T. P. McKenna
Known for Acting · 125 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 (63)
Doctor Who
1963
as The Captain
The Avengers
1961
as Grant
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Jackson / Dr. Archie Whitlock
Crown Court
1972
as Henry Burnett
The Saint
1962
as Tony
Minder
1979
as J.J.Mooney
Heartbeat
1992
as Michael O'Leary
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger / Kommissarov / Tomazo de Piracquo
Waking the Dead
2001
as Phil Brown
The Wednesday Play
1964
as John Joe Moran
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Jean Pierre O'Higgins
Playhouse
1974
as Harvey Fenton-Jones / Digby
The Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Grant
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Dr. Murphy
Theatre 625
1964
as Jerry
No Hiding Place
1959
Lovejoy
1986
as Bertram Montserrat
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Blake's 7
1978
as Sarkoff
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sontee
Thriller
1973
as Jack Hardisty / Frampton
Justice
1971
as Supt. George Lester
The Chief
1990
as Colin Fowler
ScreenPlay
1986
as Father Sallins
Churchill's People
1974
as Dr Layton
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Geoffrey Arles
Espionage
1963
as Tom Gorman
Callan
1967
Holocaust
1978
as Blobel
Strangers
1978
as Chief Constable
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Martin Mallory
Jason King
1971
The Play on One
1988
as Michael Flynn
Detective
1964
as Detective Wilks
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
Target
1977
as Ruby Daniels
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Story Parade
1964
as Matthew Finch
Jack the Ripper
1988
as O'Connor
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Citizen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Soames
Father Brown
1974
Manhunt
1970
as Louis Sampere
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as God (voice)
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Quiller
1975
as Buchanan
Bleak House
1985
as Harold Skimpole
Beasts
1976
as Dick Pummery
Napoleon and Love
1974
as Paul Barras
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mena Donelli
Rockface
2002
as Liam
The Manions of America
1981
as Harry Clement
Liberation
1994
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
Scarlet and Black
1993
as Marquis de la Mole
Looking for Clancy
1975
as Marcus Selby
Sam and Janet
1967
as Fingers Magee
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Lord Dunraven
My Brother Jonathan
1985
as Lloyd Moore
Movies (62)
Valmont
1989
as Baron
The Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
Straw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
Percy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Perfect Friday
1970
as Smith
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as The Priest
Deirdre
1965
Villain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
Pascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
as Lapidos
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
Young Cassidy
1965
as Tom
Strong Medicine
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
The Changeling
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
A Warm December
1973
as Man (uncredited)
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Dennis Naylor
The Outsider
1979
as John Russell
To the Lighthouse
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
The Beast in the Cellar
1971
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Percy's Progress
1974
as London News Editor
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
as Simon Dedalus
Lady Killer
1973
as Jack Hardisty
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Nick
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Dursun
Monarch
2000
as Henry VIII
Ulysses
1967
as Buck Mulligan
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Manager
The Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
Downfall
1964
as Martin Somers
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
as Geoffrey
Pasmore
1980
as Helen's husband
Freedom to Die
1961
as Mike
Johnny Nobody
1961
as Garda
The Rivals
1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
The Quare Fellow
1962
as Walsh
Exposure
1978
as Dan
Crimes
1982
as Melvyn
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Captain Cook
Blood of the Lamb
1969
as Joe Katz
The Next Victim
1975
as Frampton
Moving on the Edge
1984
as Liam
Unreported Incident
1988
as Michael
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
as Jack Hanson
Stones
1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
as Father Sallins
Beasts: Baby
1976
as Dick Pummery
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
as Digby
A Child's Voice
1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
as FG
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982
as Self - Narrator
The Christmas Tree
1986
as Bill
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 125 credits spanning from 1951 to 2004, T. P. McKenna has appeared in 62 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular T. P. McKenna Movies
- Valmont (1989) — as Baron
- The Libertine (2004) — as Black Rod
- Straw Dogs (1971) — as Maj. John Scott
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — as Norris
- Red Scorpion (1988) — as General Vortek
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