T. P. McKenna
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1929
- Died
- February 13, 2011
- Birthplace
- Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
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.
Filmography
The Libertine 2004
as Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare 2003
as The Announcer
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut 2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Monarch 2000
as Henry VIII
Longitude 2000
as Edmund Burke
The Law Lord 1992
as Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen 1991
as Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill 1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989
as Dr. Grahame
Valmont 1989
as Baron
Red Scorpion 1988
as General Vortek
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1988
as Captain Cook
Pascali's Island 1988
as Dr. Hogan
Unreported Incident 1988
as Michael
- The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree 1986
as Bill
Strong Medicine 1986
as Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils 1985
as O'Connor
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle 1984
as Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk 1984
as Dursun
Moving on the Edge 1984
as Liam
To the Lighthouse 1983
as Augustus Carmichael
The Scarlet and the Black 1983
as Himmler
Britannia Hospital 1982
as Theatre Surgeon
Crimes 1982
as Melvyn
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work 1982
as Self - Narrator
Random Moments in a May Garden 1981
as Digby
Pasmore 1980
as Helen's husband
Silver Dream Racer 1980
as Bank Manager
Deasey (Desperate) 1979
as FG
The Outsider 1979
as John Russell
- Exposure
Exposure 1978
as Dan
A Child's Voice 1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1977
as Simon Dedalus
- Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding 1977
as Geoffrey
Beasts: Baby 1976
as Dick Pummery
Stones 1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
The Next Victim 1975
as Frampton
All Creatures Great and Small 1975
as Soames
Percy's Progress 1974
as London News Editor
The Changeling 1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
A Warm December 1973
as Man (uncredited)
Lady Killer 1973
as Jack Hardisty
Straw Dogs 1971
as Maj. John Scott
Villain 1971
as Frank Fletcher
The Beast in the Cellar 1971
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Percy 1971
as Meet The People Compere
Perfect Friday 1970
as Smith
- The Rivals
The Rivals 1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
The Fifth Day of Peace 1970
as Nick
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969
as Norris
- Blood of the Lamb
Blood of the Lamb 1969
as Joe Katz
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968
as William Russel
Ulysses 1967
as Buck Mulligan
Young Cassidy 1965
as Tom
Ferry Cross the Mersey 1965
as Jack Hanson
- Deirdre
Deirdre 1965
Actor
Girl with Green Eyes 1964
as The Priest
Downfall 1964
as Martin Somers
The Quare Fellow 1962
as Walsh
Johnny Nobody 1961
as Garda
Freedom to Die 1961
as Mike
The Siege of Sidney Street 1960
as Lapidos
Credits from TMDB.