T. P. McKenna
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.
Filmography (126)
The Libertine
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Rockface
Waking the Dead
Longitude
Monarch
Longitude
Kings in Grass Castles
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Liberation
Scarlet and Black
The Law Lord
Heartbeat
Events at Drimaghleen
Shoot to Kill
The Chief- Shoot to Kill
Valmont
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Jack the Ripper
Pascali's Island
The Play on One
Red Scorpion
Unreported Incident- The Christmas Tree
Strong Medicine
Lovejoy
Casualty
ScreenPlay
Bleak House
The Doctor and the Devils
My Brother Jonathan
Moving on the Edge
Memed My Hawk
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
The Scarlet and the Black
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
To the Lighthouse
Play for Tomorrow
Britannia Hospital
Crimes
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
The Manions of America
Random Moments in a May Garden
Levkas Man
Lady Killers
Silver Dream Racer
Pasmore
Deasey (Desperate)
Minder
The Outsider
A Child's Voice- Exposure
Holocaust
Blake's 7
Strangers
Target
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man- Love Lies Bleeding
Beasts: Baby
Stones
The Duchess of Duke Street
Beasts
Quiller
The Sweeney
The Next Victim
Rumpole of the Bailey
All Creatures Great and Small- Looking for Clancy
The Changeling
Fall of Eagles
Playhouse
Napoleon and Love
Father Brown
Churchill's People
Percy's Progress
Thriller
Lady Killer
A Warm December
Crown Court
Jason King
Justice
Straw Dogs
Villain
The Beast in the Cellar
Percy- The Rivals
Manhunt
Perfect Friday
The Fifth Day of Peace
Anne of the Thousand Days- Blood of the Lamb
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Man in a Suitcase
Callan
ITV Playhouse
Ulysses- Sam and Janet
The Troubleshooters
Young Cassidy
Ferry Cross the Mersey
BBC Play of the Month- Deirdre
Detective- Story Parade
Theatre 625
Girl with Green Eyes
Downfall
The Wednesday Play- Thursday Theatre
Espionage
Doctor Who
The Saint
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Quare Fellow
The Avengers
Johnny Nobody
Freedom to Die
The Siege of Sidney Street
No Hiding Place
Armchair Theatre
Hallmark Hall of Fame