T. P. McKenna

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    September 7, 1929

    Day of Death

    February 13, 2011 (81 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

    T. P. McKenna

    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

    • Straw Dogs

      Straw Dogs

      1971

    • Doctor Who

      Doctor Who

      1963

    • The Libertine

      The Libertine

      2004

    • Red Scorpion

      Red Scorpion

      1988

    • Valmont

      Valmont

      1989

    • The Avengers

      The Avengers

      1961

    • Anne of the Thousand Days

      Anne of the Thousand Days

      1969

    • The Saint

      The Saint

      1962

    • Jack the Ripper

      Jack the Ripper

      1988

    • Casualty

      Casualty

      1986

    • Holocaust

      Holocaust

      1978

    • The Charge of the Light Brigade

      The Charge of the Light Brigade

      1968

    • Britannia Hospital

      Britannia Hospital

      1982

    • The Scarlet and the Black

      The Scarlet and the Black

      1983

    • The Doctor and the Devils

      The Doctor and the Devils

      1985