Actor. Born Thomas Patrick McKenna, he began acting in stage productions while attending St. Patrick's College and later worked in the financial industry with Ulster Bank. Continuing to pursue his dream of becoming an entertainer and following his move to Dublin, McKenna left the banking field to be a full-time actor; he established himself as a distinguished performer with such reputable theatres as the Abbey and Dublin, also becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre Company during a nine year period from 1953 to 1962. Beginning in the late 1950s, a wide range of film and television roles would follow with the pictures "Ulysses" (1967), "Straw Dogs" (1971) and "Percy" (1971); TV audiences identified him with roles on the British programs "The Saint", "The Avengers", "Callan" and "Doctor Who".
Actor. Born Thomas Patrick McKenna, he began acting in stage productions while attending St. Patrick's College and later worked in the financial industry with Ulster Bank. Continuing to pursue his dream of becoming an entertainer and following his move to Dublin, McKenna left the banking field to be a full-time actor; he established himself as a distinguished performer with such reputable theatres as the Abbey and Dublin, also becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre Company during a nine year period from 1953 to 1962. Beginning in the late 1950s, a wide range of film and television roles would follow with the pictures "Ulysses" (1967), "Straw Dogs" (1971) and "Percy" (1971); TV audiences identified him with roles on the British programs "The Saint", "The Avengers", "Callan" and "Doctor Who".
Bio by: C.S.
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