Lenny McLean

Lenny McLean

Born: April 9, 1949
Died: July 28, 1998
in London, England, UK
Lenny McLean was born in London in 1949. He was arrested for petty crimes while in his teens and served 18 months in prison. After his release he worked as a professional boxer and bouncer. McLean was again arrested in 1992 after a man he ejected from a club died of his injuries. After serving another 18 months he went into acting. He appeared as bootlegger Eddie Davies in the British television series "The Knock", and was featured in several films. He was diagnosed with cancer shortly after his autobiography, "The Guv'nor", was published and died four months later.

Movies for Lenny McLean...

The Guv'nor
Title: The Guv'nor
Character: himself
Released: October 5, 2016
Type: Movie
A feature documentary about the life of Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his only son, Jamie.
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Bounce: Behind The Velvet Rope
Title: Bounce: Behind The Velvet Rope
Released: September 7, 2001
Type: Movie
Steven Cantor's award-winning documentary chronicles of the lives of bouncers - the burly boys who guard both sides of the door in nightclubs across America. The film takes an inside look at the mindset of these frequently ridiculed, but always feared enforcers of the night and examines whether they are skilled experts in security, hired to anticipate trouble, or just hired thugs meant to intimidate. Revealed within is a world of notorious nightclub bouncers, including New York's Terence "The Black Prince" Buckley and British legend Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean who appeared in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Title: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Character: Barry the Baptist
Released: August 28, 1998
Type: Movie
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
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Bare Fist: The Sport That Wouldn't Die
Title: Bare Fist: The Sport That Wouldn't Die
Released: August 27, 1997
Type: Movie
About the fighter Lenny McLean (1949-1998), as seen through the eyes of his only son, Jamie. Lenny is also known as "The Guv'nor", was an English boxer, bouncer, criminal and prisoner, author, bodyguard, enforcer, weightlifter, television presenter and actor, and has been referred to as "the hardest man in Britain".
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The Fifth Element
Title: The Fifth Element
Character: Police Chief
Released: May 2, 1997
Type: Movie
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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The Krays
Title: The Krays
Character: Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Released: April 27, 1990
Type: Movie
The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.
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Box On
Title: Box On
Released: October 1, 1980
Type: Movie
This is a movie about the alternate boxing circuit. Fighters who have lost their licences to box professionally mainly through injury carry on fighting illegally in big underground tournaments