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
Valmont (1989)
as Baron
Straw Dogs (1971)
as Maj. John Scott
Red Scorpion (1988)
as General Vortek
The Libertine (2004)
as Black Rod
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
as Himmler
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Norris
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
Longitude (2000)
as Edmund Burke
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Theatre Surgeon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
as Dr. Grahame
Perfect Friday (1970)
as Smith
Villain (1971)
as Frank Fletcher
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as The Priest
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Nick
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bank Manager
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Tom
The Law Lord (1992)
as Judge Selwyn
All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
as Soames
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Dr. Sweeting
Memed My Hawk (1984)
as Dursun
The Outsider (1979)
as John Russell
Stones (1976)
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
as Simon Dedalus
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as The Announcer
To the Lighthouse (1983)
as Augustus Carmichael
A Warm December (1973)
as Man (uncredited)
Percy (1971)
as Meet The People Compere
The Changeling (1974)
as Tomazo de Piracquo
Ulysses (1967)
as Buck Mulligan
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
as Dennis Naylor
Percy's Progress (1974)
as London News Editor
Johnny Nobody (1961)
as Garda
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Shoot to Kill (1990)
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Captain Cook
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Father Sallins
The Quare Fellow (1962)
as Walsh
The Rivals (1970)
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
as Lapidos
Lady Killer (1973)
as Jack Hardisty
Beasts: Baby (1976)
as Dick Pummery
Pasmore (1980)
as Helen's husband
A Child's Voice (1978)
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
as Joe Katz
The Next Victim (1975)
as Frampton
Unreported Incident (1988)
as Michael
Deasey (Desperate) (1979)
as FG
Downfall (1964)
as Martin Somers
Moving on the Edge (1984)
as Liam
Crimes (1982)
as Melvyn
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
as Jack Hanson
The Christmas Tree (1986)
as Bill
Exposure (1978)
as Dan
Deirdre (1965)
Actor
Freedom to Die (1961)
as Mike
Monarch (2000)
as Henry VIII
Love Lies Bleeding (1977)
as Geoffrey
Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)
as Digby
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work (1982)
as Self - Narrator