T. P. McKenna
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1929-09-07
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Popularity: 0.8
Biography
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 Filmography
Doctor Who
1963
Casualty
1986
The Avengers
1961
Heartbeat
1992
Minder
1979
Crown Court
1972
The Saint
1962
Waking the Dead
2001
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
The Sweeney
1975
Playhouse
1974
No Hiding Place
1959
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
Theatre 625
1964
Blake's 7
1978
ITV Playhouse
1967
Lovejoy
1986
Thriller
1973
Justice
1971
The Chief
1990
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Callan
1967
Espionage
1963
ScreenPlay
1986
The Troubleshooters
1965
Holocaust
1978
Churchill's People
1974
Strangers
1978
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Jason King
1971
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Play on One
1988
Fall of Eagles
1974
Manhunt
1970
Jack the Ripper
1988
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lady Killers
1980
Target
1977
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
Father Brown
1974
Detective
1964
Longitude
2000No Photo
Story Parade
1964
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Bleak House
1985
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988No Photo
Quiller
1975
Rockface
2002
Beasts
1976
Straw Dogs
1971
Napoleon and Love
1974
Valmont
1989
The Libertine
2004
Scarlet and Black
1993
Liberation
1994
Armchair Theatre
1956
Red Scorpion
1988
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
The Manions of America
1981
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
Percy's Progress
1974
The Scarlet and the Black
1983No Photo
Thursday Theatre
1964No Photo
Looking for Clancy
1975
Longitude
2000
Levkas Man
1981
My Brother Jonathan
1985No Photo
Sam and Janet
1967
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
Britannia Hospital
1982
Villain
1971
Percy
1971
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
Strong Medicine
1986
Play for Tomorrow
1982
The Outsider
1979
Pascali's Island
1988
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
The Changeling
1974
A Warm December
1973
The Law Lord
1992
Young Cassidy
1965
Ulysses
1967
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
Perfect Friday
1970
The Beast in the Cellar
1971
Johnny Nobody
1961
Shoot to Kill
1990Shoot to Kill
1990
Silver Dream Racer
1980
Pasmore
1980
To the Lighthouse
1983
A Child's Voice
1978
Unreported Incident
1988
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
The Quare Fellow
1962
Monarch
2000
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
Events at Drimaghleen
1991No Photo
Blood of the Lamb
1969No Photo
The Rivals
1970
Memed My Hawk
1984
Crimes
1982
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
Lady Killer
1973
Downfall
1964
Moving on the Edge
1984No Photo
Deirdre
1965
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988No Photo
The Christmas Tree
1986
Beasts: Baby
1976
Freedom to Die
1961
Stones
1976
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981No Photo
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
The Next Victim
1975No Photo
Exposure
1978