Rumpole of the Bailey interest in nineteenth-century anarchists, especially the Russian Peter Kropotkin from whom the title of the play was drawn. The character's name was later changed to Horace Rumpole when it was discovered that there was a real barrister called Horace Rumbold. The title of the play was briefly changed to "Jolly Old Jean Jacques Rousseau" before settling on the less esoteric "Rumpole of the Bailey". Mortimer was keen on Michael Hordern for the role of Rumpole. When Hordern proved unavailable, the part went to Australian-born actor Leo McKern. Mortimer was initially unenthusiastic about McKern's casting but changed his opinion upon seeing
Jesse Moss (actor) Jesse Moss (actor) Jesse Moss (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian actor. Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is best known for his roles of Jason Wise in "Final Destination 3" and Quinn McKaye on "Whistler", for which Moss won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2007. Moss starred in the "Dear Mr. Gacy", the film adaptation of "The Last Victim", the memoirs of Jason Moss (no relation), a college student who corresponded with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy (played by actor William Forsythe). He has