T. P. McKenna
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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
Credits
Straw Dogs (1971)
as Maj. John Scott
The Libertine (2004)
as Black Rod
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
as William Russel
Valmont (1989)
as Baron
Red Scorpion (1988)
as General Vortek
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Norris
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
as Dr. Grahame
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
as O'Connor
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
as Himmler
Pascali's Island (1988)
as Dr. Hogan
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Theatre Surgeon
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Nick
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as The Priest
All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
as Soames
Longitude (2000)
as Edmund Burke
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as The Announcer
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Tom
Moving on the Edge (1984)
as Liam
Memed My Hawk (1984)
as Dursun
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Ulysses (1967)
as Buck Mulligan
Villain (1971)
as Frank Fletcher
Perfect Friday (1970)
as Smith
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
as Dennis Naylor
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bank Manager
To the Lighthouse (1983)
as Augustus Carmichael
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Captain Cook
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
as Jack Hanson
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
as Simon Dedalus
The Changeling (1974)
as Tomazo de Piracquo
A Warm December (1973)
as Man (uncredited)
The Law Lord (1992)
as Judge Selwyn
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Dr. Sweeting
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
as Lapidos
Shoot to Kill (1990)
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Percy (1971)
as Meet The People Compere
Percy's Progress (1974)
as London News Editor
Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)
as Digby
The Outsider (1979)
as John Russell
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Father Sallins
The Quare Fellow (1962)
as Walsh
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
as Joe Katz
Lady Killer (1973)
as Jack Hardisty
Downfall (1964)
as Martin Somers
Pasmore (1980)
as Helen's husband
The Christmas Tree (1986)
as Bill
Johnny Nobody (1961)
as Garda
Unreported Incident (1988)
as Michael
Beasts: Baby (1976)
as Dick Pummery
Deirdre (1965)
Actor
Deasey (Desperate) (1979)
as FG
The Next Victim (1975)
as Frampton
A Child's Voice (1978)
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
The Rivals (1970)
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Stones (1976)
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Freedom to Die (1961)
as Mike
Love Lies Bleeding (1977)
as Geoffrey
Monarch (2000)
as Henry VIII
Crimes (1982)
as Melvyn
Exposure (1978)
as Dan
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work (1982)
as Self - Narrator