
T. P. McKenna
Acting
Born 1929-09-07 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
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

The Chief
1990 · TV

Liberation
1994 · TV

Doctor Who
1963 · TV

The Avengers
1961 · TV

Bleak House
1985 · TV

Holocaust
1978 · TV

The Saint
1962 · TV

Napoleon and Love
1974 · TV

The Manions of America
1981 · TV

Crown Court
1972 · TV

Scarlet and Black
1993 · TV

Waking the Dead
2001 · TV

Kings in Grass Castles
1998 · TV

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962 · TV

Longitude
2000 · TV

Jack the Ripper
1988 · TV

Shoot to Kill
1990 · TV

My Brother Jonathan
1985 · TV

Minder
1979 · TV

Casualty
1986 · TV

Heartbeat
1992 · TV

BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV

Playhouse
1974 · TV

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · TV

The Sweeney
1975 · TV

Theatre 625
1964 · TV

Espionage
1963 · TV

Detective
1964 · TV

Thriller
1973 · TV

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976 · TV

Lovejoy
1986 · TV

ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV

Justice
1971 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

Blake's 7
1978 · TV

Man in a Suitcase
1967 · TV

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · TV

Jason King
1971 · TV

Callan
1967 · TV

Strangers
1978 · TV

The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV

Lady Killers
1980 · TV

Churchill's People
1974 · TV

Target
1977 · TV

Fall of Eagles
1974 · TV

No Hiding Place
1959 · TV

Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996 · TV

Father Brown
1974 · TV

Manhunt
1970 · TV

The Troubleshooters
1965 · TV

Beasts
1976 · TV

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983 · TV

Play for Tomorrow
1982 · TV

The Play on One
1988 · TV

Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV

Levkas Man
1981 · TV