T. P. McKenna
Born September 7, 1929 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Straw Dogs
The Libertine
Valmont
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Red Scorpion
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Doctor and the Devils
The Scarlet and the Black
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Pascali's Island
Longitude
The Fifth Day of Peace
All Creatures Great and Small
Girl with Green Eyes
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Britannia Hospital
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
The Beast in the Cellar
Moving on the Edge
Memed My Hawk
Perfect Friday
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Young Cassidy
Villain
Percy
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
To the Lighthouse
Silver Dream Racer
A Warm December
Ulysses
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Ferry Cross the Mersey
The Siege of Sidney Street
The Law Lord
Random Moments in a May Garden
Percy's Progress
Shoot to Kill
Strong Medicine
The Changeling
The Quare Fellow
Johnny Nobody
The Outsider
Pasmore
Lady Killer
Downfall
The Next Victim
Unreported Incident
Beasts: Baby
Deasey (Desperate)
A Child's Voice
Stones
Events at Drimaghleen
Monarch
Crimes
Freedom to Die
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
TV Shows
Heartbeat
Crown Court
The Saint
Minder
The Wednesday Play
Theatre 625
Playhouse
Waking the Dead
ITV Playhouse
No Hiding Place
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rumpole of the Bailey
The Sweeney
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Justice
ScreenPlay
Lovejoy
Thriller
Blake's 7
Churchill's People
Espionage
The Play on One
The Chief
The Troubleshooters
Strangers
The Duchess of Duke Street
Man in a Suitcase
Target
Lady Killers
Callan
Jason King
Detective
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Holocaust
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Fall of Eagles
Manhunt
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Father Brown
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Napoleon and Love
Longitude
Jack the Ripper
Rockface
Beasts
Liberation
Armchair Theatre
Bleak House
Quiller
The Manions of America
Scarlet and Black
Kings in Grass Castles
Play for Tomorrow
My Brother Jonathan
Levkas Man