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Leo McKern

Australian-British actor (1920–2002)
Person human Q1344237
Leo McKern
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 16, 1920
Date of death
July 23, 2002
Place of birth
Sydney
Place of death
Bath
Country of citizenship
Australia[11]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Educated at
Sydney Technical High School[12]
Award received
Officer of the Order of Australia[15]
Notable work
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, The Blue Lagoon[13][14]
Child
Abigail McKern[10]
Cause of death
diabetes[18]
Work location
Australia[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
McKern[19]
Given name
Leo[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Medical condition
one-eyed[22]
Member of
Royal Shakespeare Company[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Schatkamer TV programs and their cast[26]
P14750
B8B1-258D-84D6-3CF4-A1BF
Place of burial
Haycombe Cemetery[9]
Start of work period
1944[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
000000008186584X
VIAF cluster ID
117438931
Library of Congress authority ID
n84189915
GND ID
139402691
ACMI ID
creators/75558
AllMovie person ID
p47688
Allcinema person ID
38907
AlloCiné person ID
734
American Film Institute person ID
97299
Awards & Winners artist ID
0hyxh
BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140220358
Show all 65 identifiers +53
CINE21 person ID
28755
CONOR.SI ID
128743779
CineMagia person ID
16641
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
47068
Danish National Filmography person ID
38095
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
139402691
Discogs artist ID
1870152
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Leo-McKern
FAST ID
141060
Fandango person ID
444436
Fandom article ID
disney:Leo_McKern
Film.ru person ID
leo-makkern
Filmportal ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
9348
Find a Grave memorial ID
6631738
Freebase ID
/m/0hyxh
George Eastman Museum people ID
102580
IMDb ID
nm0571674
IdRef ID
079703674
Internet Broadway Database person ID
95281
Ivi person ID
leo-makkern
Kinobox person ID
22962
Kinopoisk person ID
58305
LdiF person ID
68188
MYmovies person ID
11694
Movie Walker Press person ID
2029
MusicBrainz artist ID
901b2630-93d7-4522-92f0-1b7d7c0704af
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000513814
NLA Trove people ID
488906
NUKAT ID
n2013002318
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007428759005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1319902
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp15412
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074664859
Notable Names Database ID
691/000092415
Open Media Database person ID
7192
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100144684
PORT person ID
14223
Plex person key
5d776826103a2d001f564344
Prabook ID
723428
Quora topic ID
Leo-Mckern
SNAC ARK ID
w6bk97gc
Scope.dk person ID
23096
Sinemalar person ID
42852
Swedish Film Database person ID
83921
TCM Movie Database person ID
128012|97299
TMDB person ID
7192
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b086-72a8-b285-4414a2fe43f6
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1221530
WikiTree person ID
McKern-116
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcM84MKKtPRF39fjvWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/5f920723-dd24-4b29-a540-40ea4becd6dd
ČSFD person ID
2436

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 34
A Man for All Seasons, The Blue Lagoon, The Omen, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Ladyhawke, Ryan's Daughter, Help!, The Shoes of the Fisherman +26 more
Occupation 4
actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
← Performer 2
Professor Moriarty, Duchess
Cause of death 1
diabetes
Child 1
Abigail McKern
Children (paternal) 1
Abigail McKern
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Given name 1
Leo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
one-eyed
Member of 1
Royal Shakespeare Company
Notable work 1
The Blue Lagoon
Place of birth 1
Sydney
Place of death 1
Bath
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Australia
← Voice actor 1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
← Winner 1
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Summary

Leo McKern was born on March 16, 1920[1], in Sydney[2]. He died on July 23, 2002[3], in Bath[4]. He worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: AU[28]

  • Began / founded: 1920-03-16[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-07-23[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 901b2630-93d7-4522-92f0-1b7d7c0704af[31]

FAQs

Where was Leo McKern born?

Leo McKern's place of birth was Sydney[2].

Where did Leo McKern die?

Leo McKern died in Bath[4].

What did Leo McKern do for work?

Leo McKern worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Where did Leo McKern go to school?

Leo McKern was educated at Sydney Technical High School[12].

What awards did Leo McKern receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Australia[15].

Related Entities

A Man for All Seasons Australia Bath Ladyhawke Ryan's Daughter Sydney The Blue Lagoon The French Lieutenant's Woman The Omen

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . schatkamer.beeldengeluid.nl. schatkamer.beeldengeluid.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Mark Ramen · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bath
    Occupation → —
    Family name → McKern
    Cause of death → diabetes
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