T. P. McKenna
Acting
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.
Born: September 7, 1929 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Filmography (79)
The Libertine
2004
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
Waking the Dead
2001
Longitude
2000
Longitude
2000
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
Liberation
1994
Scarlet and Black
1993
Heartbeat
1992
The Chief
1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
Valmont
1989
Red Scorpion
1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
Jack the Ripper
1988
Pascali's Island
1988
The Play on One
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Casualty
1986
Lovejoy
1986
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
Bleak House
1985
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
To the Lighthouse
1983
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Britannia Hospital
1982
Lady Killers
1980
Silver Dream Racer
1980
The Outsider
1979
Minder
1979
Strangers
1978
Holocaust
1978
Blake's 7
1978
Target
1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
Beasts
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
The Sweeney
1975
Churchill's People
1974
Father Brown
1974
Percy's Progress
1974
Fall of Eagles
1974
Playhouse
1974
Napoleon and Love
1974
A Warm December
1973
Thriller
1973
Crown Court
1972
Straw Dogs
1971
Justice
1971
Jason King
1971
Villain
1971
The Beast in the Cellar
1971
Percy
1971
Perfect Friday
1970
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
Manhunt
1970
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Callan
1967
Ulysses
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Troubleshooters
1965
Young Cassidy
1965
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
Theatre 625
1964
Detective
1964
Doctor Who
1963
The Saint
1962
The Quare Fellow
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Johnny Nobody
1961
The Avengers
1961
No Hiding Place
1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951