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
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Red Scorpion
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Scarlet and the Black
Britannia Hospital
The Doctor and the Devils
Silver Dream Racer
Pascali's Island
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Girl with Green Eyes
All Creatures Great and Small
Longitude
Percy's Progress
Memed My Hawk
Villain
Percy
The Siege of Sidney Street
Perfect Friday
Young Cassidy
A Warm December
The Outsider
The Fifth Day of Peace
To the Lighthouse
The Law Lord
Ulysses
Events at Drimaghleen
The Beast in the Cellar
The Quare Fellow
The Changeling
Unreported Incident
Strong Medicine
Johnny Nobody
Deasey (Desperate)
Stones
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Downfall
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Shoot to Kill
Freedom to Die
Beasts: Baby
Moving on the Edge
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Pasmore
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Monarch
Lady Killer
The Next Victim
A Child's Voice
Crimes
Random Moments in a May Garden
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
TV Shows
Minder
Crown Court
BBC Play of the Month
Theatre 625
The Saint
The Wednesday Play
Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
Waking the Dead
No Hiding Place
ScreenPlay
The Sweeney
Blake's 7
Rumpole of the Bailey
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Lovejoy
The Troubleshooters
Churchill's People
Thriller
The Chief
Justice
The Play on One
Detective
Man in a Suitcase
Espionage
Strangers
Target
Callan
Manhunt
Jason King
Father Brown
The Duchess of Duke Street
Holocaust
Lady Killers
Fall of Eagles
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Jack the Ripper
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Rockface
Beasts
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Longitude
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Napoleon and Love
Liberation
Armchair Theatre
Bleak House
Scarlet and Black
The Manions of America
Quiller
Levkas Man
My Brother Jonathan
Play for Tomorrow
Kings in Grass Castles