T. P. McKenna
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.
Filmography
The Libertine
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Monarch
Longitude
The Law Lord
Events at Drimaghleen
Shoot to Kill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Valmont
Red Scorpion
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Pascali's Island
Unreported Incident
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The Christmas Tree
Strong Medicine
The Doctor and the Devils
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Memed My Hawk
Moving on the Edge
To the Lighthouse
The Scarlet and the Black
Britannia Hospital
Crimes
Random Moments in a May Garden
Pasmore
Silver Dream Racer
Deasey (Desperate)
The Outsider
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Exposure
A Child's Voice
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Love Lies Bleeding
Beasts: Baby
Stones
The Next Victim
All Creatures Great and Small
Percy's Progress
The Changeling
A Warm December
Lady Killer
Straw Dogs
Villain
The Beast in the Cellar
Percy
Perfect Friday
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The Rivals
The Fifth Day of Peace
Anne of the Thousand Days
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Blood of the Lamb
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Ulysses
Young Cassidy
Ferry Cross the Mersey
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Deirdre
Girl with Green Eyes
Downfall
The Quare Fellow
Johnny Nobody
Freedom to Die
The Siege of Sidney Street
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