T. P. McKenna
Acting
- Born:
- 1929-09-07
- Died:
- 2011-02-13
- Place of birth:
- Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Biography
Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, Thomas Patrick 'T. P.' McKenna was a distinguished character actor of film and TV and a prolific stage actor. He made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954 and his film debut in the 1960 film The Night Fighters. Film credits included Straw Dogs, Ulysses, Perfect Friday, Villain, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Red Scorpion and Valmont, whilst his TV credits included Bleak House, Inspector Morse, Doctor Who, Casualty, Ballykissangel and Lovejoy.
Known For
Filmography
The Libertine
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Rockface
Waking the Dead
Monarch
Longitude
Longitude
Kings in Grass Castles
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Liberation
Scarlet and Black
Heartbeat
The Law Lord
Events at Drimaghleen
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
The Chief
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Valmont
Red Scorpion
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Jack the Ripper
Pascali's Island
Unreported Incident
The Play on One
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Christmas Tree
Casualty
ScreenPlay
Lovejoy
Strong Medicine
The Doctor and the Devils
My Brother Jonathan
Bleak House
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Memed My Hawk
Moving on the Edge
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
To the Lighthouse
The Scarlet and the Black
Britannia Hospital
Crimes
Play for Tomorrow
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
The Manions of America
Random Moments in a May Garden
Levkas Man
Pasmore
Lady Killers
Silver Dream Racer
Deasey (Desperate)
The Outsider
Minder
Exposure
A Child's Voice
Strangers
Holocaust
Blake's 7
Target
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Love Lies Bleeding
Beasts: Baby
Stones
Beasts
The Duchess of Duke Street
Rumpole of the Bailey
The Next Victim
Quiller
All Creatures Great and Small
Looking for Clancy
The Sweeney
Churchill's People
Father Brown
Percy's Progress
Fall of Eagles
Playhouse
Napoleon and Love
The Changeling
A Warm December
Thriller
Lady Killer
Crown Court
Straw Dogs
Justice
Jason King
Villain
The Beast in the Cellar
Percy
Perfect Friday
The Rivals
The Fifth Day of Peace
Manhunt
Anne of the Thousand Days
Blood of the Lamb
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Man in a Suitcase
ITV Playhouse
Sam and Janet
Ulysses
Callan
BBC Play of the Month
Knock on Any Door
The Troubleshooters
Young Cassidy
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Deirdre
The Wednesday Play
Girl with Green Eyes
Theatre 625
Story Parade
Detective
Downfall
Doctor Who
Espionage
The Saint
The Quare Fellow
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Johnny Nobody
The Avengers
Freedom to Die
The Siege of Sidney Street
No Hiding Place
Armchair Theatre
Hallmark Hall of Fame