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 credits
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Rockface
2002
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Waking the Dead
2001
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Longitude
2000
Rated 9.0 out of 10
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Liberation
1994
Rated 6.2 out of 10
Scarlet and Black
1993
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Heartbeat
1992
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Shoot to Kill
1990
Rated 7.0 out of 10
The Chief
1990
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Jack the Ripper
1988
Rated 6.0 out of 10
The Play on One
1988
Rated 8.0 out of 10
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Rated 6.2 out of 10
Casualty
1986
Rated 6.0 out of 10
ScreenPlay
1986
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Lovejoy
1986
Rated 6.0 out of 10
My Brother Jonathan
1985
Rated 6.4 out of 10
Bleak House
1985
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Play for Tomorrow
1982
Rated 7.3 out of 10
The Manions of America
1981
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Levkas Man
1981
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Lady Killers
1980
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Minder
1979