Leo McKern In 1983, McKern was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts. He frequently travelled between England and Australia both to visit family and friends, and to appear in various films and plays. As he was frightened of flying, he booked tickets to travel on cargo ships. This gave him time and peace to read scripts and contracts, with the added benefit of feeling he was on holidays. McKern informed his daughter Abigail that he suffered from stage fright, which became harder to control with age. He also worried that his stout frame
Leo Madder Leo Madder Leo Madder (born 18 July 1946) is a Belgian television actor. A familiar figure on Belgian television since the late 1960s he made his first appearance on TV in 1968 in "Artikel 188". Starring in a number of television series in the 1970s, he had a brief stint at TV directing in 1980 with Freule Julie and 1981 with Familie Een. Following this the 1980s were a quite period in Madder's career until 1990 where he once again began appearing as an actor. Madder is probably most famous for his portrayal of the main character in the Belgian