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
The Libertine (2004)
as Black Rod
Valmont (1989)
as Baron
Straw Dogs (1971)
as Maj. John Scott
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
as William Russel
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
as Himmler
Red Scorpion (1988)
as General Vortek
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bank Manager
Pascali's Island (1988)
as Dr. Hogan
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Norris
Memed My Hawk (1984)
as Dursun
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
as Dr. Grahame
The Law Lord (1992)
as Judge Selwyn
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Theatre Surgeon
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)
as Captain Cook
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
as O'Connor
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Nick
A Warm December (1973)
as Man (uncredited)
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as The Priest
Longitude (2000)
as Edmund Burke
Perfect Friday (1970)
as Smith
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as The Announcer
All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
as Soames
Ulysses (1967)
as Buck Mulligan
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Tom
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)
as Dennis Naylor
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Lady Killer (1973)
as Jack Hardisty
Villain (1971)
as Frank Fletcher
Percy (1971)
as Meet The People Compere
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
as Simon Dedalus
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
as Jack Hanson
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Deirdre (1965)
Actor
To the Lighthouse (1983)
as Augustus Carmichael
Johnny Nobody (1961)
as Garda
Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)
as Digby
A Child's Voice (1978)
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Shoot to Kill (1990)
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
The Changeling (1974)
as Tomazo de Piracquo
Percy's Progress (1974)
as London News Editor
Pasmore (1980)
as Helen's husband
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Dr. Sweeting
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
as Lapidos
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
as Joe Katz
The Quare Fellow (1962)
as Walsh
The Outsider (1979)
as John Russell
Downfall (1964)
as Martin Somers
Beasts: Baby (1976)
as Dick Pummery
Monarch (2000)
as Henry VIII
Moving on the Edge (1984)
as Liam
The Next Victim (1975)
as Frampton
Stones (1976)
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Crimes (1982)
as Melvyn
The Rivals (1970)
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Deasey (Desperate) (1979)
as FG
The Christmas Tree (1986)
as Bill
Love Lies Bleeding (1977)
as Geoffrey
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Father Sallins
Exposure (1978)
as Dan
Freedom to Die (1961)
as Mike
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work (1982)
as Self - Narrator
Unreported Incident (1988)
as Michael