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
★7.2Straw Dogs
★7.9Doctor Who
★5.9The Libertine
★6.0Red Scorpion
★6.7Valmont
★7.8The Avengers
★7.2Anne of the Thousand Days
★7.4The Saint
★7.0Jack the Ripper
★6.2Casualty
★6.2The Charge of the Light Brigade
★7.3Holocaust
★6.2Britannia Hospital
★7.0The Scarlet and the Black
★6.3The Doctor and the Devils
★7.4Lovejoy
★7.3Blake's 7