T. P. McKenna
Acting
Born September 7, 1929 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Died February 13, 2011
Also known as T.P. McKenna · Thomas Patrick McKenna
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.
Filmography34 titles
Kings in Grass Castles
The Sweeney
The Duchess of Duke Street
Doctor Who
The Avengers
Lovejoy
The Saint
Blake's 7
Waking the Dead
Heartbeat
Man in a Suitcase
Anne of the Thousand Days
Monarch
Jack the Ripper
The Scarlet and the Black
Rumpole of the Bailey
Callan
Thriller
Father Brown
Valmont
Girl with Green Eyes
Pascali's Island
Partners in Crime
Bleak House
Casualty
Villain
Perfect Friday
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Red Scorpion
My Brother Jonathan
The Libertine
The Outsider
Silver Dream Racer
The Fifth Day of Peace