Leo McKern,
AO (born
Reginald McKern, 16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an
Australian actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. Notable roles he portrayed include Clang in
Help! (1965),
Thomas Cromwell in
A Man for All Seasons (1966), Tom Ryan in
Ryan's Daughter (1970), Paddy Button in
The Blue Lagoon (1980), Dr. Grogan in
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Father Imperius in
Ladyhawke (1985) and, in the role that made him a household name as an actor,
Horace Rumpole, whom he played in
Rumpole of the Bailey. He also portrayed Carl Bugenhagen in the
first and of the
The Omen trilogy.