Acting
T. P. McKenna
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.
Titles
Casualty
1986
Doctor Who
1963
The Avengers
1961
The Wednesday Play
1964
Minder
1979
Rockface
2002
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Crown Court
1972
The Saint
1962
ITV Playhouse
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Heartbeat
1992
Waking the Dead
2001
Playhouse
1974
Theatre 625
1964
No Hiding Place
1959
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Blake's 7
1978
Churchill's People
1974
The Sweeney
1975
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
ScreenPlay
1986
Lovejoy
1986
The Troubleshooters
1965
Thriller
1973
The Play on One
1988
Detective
1964
The Chief
1990
The Manions of America
1981
Justice
1971
Espionage
1963
Jason King
1971
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Target
1977
Callan
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967