T. P. McKenna
Acting
Born: 1929-09-07 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
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
The Avengers
Grant
Doctor Who
The Captain
Casualty
Arthur Jackson
Casualty
Dr. Archie Whitlock
Crown Court
Crown Court
Henry Burnett
Minder
J.J.Mooney
The Saint
Tony
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
BBC Play of the Month
Kommissarov
BBC Play of the Month
Tomazo de Piracquo
Blake's 7
Sarkoff
Heartbeat
Michael O'Leary
Waking the Dead
Phil Brown
The Wednesday Play
John Joe Moran
The Wednesday Play
Joe Katz
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Sontee
ITV Playhouse
Dr. Murphy
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Martin Mallory
Playhouse
Harvey Fenton-Jones
Playhouse
Digby
No Hiding Place
Theatre 625
Jerry
The Sweeney
Det. Supt. Grant
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Rumpole of the Bailey
Jean Pierre O'Higgins
Lady Killers
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Father Brown
DI Boyne
ScreenPlay
Father Sallins
The Troubleshooters
Geoffrey Arles
Lovejoy
Bertram Montserrat
Churchill's People
Dr Layton
Detective
Detective Wilks
Thriller
Jack Hardisty
Thriller
Frampton
Jack the Ripper
O'Connor
The Chief
Colin Fowler
Valmont
Baron
Fall of Eagles
Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
The Play on One
Michael Flynn