T. P. McKenna
Birthday: 1929-09-07
Deathday: 2011-02-13
Birthplace: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
2004-09-16 | The Libertine | Black Rod |
 |
2003-09-12 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare | The Announcer |
 |
2000-10-08 | Monarch | Henry VIII |
 |
2000-01-02 | Longitude | Edmund Burke |
 |
1992-03-22 | The Law Lord | Judge Selwyn |
 |
1991-07-17 | Events at Drimaghleen | Father Sallins |
 |
1990-06-03 | Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Harmon |
 |
1989-12-25 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Grahame |
 |
1989-11-17 | Valmont | Baron |
 |
1988-12-24 | Red Scorpion | General Vortek |
 |
1988-12-14 | Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Captain Cook |
 |
1988-07-22 | Pascali's Island | Dr. Hogan |
 |
1988-02-23 | Unreported Incident | Michael |
 |
1986-01-01 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Sweeting |
 |
1985-10-04 | The Doctor and the Devils | O'Connor |
 |
1984-12-31 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Dennis Naylor |
 |
1984-05-10 | Memed My Hawk | Dursan |
 |
1984-03-06 | Moving on the Edge | Liam |
 |
1983-03-22 | To the Lighthouse | Augustus Carmichael |
 |
1983-02-02 | The Scarlet and the Black | Himmler |
 |
1982-05-27 | Britannia Hospital | Theatre Surgeon |
 |
1982-04-13 | Crimes | Melvyn |
 |
1981-05-22 | Random Moments in a May Garden | Digby |
 |
1980-10-21 | Pasmore | Helen's husband |
 |
1980-06-13 | Silver Dream Racer | Bank Manager |
 |
1980-06-02 | The Outsider | John Russell |
 |
1979-12-06 | Deasey (Desperate) | FG |
 |
1978-11-28 | Exposure | Dan |
 |
1978-10-13 | A Child's Voice | Ainsley Rupert Macreadie |
 |
1977-09-01 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Simon Dedalus |
|
1977-07-12 | Love Lies Bleeding | Geoffrey |
 |
1976-11-06 | Beasts: Baby | Dick Pummery |
 |
1976-10-27 | Stones | Harvey Fenton-Jones |
 |
1975-09-23 | The Next Victim | Frampton |
 |
1975-07-27 | All Creatures Great and Small | Soames |
 |
1974-08-01 | Percy's Progress | London News Editor |
 |
1974-01-20 | The Changeling | Tomazo de Piracquo |
 |
1973-05-23 | A Warm December | Man (uncredited) |
 |
1973-01-18 | Lady Killer | Jack Hardisty |
 |
1971-11-25 | Straw Dogs | Maj. John Scott |
 |
1971-05-26 | Villain | Frank Fletcher |
 |
1971-02-18 | Percy | Meet The People Compere |
 |
1970-11-10 | Perfect Friday | Smith |
 |
1970-08-01 | The Beast in the Cellar | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick |
|
1970-05-17 | The Rivals | Sir Lucius O'Trigger |
 |
1970-04-17 | The 5th Day of Peace | Nick |
 |
1969-12-18 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Norris |
|
1969-12-03 | Blood of the Lamb | Joe Katz |
 |
1968-04-10 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | William Russel |
 |
1967-03-14 | Ulysses | Buck Mulligan |
 |
1965-02-25 | Young Cassidy | Tom |
 |
1965-02-10 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Jack Hanson |
|
1965-01-01 | Deirdre | |
 |
1964-05-14 | Girl with Green Eyes | The Priest |
 |
1964-01-01 | Downfall | |
 |
1962-10-02 | The Quare Fellow | Walsh |
 |
1961-01-01 | Freedom to Die | Mike |
 |
1960-10-11 | The Siege of Sidney Street | Lapidos |