Place of Birth:
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Date of Birth:
9/7/1929
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.
Straw Dogs
Villain
Red Scorpion
Percy's Progress
Girl with Green Eyes
The Beast in the Cellar
Perfect Friday
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Beasts: Baby
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Young Cassidy
Ulysses
Deirdre
The Rivals
Monarch
Freedom to Die
Random Moments in a May Garden
Shoot to Kill
Blood of the Lamb
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Doctor and the Devils
Events at Drimaghleen
A Warm December
Love Lies Bleeding
Crimes
Unreported Incident
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Exposure
A Child's Voice
Downfall
The Siege of Sidney Street
The 5th Day of Peace
Strong Medicine
The Law Lord
Valmont
The Scarlet and the Black
The Changeling
To the Lighthouse
Pascali's Island
Longitude
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Silver Dream Racer
The Charge of the Light Brigade
All Creatures Great and Small
Memed My Hawk
The Libertine
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Percy
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
The Outsider
The Quare Fellow
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Stones
Britannia Hospital
Moving on the Edge
Pasmore
Lady Killer
The Next Victim
Deasey (Desperate)
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work