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===Film=== McKern's film debut was in ''[[Murder in the Cathedral (1951 film)|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' (1952).<ref name="tv">{{cite web| url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/leo-mckern/credits/3000000482/ |title= Leo McKern credits |website=tvguide.com |access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref> His more notable film appearances included the science-fiction classics ''[[X the Unknown]]'' (1956),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961),<ref name="tv"/> the World War I drama ''[[King and Country]]'' (1964), ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' (1965), the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning adaptation of ''[[A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)|A Man for All Seasons]]'' (1966),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]'' (1968), ''[[Ryan's Daughter]]'' (1970),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[Massacre in Rome]]'' (1973), ''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' (1975), ''[[The Omen]]'' (1976),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1980), <ref name="tv"/>''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'' (1981) and ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' (1985).<ref name="tv"/> He was presented with the [[AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for ''[[Travelling North (film)|Travelling North]]'' (1987). He co-starred as Sancho Zancas opposite [[Alec Guinness]] as Father Quixote, in ''[[Monsignor Quixote]]'' (1985).<ref name="film"/>
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