T. P. McKenna

Actor

Born: September 7, 1929 (81 years old)

Died: February 13, 2011

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (62)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• Straw Dogs (1971, ★ 7.2)
• Longitude (2000, ★ 7.4)
• Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988, ★ 7.5)
• The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
• Doctor Who (1963, ★ 7.9)
• The Avengers (1961, ★ 7.7)
• Jason King (1971, ★ 7.6)
• Liberation (1994, ★ 7.8)
• The Duchess of Duke Street (1976, ★ 8)
• Villain (1971, ★ 6.1)
• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969, ★ 7)
• The Scarlet and the Black (1983, ★ 7)
• Red Scorpion (1988, ★ 6)
• Girl with Green Eyes (1964, ★ 6.7)
• Perfect Friday (1970, ★ 6.2)
• Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965, ★ 6)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977, ★ 5.9)
• Young Cassidy (1965, ★ 6.4)
• Ulysses (1967, ★ 5.8)
• The Doctor and the Devils (1985, ★ 6.2)
• A Warm December (1973, ★ 6.4)
• Valmont (1989, ★ 6.7)
• Pascali's Island (1988, ★ 6.3)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968, ★ 6.1)
• All Creatures Great and Small (1975, ★ 6.5)
• The Libertine (2004, ★ 5.9)
• The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003, ★ 5.8)
• Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989, ★ 6.3)
• Britannia Hospital (1982, ★ 6.3)