- Leon Pownall
Infobox actor
name = Leon Pownall
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birthdate = birth_date|1943|4|26
location =Wrexham ,Wales
deathdate = death_date_and_age|2006|6|2|1943|4|26
deathplace =Stratford ,Ontario Leon Pownall (
April 26 ,1943 –June 2 2006 ) was a Canadian actor and director.He was born in
Wrexham inWales and came toHamilton, 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, most recently 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 andoff-Broadway in 2005.His film credits include "
Dead Poets Society " (1989) and "Dirty Pictures" (2000). Pownall was nominated for aGemini 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", and "Wiseguy ".He died of
cancer in Stratford in 2006 at the age of 63.External links
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* [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/06/04/pownall-obit.html Stratford actor, director dies at 63 (CBC)]
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