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Brian McKenna(1945-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Brian McKenna was born on 8 August 1945 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for The Great War (2007), Chiefs (2002) and Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot (2000). He was married to Susan Purcell and Anne Lagace Dowson. He died on 5 May 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BornAugust 8, 1945
DiedMay 5, 2023(77)
BornAugust 8, 1945
DiedMay 5, 2023(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

The Great War (2007)
The Great War
6.1
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2007
Chiefs (2002)
Chiefs
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot (2000)
Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot
7.3
  • Director
  • 2000
The Valour and the Horror (1992)
The Valour and the Horror
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Newfoundland at Armageddon (2016)
    Newfoundland at Armageddon
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey (2011)
    Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
  • La fin de la Nouvelle-France (2009)
    La fin de la Nouvelle-France
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The Great War (2007)
    The Great War
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Big Sugar (2005)
    Big Sugar
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Korea: The Unfinished War (2003)
    Korea: The Unfinished War
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Chiefs (2002)
    Chiefs
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot (2000)
    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2000
  • War of 1812 (1999)
    War of 1812
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • A Web of War (1996)
    A Web of War
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1996
  • The Bribe or the Bullet (1996)
    The Bribe or the Bullet
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • War at Sea: The Black Pit (1995)
    War at Sea: The Black Pit
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1995
  • War at Sea: U-boats in the St. Lawrence (1995)
    War at Sea: U-boats in the St. Lawrence
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Establishing a Just Society (1972-1984)
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Art of Governing (1968-1972)
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994

Writer

  • Newfoundland at Armageddon (2016)
    Newfoundland at Armageddon
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey (2011)
    Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2011
  • The Great War (2007)
    The Great War
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Big Sugar (2005)
    Big Sugar
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Korea: The Unfinished War (2003)
    Korea: The Unfinished War
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Chiefs (2002)
    Chiefs
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot (2000)
    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot
    7.3
    • written by
    • 2000
  • War of 1812 (1999)
    War of 1812
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1999
  • A Web of War (1996)
    A Web of War
    7.8
    • written by
    • 1996
  • The Bribe or the Bullet (1996)
    The Bribe or the Bullet
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • War at Sea: The Black Pit (1995)
    War at Sea: The Black Pit
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • The Valour and the Horror (1992)
    The Valour and the Horror
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • The Killing Ground
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • The Fifth Estate (1975)
    The Fifth Estate
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1987

Actor

  • The Great War (2007)
    The Great War
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2007
  • Korea: The Unfinished War (2003)
    Korea: The Unfinished War
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 8, 1945
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Died
    • May 5, 2023
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada(short illness)
  • Spouses
      Susan Purcell(divorced, 2 children)

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