T. P. McKenna
Known for
Acting
Life
1929 – 2011 (aged 81)
Born in
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Credits
View on IMDb124 acting credits
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.
Known For
Straw Dogs
25 Nov 1971
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
The Libertine
16 Sep 2004
Red Scorpion
24 Dec 1988
Valmont
17 Nov 1989
The Avengers
07 Jan 1961
Anne of the Thousand Days
18 Dec 1969
The Saint
04 Oct 1962
Filmography
2004
- The Libertineas Black Rod
2003
- The Boys & Girl from County Clareas The Announcer
2002
- Rockfaceas Liam1 episode
2001
- Waking the Deadas Phil Brown2 episodes
1998
- Kings in Grass Castlesas Lord Dunraven2 episodes
1996
- Testament: The Bible in Animationas God (voice)1 episode
1994
- Liberationas Lloyd George, P.M. of England6 episodes
1993
- Scarlet and Blackas Marquis de la Mole3 episodes
1992
- Heartbeatas Michael O'Leary1 episode
- The Law Lordas Judge Selwyn
1991
- Events at Drimaghleenas Father Sallins
1990
- Shoot to Killas Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
- Shoot to Killas Chief Constable Sir John Hermon2 episodes
- The Chiefas Colin Fowler10 episodes
1989
- Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mysteryas Dr. Grahame
- Valmontas Baron
1988
- Red Scorpionas General Vortek
- Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxyas Captain Cook
- Jack the Ripperas O'Connor2 episodes
- Pascali's Islandas Dr. Hogan
- Unreported Incidentas Michael
- The Play on Oneas Michael Flynn1 episode
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Citizen1 episode
1986
- The Christmas Treeas Bill
- Casualtyas Dr. Archie Whitlock1 episode
- ScreenPlayas Father Sallins1 episode
- Lovejoyas Bertram Montserrat1 episode
- Strong Medicineas Dr. Sweeting
1985
- The Doctor and the Devilsas O'Connor
- My Brother Jonathanas Lloyd Moore2 episodes
- Bleak Houseas Harold Skimpole4 episodes
1984
- Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Dennis Naylor
- Memed My Hawkas Dursun
- Moving on the Edgeas Liam
1983
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime1 episode
- To the Lighthouseas Augustus Carmichael
- The Scarlet and the Blackas Himmler
1982
- Britannia Hospitalas Theatre Surgeon
- Crimesas Melvyn
- Play for Tomorrowas Melvyn1 episode
1981
- The Manions of Americaas Harry Clement3 episodes
- Random Moments in a May Gardenas Digby
- Levkas Manas Holroyd1 episode
1980
- Pasmoreas Helen's husband
- Lady Killersas Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.1 episode
- Silver Dream Raceras Bank Manager
1979
- Deasey (Desperate)as FG
- The Outsideras John Russell
- Minderas J.J.Mooney1 episode
1978
- Exposureas Dan
- A Child's Voiceas Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
- Strangersas Chief Constable1 episode
- Holocaustas Blobel3 episodes
- Blake's 7as Sarkoff1 episode
1977
- Targetas Ruby Daniels1 episode
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manas Simon Dedalus
- Love Lies Bleedingas Geoffrey
1976
- Beasts: Babyas Dick Pummery
- Stonesas Harvey Fenton-Jones
- Beastsas Dick Pummery1 episode
- The Duchess of Duke Streetas Sir Martin Mallory1 episode
1975
- Rumpole of the Baileyas Jean Pierre O'Higgins1 episode
- The Next Victimas Frampton
- Quilleras Buchanan1 episode
- All Creatures Great and Smallas Soames
- Looking for Clancyas Marcus Selby3 episodes
- The Sweeneyas Det. Supt. Grant1 episode
1974
- Churchill's Peopleas Dr Layton1 episode
- Father Brownas DI Boyne1 episode
- Percy's Progressas London News Editor
- Fall of Eaglesas Count Conrad von Hotzendorf1 episode
- Playhouseas Digby1 episode
- Napoleon and Loveas Paul Barras3 episodes
- The Changelingas Tomazo de Piracquo
1973
- A Warm Decemberas Man (uncredited)
- Thrilleras Frampton1 episode
- Lady Killeras Jack Hardisty
1972
- Crown Courtas Henry Burnett3 episodes
1971
- Straw Dogsas Maj. John Scott
- Justiceas Supt. George Lester1 episode
- Jason King1 episode
- Villainas Frank Fletcher
- The Beast in the Cellaras Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
- Percyas Meet The People Compere
1970
- Perfect Fridayas Smith
- The Rivalsas Sir Lucius O'Trigger
- The Fifth Day of Peaceas Nick
- Manhuntas Louis Sampere1 episode
1969
- Anne of the Thousand Daysas Norris
- Blood of the Lambas Joe Katz
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Sontee1 episode
1968
- The Charge of the Light Brigadeas William Russel
1967
- Man in a Suitcase1 episode
- ITV Playhouseas Dr. Murphy1 episode
- Sam and Janetas Fingers Magee1 episode
- Ulyssesas Buck Mulligan
- Callan1 episode
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Tomazo de Piracquo1 episode
- Knock on Any Dooras Mr Sands1 episode
- The Troubleshootersas Geoffrey Arles1 episode
- Young Cassidyas Tom
- Ferry Cross the Merseyas Jack Hanson
- Deirdre
1964
- The Wednesday Playas Joe Katz1 episode
- Girl with Green Eyesas The Priest
- Theatre 625as Jerry1 episode
- Story Paradeas Matthew Finch1 episode
- Detectiveas Detective Wilks1 episode
- Downfallas Martin Somers
1963
- Doctor Whoas The Captain4 episodes
- Espionageas Tom Gorman1 episode
1962
- The Saintas Tony2 episodes
- The Quare Fellowas Walsh
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook2 episodes
1961
- Johnny Nobodyas Garda
- The Avengersas Grant3 episodes
- Freedom to Dieas Mike
1960
- The Siege of Sidney Streetas Lapidos
1959
- No Hiding Place1 episode
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Mena Donelli1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Soames1 episode