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