Leon Pownall

Leon Pownall
Born(1943-04-26)April 26, 1943
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
DiedJune 2, 2006(2006-06-02) (aged 63)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor

Leon Pownall (April 26, 1943 – June 2, 2006) was a Welsh-Canadian actor and director.

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

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

  1. ^ "Leon Pownall acting and directing credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Do Not Go Gentle". Variety. May 22, 2005.
  3. ^ "Do Not Go Gentle (2010) production credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ CBC News
  5. ^ Kenneth Jones (June 5, 2006). "Leon Pownall, Canadian Actor Who Wrote, Directed and Taught, Dead at 63". Playbill. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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