Leon Pownall (April 26, 1943 – June 2, 2006) was a Welsh-Canadian actor and director.
Leon Pownall | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1943 Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Died | June 2, 2006 (aged 63) Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
He was born in Wrexham, Wales and moved to Hamilton, Ontario with his family in 1957. He performed at the Stratford Festival during the 1960s and returned several times to the festival over the years to perform, the last time in 2002 as a director.[1]
Pownall wrote and performed a one-man play, Do Not Go Gentle, about Dylan Thomas. Geraint Wyn Davies later performed this work off-Broadway in 2005 and at the Stratford Festival in 2010.[2][3]
His film credits include Dead Poets Society (1989), in which he shared the screen with Robin Williams, as well as the title role in Handel's Last Chance (1996) and a supporting role in the Golden Globe-winning Dirty Pictures (2000). Pownall was nominated for a Gemini Award for the role of Dr. Ewan Cameron in the 1998 Canadian television mini-series The Sleep Room. He also appeared in television series such as The Beachcombers, Street Legal, Wiseguy, and Slings & Arrows.
Pownall died from cancer in Stratford, Ontario, on June 2, 2006, at the age of 63.[4][5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A Great Big Thing | Ray | |
| 1970 | Twelve and a Half Cents | Father | |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | McAllister | |
| 1989 | Termini Station | Charles Marshall | |
| 1989 | Bye Bye Blues | Bernie Blitzer | |
| 1989 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher | Gerry Gerrand | |
| 1990 | Angel Square | Blue Cheeks | |
| 1994 | How the West Was Fun | Leo McRugger | |
| 1996 | Handel's Last Chance | Georg Friedrich Handel | |
| 1997 | Dinner at Fred's | George Billings | |
| 1998 | The Sleep Room | Dr. Ewen Cameron | |
| 1998 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Inspector Mitchell | |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Judge Cornelius Strawacher |
References
edit- ^ "Leon Pownall acting and directing credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Do Not Go Gentle". Variety. May 22, 2005.
- ^ "Do Not Go Gentle (2010) production credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ CBC News
- ^ Kenneth Jones (June 5, 2006). "Leon Pownall, Canadian Actor Who Wrote, Directed and Taught, Dead at 63". Playbill. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
External links
edit- Leon Pownall at IMDb