
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.
TV Shows(30)

Rockface
Liam

Waking the Dead
Phil Brown

Longitude
Edmund Burke

Kings in Grass Castles
Lord Dunraven

Testament: The Bible in Animation
God (voice)

Liberation
Lloyd George, P.M. of England

Scarlet and Black
Marquis de la Mole

Heartbeat
Michael O'Leary

Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

The Chief
Colin Fowler

Jack the Ripper
O'Connor

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Citizen

The Play on One
Michael Flynn

Lovejoy
Bertram Montserrat

Casualty
Arthur Jackson

Casualty
Dr. Archie Whitlock

ScreenPlay
Father Sallins

Bleak House
Harold Skimpole

My Brother Jonathan
Lloyd Moore

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime