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Thomas Patrick McKenna was born at Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1929 and educated at Mullagh School and St Patrick's College, Cavan. [4] He was the eldest of ten children of Raphael McKenna, an auctioneer and merchant, and his wife Mae. [4] There he became a protégé of Fr. Vincent Kennedy, who featured him in the annual productions of ...
T.P. McKenna. Actor: Ulysses. Character actor Thomas Patrick McKenna was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1929. A prolific theatre actor throughout his career, he made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954.
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T.P. McKenna. Actor: Ulysses. Character actor Thomas Patrick McKenna was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1929. A prolific theatre actor throughout his career, he made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954. He made his film debut in the IRA-Nazi drama The Night Fighters (1960) and from this uncredited beginning he moved up ...
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Feb 17, 2011 · McKenna joined the company at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1955 – having made a couple of appearances there already – and took more than 100 roles over the next eight years, as well as ...
Feb 15, 2011 · Irish actor TP McKenna dies at the age of 81. 15 February 2011. The actor TP McKenna had a career spanning five decades. The Irish actor, TP McKenna, who starred in numerous films and TV dramas in ...
McKenna, Thomas Patrick ('T. P.') (1929–2011), actor, was born on 7 September 1929 in Mullagh, Co. Cavan, the eldest of ten children of Raphael ('Ralph') McKenna, an auctioneer and merchant, and his wife Mae. After attending Mullagh national school, he boarded at St Patrick's College, Cavan (1942–8), where he was much influenced by Fr ...
Feb 13, 2011 · 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 ...
