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Leon Pownall is a Actor Canadien born on 26 april 1943 at Wrexham (United-kingdom)
Leon Pownall (April 26, 1943 – June 2, 2006) was a Welsh Canadian actor and director.
He was born in Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales and came 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.
Pownall wrote and performed a one man play, Do Not Go Gentle, about Dylan Thomas. Geraint Wyn Davies later performed this work at the Stratford Festival in 2002 and off-Broadway in 2005.
His film credits include Dead Poets Society (1989) and 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 on June 2, 2006, of cancer, in Stratford. He was 63 years old.
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Nationality Canada
Birth 26 april 1943 at Wrexham (United-kingdom)
Death 2 june 2006 (at 63 years) at Stratford (Canada)
Birth 26 april 1943 at Wrexham (United-kingdom)
Death 2 june 2006 (at 63 years) at Stratford (Canada)
He was born in Wrexham in Denbighshire, Wales and came 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.
Pownall wrote and performed a one man play, Do Not Go Gentle, about Dylan Thomas. Geraint Wyn Davies later performed this work at the Stratford Festival in 2002 and off-Broadway in 2005.
His film credits include Dead Poets Society (1989) and 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 on June 2, 2006, of cancer, in Stratford. He was 63 years old.
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Four Minutes (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Charles Beeson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Sports films, Athletics films
Actors Jamie Maclachlan, Christopher Plummer, Grahame Wood, Leon Pownall
Roles Dr. Walker
Rating67%
La vie du coureur de fond britannique Roger Bannister, premier athlète à couvrir le mile (1609,34 m) en moins de quatre minutes.
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
, 1h38Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Crenna, Yannick Bisson, Colm Feore, Michael Murphy, Kenneth Welsh
Roles Ed Meese
Rating62%
Le 30 mars 1981, John Hinckley, un jeune homme perturbé, tente d'approcher le président Reagan alors en déplacement. Son objectif est de l'assassiner. Il tire à six reprises sur le chef d'Etat, échouant à le tuer, mais mettant sa vie en grand danger. Deux chirurgiens prennent le Président en charge...
Dirty Pictures (2000)
, 1h44Directed by Frank Pierson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Leon Pownall, David Huband, Rachael Crawford
Roles Mr. Prouty
Rating64%
Un directeur de musée de Cincinnati est jugé en 1990 pour avoir exposé des photographies sadomasochistes prises par Robert Mapplethorpe.
Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998)
, 1h32Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Wendy Crewson, Leon Pownall, Shawn Doyle, Cedric Smith, Art Hindle, Eric Peterson
Roles Inspector Mitchell
Rating58%
It’s 1919 and wealthy Toronto theatre magnate Ambrose Small (Art Hindle) has just sold his chain of theatres for over a million dollars… but he doesn’t get a chance to enjoy it. Shortly after his wife Theresa (Wendy Crewson) deposits the cheque in the bank, Ambrose mysteriously disappears without a trace. Ambrose’s disappearance sets of a powder keg of accusations directed at Theresa and young detective Cole Willis (Joel Keller) is brought in for her protection. Cole is immediately infatuated with the beautiful and alluring widow and finds himself caught up in the growing scandal involving sex, drugs and seedy politics. Cole must wade through the lies, deceit and corruption that surround Theresa Small in order to find out if she is capable of murder.
Handel's Last Chance (1996)
, 51minutesDirected by Milan Cheylov
Origin Canada
Genres Biography
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Leon Pownall, Tod Fennell, Gerard Parkes
Rating66%
Hiroshima (1995)
, 3h10Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Hideo Sekigawa
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about nuclear technology, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Eiji Okada, Kenneth Welsh, Ken Jenkins, Yumeji Tsukioka, Tatsuo Matsumura, Wesley Addy
Roles General of the Army George Marshall
Rating77%
The film opens in April 1945 with the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the succession of Harry Truman to the presidency. In Europe, the Germans are close to surrender, but in the Pacific the bloody battle for Okinawa is still underway and an invasion of the Japanese home islands is not foreseen until the autumn. American battle casualties have almost reached 900,000, with Japanese casualties at 1.1 million, and some 8 million Asian civilians have died in the war that began with Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931.
How the West Was Fun (1994)
, 1h36Directed by Stuart Margolin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Western
Actors Mary-Kate Olsen, Mary-Kate et Ashley Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Martin Mull, Elizabeth Olsen, Peg Phillips
Roles Leo McRugger
Rating48%
Twin girls Jessica and Suzy Martin (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) live with their father, Stephen (Patrick Cassidy), in Philadelphia. They have a dream about somebody saying, "This town ain't big enough for the three of us" and having a shootout but argue who makes their move first. One day, they receive a letter from their late mother Sarah's godmother, Natty (Phillips), inviting them to a dude ranch. She, not knowing about Sarah's death, wants her to come help at the ranch. She is having financial problems because the ranch has too few paying visitors and, although she has offers, she does not want to sell it. The girls try to ask their dad's uptight boss, "The Dragon Lady" (Ms. Plaskett), for his vacation time, only to get him fired. They lie and say that she said that they could go. They go to the ranch and attempt to help Natty.
Angel Square (1991)
, 1h44Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Actors Ned Beatty, Nick Nolte, Jay Brazeau, Brian Dooley, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Leon Pownall
Roles Blue Cheeks
Rating65%
Bye Bye Blues (1990)
, 1h57Directed by Anne Wheeler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Wayne Robson, Chad Krowchuk, Tom Alter, Mohan Agashe
Roles Bernie Blitzer
Rating71%
During World War II, Daisy Cooper (Rebecca Jenkins) joins a jazz band as a singer to provide for her family while her husband Teddy (Michael Ontkean) is serving in the Canadian military. The cast also includes Leslie Yeo, Kate Reid, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan, and Stuart Margolin.
Dark Horse (1990)
Directed by David Hemmings
Origin USA
Actors Ed Begley Jr., Mimi Rogers, Catherine Disher, Ari Meyers, Leon Pownall, Donovan Leitch
Rating70%
The plot focuses on new-girl-in-town Allison Mills, a teenager who recently lost her mother. When she hangs out with the wrong crowd, she gets into trouble and is sentenced to community service at a local stable. There she comes to love spending time with the animals until an automobile accident cripples her and her favorite horse Jet. The wheelchair-bound girl learns to overcome her handicap through the indomitable spirit of the steed, who overcomes the odds and runs again.
Dead Poets Society (1989)
, 2h8Directed by Peter Weir
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd
Roles McAllister
Rating81%
In 1959, shy Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) begins his senior year of high school at Welton Academy, an elite prep boarding school. He is assigned one of Welton's most promising students, Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard), as his roommate and is quickly accepted by Neil's friends: romantic Knox Overstreet (Josh Charles), overachiever Richard Cameron (Dylan Kussman), best friends Steven Meeks (Allelon Ruggiero) and Gerard Pitts (James Waterston), and mischievous beatnik Charlie Dalton (Gale Hansen).