T. P. McKenna
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-09-07 – 2011-02-13
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.
Known for
Straw Dogs
1971Maj. John Scott
Villain
1971Frank Fletcher
Red Scorpion
1988General Vortek
Percy's Progress
1974London News Editor
Girl with Green Eyes
1964The Priest
The Beast in the Cellar
1971Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Perfect Friday
1970Smith
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965Jack Hanson
Beasts: Baby
1976Dick Pummery
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977Simon Dedalus
Young Cassidy
1965Tom
Ulysses
1967Buck MulliganDeirdre
1965The Rivals
1970Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Monarch
2000Henry VIII
Freedom to Die
1961Mike
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981Digby
Shoot to Kill
1990Chief Constable Sir John HarmonBlood of the Lamb
1969Joe Katz