
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

The Libertine
Movie · as Black Rod

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Movie · as The Announcer

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Movie · as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

Rockface
TV · as Liam · 1 ep

Waking the Dead
TV · as Phil Brown · 2 eps

Monarch
Movie · as Henry VIII

Longitude
Movie · as Edmund Burke

Longitude
TV · as Edmund Burke · 2 eps

Kings in Grass Castles
TV · as Lord Dunraven · 2 eps

Testament: The Bible in Animation
TV · as God (voice) · 1 ep

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

Scarlet and Black
TV · as Marquis de la Mole · 3 eps

The Law Lord
Movie · as Judge Selwyn

Heartbeat
TV · as Michael O'Leary · 1 ep

Events at Drimaghleen
Movie · as Father Sallins

Shoot to Kill
Movie · as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

Shoot to Kill
TV · as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon · 2 eps

The Chief
TV · as Colin Fowler · 10 eps

Valmont
Movie · as Baron

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Movie · as Dr. Grahame

Red Scorpion
Movie · as General Vortek

Unreported Incident
Movie · as Michael

Pascali's Island
Movie · as Dr. Hogan

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie · as Captain Cook

Jack the Ripper
TV · as O'Connor · 2 eps

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Citizen · 1 ep

The Play on One
TV · as Michael Flynn · 1 ep

Strong Medicine
Movie · as Dr. Sweeting
The Christmas Tree
Movie · as Bill

Lovejoy
TV · as Bertram Montserrat · 1 ep

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

ScreenPlay
TV · as Father Sallins · 1 ep

The Doctor and the Devils
Movie · as O'Connor

Bleak House
TV · as Harold Skimpole · 4 eps

My Brother Jonathan
TV · as Lloyd Moore · 2 eps

All in Good Faith
TV · as Oscar Randolph · 3 eps

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Movie · as Dennis Naylor

Memed My Hawk
Movie · as Dursun

Moving on the Edge
Movie · as Liam

The Scarlet and the Black
Movie · as Himmler

To the Lighthouse
Movie · as Augustus Carmichael

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
TV · as Randolph Wilmot

Crimes
Movie · as Melvyn

Britannia Hospital
Movie · as Theatre Surgeon

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Movie · as Self - Narrator

Play for Tomorrow
TV · as Melvyn · 1 ep

Random Moments in a May Garden
Movie · as Digby

Levkas Man
TV · as Holroyd · 1 ep

The Manions of America
TV · as Harry Clement · 3 eps

Silver Dream Racer
Movie · as Bank Manager

Pasmore
Movie · as Helen's husband

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

The Outsider
Movie · as John Russell

Deasey (Desperate)
Movie · as FG

Minder
TV · as J.J.Mooney · 1 ep
Exposure
Movie · as Dan

A Child's Voice
Movie · as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

Blake's 7
TV · as Sarkoff · 1 ep

Holocaust
TV · as Blobel · 3 eps

Strangers
TV · as Chief Constable · 1 ep

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Movie · as Simon Dedalus
Love Lies Bleeding
Movie · as Geoffrey

Target
TV · as Ruby Daniels · 1 ep

Beasts: Baby
Movie · as Dick Pummery

Stones
Movie · as Harvey Fenton-Jones

Beasts
TV · as Dick Pummery · 1 ep

The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as Sir Martin Mallory · 1 ep

All Creatures Great and Small
Movie · as Soames

The Next Victim
Movie · as Frampton

The Sweeney
TV · as Det. Supt. Grant · 1 ep

Quiller
TV · as Buchanan · 1 ep
Looking for Clancy
TV · as Marcus Selby · 3 eps

Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Jean Pierre O'Higgins · 1 ep

Percy's Progress
Movie · as London News Editor

The Changeling
Movie · as Tomazo de Piracquo

Fall of Eagles
TV · as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf · 1 ep

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

Churchill's People
TV · as Dr Layton · 1 ep

Napoleon and Love
TV · as Paul Barras · 3 eps

Father Brown
TV · as DI Boyne · 1 ep

A Warm December
Movie · as Man (uncredited)

Lady Killer
Movie · as Jack Hardisty

Thriller
TV · as Jack Hardisty, Frampton · 1 ep

Crown Court
TV · as Henry Burnett · 2 eps

Straw Dogs
Movie · as Maj. John Scott

Villain
Movie · as Frank Fletcher

The Beast in the Cellar
Movie · as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Percy
Movie · as Meet The People Compere

Jason King
TV · 1 ep

Justice
TV · as Supt. George Lester · 1 ep

Perfect Friday
Movie · as Smith
The Rivals
Movie · as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

The Fifth Day of Peace
Movie · as Nick

Manhunt
TV · as Louis Sampere · 1 ep
Blood of the Lamb
Movie · as Joe Katz

Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · as Norris

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Sontee · 1 ep

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · as William Russel

Ulysses
Movie · as Buck Mulligan

Callan
TV · 1 ep

Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
Sam and Janet
TV · as Fingers Magee · 1 ep

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep

Ferry Cross the Mersey
Movie · as Jack Hanson

Young Cassidy
Movie · as Tom
Deirdre
Movie

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Kommissarov, Tomazo de Piracquo · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Geoffrey Arles · 1 ep
Knock on Any Door
TV · as Mr Sands · 1 ep

Girl with Green Eyes
Movie · as The Priest

Downfall
Movie · as Martin Somers

The Wednesday Play
TV · as John Joe Moran, Joe Katz · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Matthew Finch · 1 ep

Theatre 625
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

Detective
TV · as Detective Wilks · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as The Captain · 4 eps

Espionage
TV · as Tom Gorman · 1 ep

The Quare Fellow
Movie · as Walsh

The Saint
TV · as Tony · 2 eps

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · 2 eps

Freedom to Die
Movie · as Mike

Johnny Nobody
Movie · as Garda

The Avengers
TV · as Grant · 3 eps

The Siege of Sidney Street
Movie · as Lapidos

No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Mena Donelli · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Soames · 1 ep