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