Leo McKern with Australian actress Jane Holland, McKern moved to the United Kingdom to be with her; they married in 1946. He soon became a regular performer at London's Old Vic theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the difficulties posed by his glass eye and Australian accent. McKern's most notable Shakespearean role was as Iago in "Othello", in 1952. In 1955 he appeared in "The Burnt Flower Bed" by Ugo Betti directed by Peter Hall at the Arts Theatre Club in London. He played Big Daddy in Peter Hall's production of "Cat on a
Leo Scherman and "Best Ensemble Acting in a Comedy Series" for "Cock'd Gunns" 2008 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for "Best Comedy Series" for "Cock'd Gunns" Leo Scherman Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is an award-winning Canadian director, writer, producer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series "Cock'd Gunns (2007)" and the co-writer and director of the feature film "Trench 11 (2017)". Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe