T. P. McKenna
Acting

T. P. McKenna

Born 7 September 1929 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland · Died 13 February 2011

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.

Known for

Straw Dogs
Doctor Who
The Libertine
Red Scorpion
Valmont
The Avengers
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Saint
Jack the Ripper
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Holocaust
Britannia Hospital
The Libertine
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Monarch
Longitude
The Law Lord
Events at Drimaghleen
Shoot to Kill
Valmont
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Red Scorpion
Unreported Incident
Pascali's Island
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Strong Medicine
The Doctor and the Devils
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Memed My Hawk
Moving on the Edge
The Scarlet and the Black
To the Lighthouse
Crimes
Britannia Hospital
Random Moments in a May Garden
Silver Dream Racer
Pasmore
The Outsider
Deasey (Desperate)
A Child's Voice
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Beasts: Baby
Stones
All Creatures Great and Small
The Next Victim
Percy's Progress
The Changeling
Lady Killer
Straw Dogs
Villain
The Beast in the Cellar
Percy
Perfect Friday
The Fifth Day of Peace
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Ulysses
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Young Cassidy
Girl with Green Eyes
Downfall
The Quare Fellow
Freedom to Die
Johnny Nobody
The Siege of Sidney Street
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