T. P. McKenna
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1929-09-07
- Died
- 2011-02-13
- Place of birth
- Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
- Also known as
- T.P. McKenna · Thomas Patrick McKenna
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
TV Shows (64)
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Jackson / Dr. Archie Whitlock
Crown Court
1972
as Henry Burnett
The Avengers
1961
as Grant
Doctor Who
1963
as The Captain
Playhouse
1974
as Harvey Fenton-Jones / Digby
The Wednesday Play
1964
as John Joe Moran / Joe Katz
Heartbeat
1992
as Michael O'Leary
The Saint
1962
as Tony
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger / Kommissarov / Tomazo de Piracquo
Minder
1979
as J.J.Mooney
Waking the Dead
2001
as Phil Brown
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Blake's 7
1978
as Sarkoff
Theatre 625
1964
as Jerry
The Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Grant
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Jean Pierre O'Higgins
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Dr. Murphy
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Geoffrey Arles
Lovejoy
1986
as Bertram Montserrat
Justice
1971
as Supt. George Lester
Thriller
1973
as Jack Hardisty / Frampton
The Chief
1990
as Colin Fowler
ScreenPlay
1986
as Father Sallins
Story Parade
1964
as Matthew Finch
Strangers
1978
as Chief Constable
The Play on One
1988
as Michael Flynn
Man in a Suitcase
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sontee
Churchill's People
1974
as Dr Layton
Target
1977
as Ruby Daniels
Espionage
1963
as Tom Gorman
Callan
1967
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Martin Mallory
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Charles Sturrock
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
Father Brown
1974
as DI Boyne
Detective
1964
as Detective Wilks
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Jason King
1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Soames
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Holocaust
1978
as Blobel
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Citizen
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as God (voice)
Manhunt
1970
as Louis Sampere
Rockface
2002
as Liam
Jack the Ripper
1988
as O'Connor
Beasts
1976
as Dick Pummery
Quiller
1975
as Buchanan
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mena Donelli
Napoleon and Love
1974
as Paul Barras
Bleak House
1985
as Harold Skimpole
Liberation
1994
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
My Brother Jonathan
1985
as Lloyd Moore
Sam and Janet
1967
as Fingers Magee
The Manions of America
1981
as Harry Clement
Scarlet and Black
1993
as Marquis de la Mole
Looking for Clancy
1975
as Marcus Selby
Movies (62)
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
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
About T. P. McKenna
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. With 126 credits spanning from 1951 to 2004, T. P. McKenna has appeared in 62 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular T. P. McKenna Movies
- 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
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