, Celia Sánchez, Georges Marchais, and José Gonzalvo. After him are Lê Đức Anh, Richard E. Bellman, Vlastimil Brodský, Stanko Todorov, Yegor Ligachyov, and Alfredo II. Among people deceased in 2002, Leo McKern ranks 135. Before him are Humaira Begum, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Yves Robert, Günter Wand, Barbara Castle, and David Riesman. After him are Eddie Bracken, Vlastimil Brodský, Mamo Wolde, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Dida, and André Clot.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Leo McKern ranks 113 out of 1,143. Before him are Diane Cilento (1933), Vernon Wells (1945), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Anthony Albanese (1963), Miranda Otto (1967), and Edward Clancy (1923). After him are Edmund Barton (1849), Claire Holt (1988), Bob Hewitt (1940), Neil Robertson (1982), Kevin Rudd (1957), and Terence Tao (1975).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Leo McKern ranks 28. Before him are Toni Collette (1972), Judy Davis (1955), David Wenham (1965), Diane Cilento (1933), Vernon Wells (1945), and Miranda Otto (1967). After him are Claire Holt (1988), Jacki Weaver (1947), Richard Norton (1950), Richard Roxburgh (1962), Julian McMahon (1968), and Bob Morley (1984).

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