Film
McKern's film debut came in 1952's Murder in the Cathedral. His other notable film appearances included the science fiction classic The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), the Beatles' film Help! (1965), the Academy Award-winning adaptation of A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Massacre in Rome (1973), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975),The Omen (1976), The Blue Lagoon (1980), and The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981). He was given the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Travelling North (1987). In Monsignor Quixote (1989), he co-starred as Sancho Zancas with Alec Guinness as Father Quixote.
McKern's final acting appearances came in the film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) and on stage in 2000.
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