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Leo McKern

レオ・マッカーン　/　れお・まっかーん

Stage actor from Australia

March 16, 1920 – July 23, 2002　・　Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales
stage actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

Leo McKern is the sort of actor I admire precisely because he never seemed to need top billing. More than 200 stage roles, plus memorable film work from Help! to A Man for All Seasons, Ryan's Daughter and The Blue Lagoon, tells me he was a working craftsman who simply showed up and made scenes better. The Order of Australia in 1983 is a fitting nod to that durability. What strikes me most is the range, an Australian who became a fixture of British screen and stage. I tend to trust performers like this more than stars; their faces carry decades of earned weight.

Overview

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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Leo McKern
Name (Japanese): レオ・マッカーン
Reading: れお・まっかーん
Born: March 16, 1920 – July 23, 2002
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Monkey
Origin: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Sydney Technical High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1983 Officer of the Order of Australia

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Dad and Dave: On Our Selection	—
Notable work	The Blue Lagoon	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

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