Portrait of T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Acting

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.

Born: September 7, 1929

Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Filmography

2004
The Libertine

as Black Rod

2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

2001
Waking the Dead

as Phil Brown

2000
Monarch

as Henry VIII

2000
Longitude

as Edmund Burke

2000
Longitude

as Edmund Burke

1998
Kings in Grass Castles

as Lord Dunraven

1994
Liberation

as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

1993
Scarlet and Black

as Marquis de la Mole

1992
Heartbeat

as Michael O'Leary

1992
The Law Lord

as Judge Selwyn

1991
Events at Drimaghleen

as Father Sallins

1990
Shoot to Kill

as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

1990
Shoot to Kill

as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

1990
The Chief

as Colin Fowler

1989
Valmont

as Baron

1988
Red Scorpion

as General Vortek

1988
Jack the Ripper

as O'Connor

1988
Pascali's Island

as Dr. Hogan

1988
1988
The Play on One

as Michael Flynn

1986
Casualty

as Arthur Jackson

1986
Casualty

as Dr. Archie Whitlock

1986
Lovejoy

as Bertram Montserrat

1986
Strong Medicine

as Dr. Sweeting

1985
Bleak House

as Harold Skimpole

1984
Memed My Hawk

as Dursan

1983
To the Lighthouse

as Augustus Carmichael

1982
Britannia Hospital

as Theatre Surgeon

1982
Crimes

as Melvyn

1981
The Manions of America

as Harry Clement

1981
Levkas Man

as Holroyd

1980
Pasmore

as Helen's husband

1980
Lady Killers

as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

1980
Silver Dream Racer

as Bank Manager

1979
The Outsider

as John Russell

1979
Minder

as J.J.Mooney

1978
A Child's Voice

as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

1978
Holocaust

as Blobel

1978
Blake's 7

as Sarkoff

1977
Target

as Ruby Daniels

1976
Beasts: Baby

as Dick Pummery

1976
Stones

as Harvey Fenton-Jones

1976
Beasts

as Dick Pummery

1975
The Next Victim

as Frampton

1975
The Sweeney

as Det. Supt. Grant

1974
Churchill's People

as Dr Layton

1974
Percy's Progress

as London News Editor

1974
Fall of Eagles

as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

1974
Playhouse

as Harvey Fenton-Jones

1974
Playhouse

as Digby

1974
The Changeling

as Tomazo de Piracquo

1973
A Warm December

as Man (uncredited)

1973
Thriller

as Jack Hardisty

1973
Thriller

as Frampton

1973
Lady Killer

as Jack Hardisty

1972
Crown Court

as Henry Burnett

1971
Straw Dogs

as Maj. John Scott

1971
Justice

as Supt. George Lester

1971
Villain

as Frank Fletcher

1971
The Beast in the Cellar

as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

1971
Percy

as Meet The People Compere

1970
1970
Manhunt

as Louis Sampere

1968
1967
1967
Ulysses

as Buck Mulligan

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Kommissarov

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Tomazo de Piracquo

1965
The Troubleshooters

as Geoffrey Arles

1965
1965
1964
The Wednesday Play

as John Joe Moran

1964
1964
Theatre 625

as Jerry

1964
Downfall

as Martin Somers

1963
Doctor Who

as The Captain

1962
The Saint

as Tony

1962
1961
1961
The Avengers

as Grant

1961