Leon Pownall

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

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

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 on June 2, 2006, of cancer, in Stratford. He was 63 years old.[4][5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1968A Great Big ThingRay
1970Twelve and a Half CentsFather
1989Dead Poets SocietyMcAllister
1989Termini StationCharles Marshall
1989Bye Bye BluesBernie Blitzer
1989Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn ThatcherGerry Gerrand
1990Angel SquareBlue Cheeks
1994How the West Was FunLeo McRugger
1996Handel's Last ChanceGeorg Friedrich Handel
1997Dinner at Fred'sGeorge Billings
1998The Sleep RoomDr. Ewen Cameron
1998Sleeping Dogs LieInspector Mitchell
2005Bailey'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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