T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Known for
Acting
Born
September 7, 1929
Died
February 13, 2011 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

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.

Known For

Filmography

2004
The Libertine poster

The Libertine

Movie · as Black Rod

2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare poster

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Movie · as The Announcer

2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut poster

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

Movie · as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

2002
Rockface poster

Rockface

TV · as Liam · 1 ep

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Phil Brown · 2 eps

2000
Monarch poster

Monarch

Movie · as Henry VIII

2000
Longitude poster

Longitude

Movie · as Edmund Burke

2000
Longitude poster

Longitude

TV · as Edmund Burke · 2 eps

1998
Kings in Grass Castles poster

Kings in Grass Castles

TV · as Lord Dunraven · 2 eps

1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation

TV · as God (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Liberation poster

Liberation

TV · as Lloyd George, P.M. of England · 6 eps

1993
Scarlet and Black poster

Scarlet and Black

TV · as Marquis de la Mole · 3 eps

1992
The Law Lord poster

The Law Lord

Movie · as Judge Selwyn

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Michael O'Leary · 1 ep

1991
Events at Drimaghleen poster

Events at Drimaghleen

Movie · as Father Sallins

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

Movie · as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

TV · as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon · 2 eps

1990
The Chief poster

The Chief

TV · as Colin Fowler · 10 eps

1989
Valmont poster

Valmont

Movie · as Baron

1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery poster

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Movie · as Dr. Grahame

1988
Red Scorpion poster

Red Scorpion

Movie · as General Vortek

1988
Unreported Incident poster

Unreported Incident

Movie · as Michael

1988
Pascali's Island poster

Pascali's Island

Movie · as Dr. Hogan

1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy poster

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Movie · as Captain Cook

1988
Jack the Ripper poster

Jack the Ripper

TV · as O'Connor · 2 eps

1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV · as Citizen · 1 ep

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Michael Flynn · 1 ep

1986
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

Movie · as Dr. Sweeting

1986
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

Movie · as Bill

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Bertram Montserrat · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Arthur Jackson, Dr. Archie Whitlock · 1 ep

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Father Sallins · 1 ep

1985
The Doctor and the Devils poster

The Doctor and the Devils

Movie · as O'Connor

1985
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as Harold Skimpole · 4 eps

1985
My Brother Jonathan poster

My Brother Jonathan

TV · as Lloyd Moore · 2 eps

1985
All in Good Faith poster

All in Good Faith

TV · as Oscar Randolph · 3 eps

1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle poster

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Movie · as Dennis Naylor

1984
Memed My Hawk poster

Memed My Hawk

Movie · as Dursun

1984
Moving on the Edge poster

Moving on the Edge

Movie · as Liam

1983
The Scarlet and the Black poster

The Scarlet and the Black

Movie · as Himmler

1983
To the Lighthouse poster

To the Lighthouse

Movie · as Augustus Carmichael

1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime poster

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

TV · as Randolph Wilmot

1982
Crimes poster

Crimes

Movie · as Melvyn

1982
Britannia Hospital poster

Britannia Hospital

Movie · as Theatre Surgeon

1982
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work poster

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work

Movie · as Self - Narrator

1982
Play for Tomorrow poster

Play for Tomorrow

TV · as Melvyn · 1 ep

1981
Random Moments in a May Garden poster

Random Moments in a May Garden

Movie · as Digby

1981
Levkas Man poster

Levkas Man

TV · as Holroyd · 1 ep

1981
The Manions of America poster

The Manions of America

TV · as Harry Clement · 3 eps

1980
Silver Dream Racer poster

Silver Dream Racer

Movie · as Bank Manager

1980
Pasmore poster

Pasmore

Movie · as Helen's husband

1980
Lady Killers poster

Lady Killers

TV · as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. · 1 ep

1979
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

Movie · as John Russell

1979
Deasey (Desperate) poster

Deasey (Desperate)

Movie · as FG

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as J.J.Mooney · 1 ep

1978
Exposure

Exposure

Movie · as Dan

1978
A Child's Voice poster

A Child's Voice

Movie · as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Sarkoff · 1 ep

1978
Holocaust poster

Holocaust

TV · as Blobel · 3 eps

1978
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as Chief Constable · 1 ep

1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man poster

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Movie · as Simon Dedalus

1977
Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

Movie · as Geoffrey

1977
Target poster

Target

TV · as Ruby Daniels · 1 ep

1976
Beasts: Baby poster

Beasts: Baby

Movie · as Dick Pummery

1976
Stones poster

Stones

Movie · as Harvey Fenton-Jones

1976
Beasts poster

Beasts

TV · as Dick Pummery · 1 ep

1976
The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street

TV · as Sir Martin Mallory · 1 ep

1975
All Creatures Great and Small poster

All Creatures Great and Small

Movie · as Soames

1975
The Next Victim poster

The Next Victim

Movie · as Frampton

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Det. Supt. Grant · 1 ep

1975
Quiller poster

Quiller

TV · as Buchanan · 1 ep

1975
Looking for Clancy

Looking for Clancy

TV · as Marcus Selby · 3 eps

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey

TV · as Jean Pierre O'Higgins · 1 ep

1974
Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress

Movie · as London News Editor

1974
The Changeling poster

The Changeling

Movie · as Tomazo de Piracquo

1974
Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles

TV · as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf · 1 ep

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Harvey Fenton-Jones, Digby · 1 ep

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Dr Layton · 1 ep

1974
Napoleon and Love poster

Napoleon and Love

TV · as Paul Barras · 3 eps

1974
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as DI Boyne · 1 ep

1973
A Warm December poster

A Warm December

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1973
Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer

Movie · as Jack Hardisty

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Jack Hardisty, Frampton · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Henry Burnett · 2 eps

1971
Straw Dogs poster

Straw Dogs

Movie · as Maj. John Scott

1971
Villain poster

Villain

Movie · as Frank Fletcher

1971
The Beast in the Cellar poster

The Beast in the Cellar

Movie · as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

1971
Percy poster

Percy

Movie · as Meet The People Compere

1971
Jason King poster

Jason King

TV · 1 ep

1971
Justice poster

Justice

TV · as Supt. George Lester · 1 ep

1970
Perfect Friday poster

Perfect Friday

Movie · as Smith

1970
The Rivals

The Rivals

Movie · as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

1970
The Fifth Day of Peace poster

The Fifth Day of Peace

Movie · as Nick

1970
Manhunt poster

Manhunt

TV · as Louis Sampere · 1 ep

1969
Blood of the Lamb

Blood of the Lamb

Movie · as Joe Katz

1969
Anne of the Thousand Days poster

Anne of the Thousand Days

Movie · as Norris

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Sontee · 1 ep

1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade poster

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Movie · as William Russel

1967
Ulysses poster

Ulysses

Movie · as Buck Mulligan

1967
Callan poster

Callan

TV · 1 ep

1967
Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase

TV · 1 ep

1967
Sam and Janet

Sam and Janet

TV · as Fingers Magee · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep

1965
Ferry Cross the Mersey poster

Ferry Cross the Mersey

Movie · as Jack Hanson

1965
Young Cassidy poster

Young Cassidy

Movie · as Tom

1965
Deirdre

Deirdre

Movie

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Kommissarov, Tomazo de Piracquo · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Geoffrey Arles · 1 ep

1965
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

TV · as Mr Sands · 1 ep

1964
Girl with Green Eyes poster

Girl with Green Eyes

Movie · as The Priest

1964
Downfall poster

Downfall

Movie · as Martin Somers

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as John Joe Moran, Joe Katz · 1 ep

1964
Story Parade

Story Parade

TV · as Matthew Finch · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1964
Detective poster

Detective

TV · as Detective Wilks · 1 ep

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as The Captain · 4 eps

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Tom Gorman · 1 ep

1962
The Quare Fellow poster

The Quare Fellow

Movie · as Walsh

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Tony · 2 eps

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV · 2 eps

1961
Freedom to Die poster

Freedom to Die

Movie · as Mike

1961
Johnny Nobody poster

Johnny Nobody

Movie · as Garda

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Grant · 3 eps

1960
The Siege of Sidney Street poster

The Siege of Sidney Street

Movie · as Lapidos

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Mena Donelli · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Soames · 1 ep