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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.
- January 1, 1
- Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
- January 1, 1
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Wed 16 Feb 2011 14.05 EST. Before he became a familiar face on television and cinema screens, the outstanding Irish actor TP McKenna, who has died after a long illness aged 81, bridged the gap ...
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 ...
- September 7, 1929
- February 13, 2011
Feb 15, 2011 · The Irish actor, TP McKenna, who starred in numerous films and TV dramas in a career spanning five decades, has died at the age of 81. Thomas Patrick McKenna, played everything from a grocer's ...
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 ...
T.P. McKenna originally hailed from Ireland where the first decade of his career was exclusively in the theatre at the acclaimed national theatre company, the Abbey. By chance though, in 1963, he ...
