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Rumpole actor dies aged 82

The Actor Leo McKern, best known for his role in TV series 'Rumpole of the Bailey', has died. He was 82.

The Australian-born actor had been ill for some time and died at a nursing home near his home in Bath, in England.

McKern became a household name playing the quizzical barrister Rumpole in the 1970's and also enjoyed a distinguished stage career.

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