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Character actor Thomas Patrick McKenna was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1929. A prolific theater actor throughout his career, he made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954.He made his film debut in the IRA-Nazi drama Aufstand im Morgengrauen (1960) and from this uncredited beginning he moved up to tenth billing in Verbrecherzentrale Sidney Street (1960). His next major movie was in 1964's Die erste Nacht (1964), by which time he had started a successful television career.He made his TV debut in Espionage (1963) and over the next few years appeared in several more TV shows. His versatility enabled him to play three characters in Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone (1961). He was also featured in such well-regarded shows as Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and Simon Templar (1962).Meanwhile, his film career was developing along literary lines, and he was featured in Brendan Behan's Der Todeskandidat (1962), the Sean O'Casey biopic Cassidy, der Rebell (1965) and James Joyce's Ulysses (1967). He took smaller parts in such epics as Angriff der leichten Brigade (1968) and Königin für tausend Tage (1969).British films such as Treffpunkt London Airport (1970) and Die alles zur Sau machen (1971) allowed him to showcase his suave, urbane persona before trying something different in the controversial Wer Gewalt sät (1971). He appeared alongside a young Anthony Hopkins in Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh (1975) before starring with John Gielgud for the second time, this time in Ein Porträt des Künstlers als junger Mann (1977). Over the next few years his co-stars were as diverse as Leonard Rossiter (Britannia Hospital (1982)), Timothy Dalton (The Doctor and the Devils (1985)), Ben Kingsley (Die vergessene Insel (1988)) and Dolph Lundgren (Red Scorpion (1988)). Not all of these films were successes, but McKenna always gave good value for the money and developed themes of his, such as an interest in Irish issues, in Verrat in Belfast (1979). His last released film was Valmont (1989), which was unfortunately completely overshadowed by Gefährliche Liebschaften (1988), which was based on the same novel.Over the years he has made numerous guest appearances in TV series such as Der Aufpasser (1979), Casualty (1986), Lovejoy (1986), Inspector Morse (1987), Heartbeat (1992) and Ballykissangel (1996). McKenna has also been prominent in TV movies and series, featuring in Charles Dickens' Bleak House (1985), Stendhal's Scarlet and Black (1993) and most recently an adaptation of Henry James' The American (1998).McKenna is up there with the greats of character acting such as Lionel Jeffries, Dennis Price, Richard Wattis, Wilfrid Hyde-White and John Le Mesurier. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Graham William

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