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.
Waking the Dead
Longitude
Kings in Grass Castles
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Liberation
Scarlet and Black
Heartbeat
Shoot to Kill
Jack the Ripper
The Play on One
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Inspector Morse
Casualty
Lovejoy
Bleak House
Miss Marple
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
The Manions of America
Levkas Man
Minder
Holocaust
Blake's 7
Target
Beasts
The Duchess of Duke Street
Rumpole of the Bailey
Quiller
The Sweeney
Father Brown
Fall of Eagles
Napoleon and Love
Thriller
Crown Court
Justice
Jason King
Manhunt
Man in a Suitcase
Callan
BBC Play of the Month
The Wednesday Play
Doctor Who
The Saint
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Avengers
No Hiding Place
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Straw Dogs
Red Scorpion
Valmont
