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
Red Scorpion (1988)
as General Vortek
Valmont (1989)
as Baron
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
as O'Connor
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
as William Russel
Pascali's Island (1988)
as Dr. Hogan
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
as Himmler
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Norris
Perfect Friday (1970)
as Smith
Longitude (2000)
as Edmund Burke
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Theatre Surgeon
Memed My Hawk (1984)
as Dursun
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
as Dr. Grahame
Percy (1971)
as Meet The People Compere
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bank Manager
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as The Priest
All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
as Soames
The Law Lord (1992)
as Judge Selwyn
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Nick
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Tom
Ulysses (1967)
as Buck Mulligan
The Changeling (1974)
as Tomazo de Piracquo
The Outsider (1979)
as John Russell
Villain (1971)
as Frank Fletcher
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
To the Lighthouse (1983)
as Augustus Carmichael
Johnny Nobody (1961)
as Garda
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Father Sallins
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as The Announcer
Lady Killer (1973)
as Jack Hardisty
Percy's Progress (1974)
as London News Editor
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
as Jack Hanson
The Quare Fellow (1962)
as Walsh
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Dr. Sweeting
Deasey (Desperate) (1979)
as FG
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
as Lapidos
A Warm December (1973)
as Man (uncredited)
Love Lies Bleeding (1977)
as Geoffrey
Deirdre (1965)
Actor
Unreported Incident (1988)
as Michael
Shoot to Kill (1990)
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
The Rivals (1970)
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Beasts: Baby (1976)
as Dick Pummery
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Captain Cook
Downfall (1964)
as Martin Somers
The Next Victim (1975)
as Frampton
A Child's Voice (1978)
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
as Joe Katz
The Christmas Tree (1986)
as Bill
Moving on the Edge (1984)
as Liam
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
as Simon Dedalus
Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)
as Digby
Monarch (2000)
as Henry VIII
Exposure (1978)
as Dan
Freedom to Die (1961)
as Mike
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
as Dennis Naylor
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work (1982)
as Self - Narrator
Pasmore (1980)
as Helen's husband
Crimes (1982)
as Melvyn
Stones (1976)
as Harvey Fenton-Jones