Article: Australian actor McKern brought surly 'Rumpole' character to life

Article: After Leo McKern, who is to play Rumpole? I have a modest ...
The Independent - London;  July 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the physical embodiment of Rumpole of the Bailey, died. I suppose Rumpole, like James Bond, could ... barrister and the real-life Australian actor have become so closely associated ... that another portrayal of Rumpole seems scarcely imaginable ...

Article: APPRECIATION: RUMPOLE, FAREWELL!
United Press International;  July 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... 00-0000 Appreciation: Rumpole, farewell! WASHINGTON ... International via COMTEX) - - Rumpole of the Bailey is dead. Except ... McKern, the great British-Australian actor who brought him to life ... life -- in England. And in Rumpole he brought to life one of ...

Article: Appreciation: Rumpole, farewell!
United Press International;  July 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... WASHINGTON, Jul 31, 2002 Rumpole of the Bailey is dead. Except ... McKern, the great British-Australian actor who brought him to life ... life -- in England. And in Rumpole he brought to life one of ... His Cromwell was a Dark Rumpole, the lovable, tubby, intelligent ...

Article: British TV's 'Rumpole' Dead at 82
AP Online;  July 23, 2002 ;     530 words ... ... Leo McKern, the Australian actor who gained fame as a curmudgeonly barrister in Rumpole of the Bailey, died ... typecasting. With Rumpole one comes to be reconciled ... said. Image Caption: Australian actor Leo McKern, seen in ... his role of Horace Rumpole in the television ...

Article: Leo McKern; Starred in 'Rumpole' Series
The Washington Post;  July 24, 2002 ;     547 words ...Leo McKern, 82, the Australian actor who gained fame as a curmudgeonly barrister in "Rumpole of the Bailey," died ... McKern starred as Horace Rumpole in 44 episodes from 1975 ... engineer's apprentice. "Rumpole," created by British ...

Article: Obituary: Leo McKern Actor best known as Horace Rumpole
The Independent - London;  July 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... barrister in the television series Rumpole of the Bailey, Leo McKern ... worth a thousand nights with Rumpole. He also knew that it was ... At which moment the young Australian actor had to stride on stage. No ... holding our attention. Until Rumpole, he was never type-cast ...

Article: Leo McKern, TV's Rumpole, dead at 82
AP Worldstream;  July 23, 2002 ;     459 words ... ... LONDON Leo McKern, the Australian actor who gained fame as a curmudgeonly barrister in Rumpole of the Bailey, died Tuesday ... McKern starred as Horace Rumpole in 44 episodes between ... engineer's apprentice. Rumpole, created by British lawyer ...