T. P. McKenna

Actor Sep 7 (died age 81) Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland 1951–2004 (53 year career)

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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, …

Known For

Film

Straw Dogs

Maj. John Scott

Film

Valmont

Baron

Film

The Libertine

Black Rod

Film

Anne of the Thousand Days

Norris

Film

Red Scorpion

General Vortek

Film

Jack the Ripper

O'Connor

Film

The Scarlet and the Black

Himmler

Film

Britannia Hospital

Theatre Surgeon

Filmography

Acting (120)

Movies (62)

The Libertine

2004

as Black Rod

5.9

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

as The Announcer

5.8

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

2003

as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

Longitude

as Edmund Burke

Monarch

as Henry VIII

The Law Lord

as Judge Selwyn

Events at Drimaghleen

1991

as Father Sallins

Shoot to Kill

1990

as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

Valmont

1989

as Baron

6.7

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

as Dr. Grahame

Red Scorpion

as General Vortek

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

as Captain Cook

Pascali's Island

as Dr. Hogan

Unreported Incident

as Michael

The Christmas Tree

1986

as Bill

Strong Medicine

1986

as Dr. Sweeting

7.0

The Doctor and the Devils

as O'Connor

Memed My Hawk

as Dursan

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

1984

as Dennis Naylor

Moving on the Edge

1984

as Liam

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

as Himmler

7.0

To the Lighthouse

1983

as Augustus Carmichael

4.8

Crimes

1982

as Melvyn

Britannia Hospital

1982

as Theatre Surgeon

6.2

Random Moments in a May Garden

1981

as Digby

Pasmore

1980

as Helen's husband

Silver Dream Racer

1980

as Bank Manager

5.1

Deasey (Desperate)

1979

as FG

The Outsider

1979

as John Russell

5.2

A Child's Voice

1978

as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

10.0

Exposure

1978

as Dan

Love Lies Bleeding

1977

as Geoffrey

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977

as Simon Dedalus

5.9

Stones

1976

as Harvey Fenton-Jones

Beasts: Baby

1976

as Dick Pummery

10.0

All Creatures Great and Small

1975

as Soames

6.6

The Next Victim

1975

as Frampton

Percy's Progress

1974

as London News Editor

3.5

The Changeling

1974

as Tomazo de Piracquo

Lady Killer

as Jack Hardisty

A Warm December

as Man (uncredited)

The Beast in the Cellar

1971

as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Straw Dogs

as Maj. John Scott

Percy

as Meet The People Compere

Villain

as Frank Fletcher

Perfect Friday

as Smith

The Fifth Day of Peace

1970

as Nick

5.4

The Rivals

1970

as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

6.0

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Norris

7.1

Blood of the Lamb

1969

as Joe Katz

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as William Russel

Ulysses

as Buck Mulligan

Deirdre

Young Cassidy

as Tom

Ferry Cross the Mersey

as Jack Hanson

Girl with Green Eyes

as The Priest

Downfall

as Martin Somers

The Quare Fellow

as Walsh

Johnny Nobody

as Garda

Freedom to Die

as Mike

The Siege of Sidney Street

1960

as Lapidos

2.0

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work

as Self - Narrator

Television (58)

Waking the Dead

as Phil Brown

Longitude

as Edmund Burke

Kings in Grass Castles

1998

as Lord Dunraven

10.0

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996

as God (voice)

6.4

Liberation

1994

as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

7.8

Scarlet and Black

1993

as Marquis de la Mole

Heartbeat

as Michael O'Leary

The Chief

as Colin Fowler

Shoot to Kill

as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

5.5

Jack the Ripper

1988

as O'Connor

7.1

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988

as Citizen

The Play on One

1988

as Michael Flynn

6.0

Inspector Morse

1987

as Professor Sir Lionel Phelps

Casualty

as Arthur Jackson

Lovejoy

as Bertram Montserrat

7.3

Bleak House

1985

as Harold Skimpole

6.0

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Play for Tomorrow

as Melvyn

The Manions of America

1981

as Harry Clement

5.5

Levkas Man

1981

as Holroyd

Lady Killers

1980

as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

Minder

as J.J.Mooney

Blake's 7

as Sarkoff

Holocaust

as Blobel

Strangers

as Chief Constable

Target

as Ruby Daniels

Beasts

as Dick Pummery

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Sweeney

as Det. Supt. Grant

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

as Jean Pierre O'Higgins

6.9

Quiller

1975

as Buchanan

Looking for Clancy

1975

as Marcus Selby

Playhouse

1974

as Harvey Fenton-Jones

Churchill's People

as Dr Layton

Fall of Eagles

as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

Father Brown

Napoleon and Love

as Paul Barras

Thriller

as Jack Hardisty

Crown Court

Justice

as Supt. George Lester

Jason King

Manhunt

as Louis Sampere

Callan

Man in a Suitcase

Sam and Janet

as Fingers Magee

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

The Troubleshooters

as Geoffrey Arles

The Wednesday Play

as John Joe Moran

Theatre 625

as Jerry

Detective

as Detective Wilks

Story Parade

as Matthew Finch

Doctor Who

as The Captain

The Saint

as Tony

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

The Avengers

as Grant

No Hiding Place

Armchair Theatre

as Mena Donelli

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Soames

8.6