T. P. McKenna

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Sep 07, 1929 (95 years old)
Death date
Feb 13, 2011

T. P. McKenna

Known For

Kings in Grass Castles
1h 38m
TV Show 1998

Kings in Grass Castles

The life of an Irish immigrant family in Australia in the second half of the 19th century. Based on a 1959 book of history by Dame Mary Durack.

Liberation
1h 5m
TV Show 1994

Liberation

Epic independence fight in 21st century. Turkish independence war against occupying forces (Greece, England, France, Italy) in her land.

Scarlet and Black
1h 0m
TV Show 1993

Scarlet and Black

An ambitious young man seduces women of high social standing in order to improve his prospects.

Shoot to Kill
TV Show 1990

Shoot to Kill

A reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Jack the Ripper
TV Show 1988

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.

Strong Medicine
3h 0m
Movie 1986

Strong Medicine

TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.

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.

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