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.
Acted in
The Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Waking the Dead
2001
as Phil Brown
Monarch
2000
as Henry VIII
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Lord Dunraven
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as God (voice)
Scarlet and Black
1993
as Marquis de la Mole
Heartbeat
1992
as Michael O'Leary
The Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
as Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
Valmont
1989
as Baron
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Captain Cook
Jack the Ripper
1988
as O'Connor
Pascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
Unreported Incident
1988
as Michael
The Play on One
1988
as Michael Flynn
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Citizen
Inspector Morse
1987
as Professor Sir Lionel Phelps
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Jackson
Casualty
1986
as Dr. Archie Whitlock
Lovejoy
1986
as Bertram Montserrat
Strong Medicine
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
Bleak House
1985
as Harold Skimpole
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Dennis Naylor
Miss Marple
1984
as Dr. Grahame
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Dursan
Moving on the Edge
1984
as Liam
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
To the Lighthouse
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
Crimes
1982
as Melvyn
The Manions of America
1981
as Harry Clement
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
as Digby
Levkas Man
1981
as Holroyd
Pasmore
1980
as Helen's husband
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Manager
The Outsider
1980
as John Russell
Deasey
1979
as FG
Minder
1979
as J.J.Mooney
Exposure
1978
as Dan
A Child's Voice
1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Holocaust
1978
as Blobel
Blake's 7
1978
as Sarkoff
Target
1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
as Simon Dedalus
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
as Geoffrey
Beasts: Baby
1976
as Dick Pummery
Stones
1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Beasts
1976
as Dick Pummery
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
The Next Victim
1975
as Frampton
Quiller
1975
as Buchanan
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
Looking for Clancy
1975
The Venturers
1975
The Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Grant
Father Brown
1974
Percy's Progress
1974
as London News Editor
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
Napoleon and Love
1974
The Changeling
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
A Warm December
1973
as Man (uncredited)
Thriller
1973
as Jack Hardisty
Thriller
1973
as Frampton
Lady Killer
1973
as Jack Hardisty
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
1972
as Henry Burnett
Straw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
Justice
1971
as Supt. George Lester
Jason King
1971
Villain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
Percy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
Perfect Friday
1970
as Smith
The Beast in the Cellar
1970
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
The Rivals
1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
The 5th Day of Peace
1970
as Nick
Manhunt
1970
as Louis Sampere
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
Blood of the Lamb
1969
as Joe Katz
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Callan
1967
Ulysses
1967
as Buck Mulligan
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Kommissarov
Young Cassidy
1965
as Tom
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
as Jack Hanson
Deirdre
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
as John Joe Moran
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as The Priest
Downfall
1964
Doctor Who
1963
as The Captain
The Saint
1962
as Tony
The Quare Fellow
1962
as Walsh
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
The Avengers
1961
as Grant
Freedom to Die
1961
as Mike
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
as Lapidos
No Hiding Place
1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Soames