T. P. McKenna
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.
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Acting History
2004
The Libertine as Black Rod
2003The Boys & Girl from County Clare as The Announcer
2003Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
2001Waking the Dead as Phil Brown
2000Monarch as Henry VIII
2000Longitude as Edmund Burke
2000Longitude as Edmund Burke
1998Kings in Grass Castles as Lord Dunraven
1996Testament: The Bible in Animation as God (voice)
1994Liberation as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
1993Scarlet and Black as Marquis de la Mole
1992Heartbeat as Michael O'Leary
1992The Law Lord as Judge Selwyn
1991Events at Drimaghleen as Father Sallins
1990Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
1990Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
1990The Chief as Colin Fowler
1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Grahame
1989Valmont as Baron
1988Red Scorpion as General Vortek
1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Captain Cook
1988Jack the Ripper as O'Connor
1988Pascali's Island as Dr. Hogan
1988Unreported Incident as Michael
1988The Play on One as Michael Flynn
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Citizen
1986The Christmas Tree as Bill
1986Casualty as Arthur Jackson
1986Casualty as Dr. Archie Whitlock
1986Lovejoy as Bertram Montserrat
1986Strong Medicine as Dr. Sweeting
1985The Doctor and the Devils as O'Connor
1985Bleak House as Harold Skimpole
1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle as Dennis Naylor
1984Memed My Hawk as Dursan
1984Moving on the Edge as Liam
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983To the Lighthouse as Augustus Carmichael
1983The Scarlet and the Black as Himmler
1982Britannia Hospital as Theatre Surgeon
1982Crimes as Melvyn
1981The Manions of America as Harry Clement
1981Random Moments in a May Garden as Digby
1981Levkas Man as Holroyd
1980Pasmore as Helen's husband
1980Lady Killers as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
1980Silver Dream Racer as Bank Manager
1979Deasey (Desperate) as FG
1979The Outsider as John Russell
1979Minder as J.J.Mooney
1978Exposure as Dan
1978A Child's Voice as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
1978Holocaust as Blobel
1978Blake's 7 as Sarkoff
1977Target as Ruby Daniels
1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Simon Dedalus
1977Love Lies Bleeding as Geoffrey
1976Beasts: Baby as Dick Pummery
1976Stones as Harvey Fenton-Jones
1976Beasts as Dick Pummery
1976The Duchess of Duke Street
1975Rumpole of the Bailey
1975The Next Victim as Frampton
1975Quiller as Buchanan
1975All Creatures Great and Small as Soames
1975Looking for Clancy as Marcus Selby
1975The Venturers
1975The Sweeney as Det. Supt. Grant
1974Churchill's People as Dr Layton
1974Father Brown
1974Percy's Progress as London News Editor
1974Fall of Eagles as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
1974Playhouse as Harvey Fenton-Jones
1974Playhouse as Digby
1974Napoleon and Love
1974The Changeling as Tomazo de Piracquo
1973A Warm December as Man (uncredited)
1973Thriller as Jack Hardisty
1973Thriller as Frampton
1973Lady Killer as Jack Hardisty
1972Crown Court
1972Crown Court as Henry Burnett
1971Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
1971Justice as Supt. George Lester
1971Jason King
1971Villain as Frank Fletcher
1971The Beast in the Cellar as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
1971Percy as Meet The People Compere
1970Perfect Friday as Smith
1970The Rivals as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1970The Fifth Day of Peace as Nick
1970Manhunt as Louis Sampere
1969Anne of the Thousand Days as Norris
1969Blood of the Lamb as Joe Katz
1968The Charge of the Light Brigade as William Russel
1967Man in a Suitcase
1967Callan
1967Sam and Janet as Fingers Magee
1967Ulysses as Buck Mulligan
1965BBC Play of the Month as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1965BBC Play of the Month as Kommissarov
1965BBC Play of the Month as Tomazo de Piracquo
1965The Troubleshooters as Geoffrey Arles
1965Young Cassidy as Tom
1965Ferry Cross the Mersey as Jack Hanson
1965Deirdre
1964The Wednesday Play as John Joe Moran
1964Girl with Green Eyes as The Priest
1964Theatre 625 as Jerry
1964Story Parade as Matthew Finch
1964Downfall as Martin Somers
1963Doctor Who as The Captain
1962The Saint as Tony
1962The Quare Fellow as Walsh
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1961Johnny Nobody as Garda
1961The Avengers as Grant
1961Freedom to Die as Mike
1960The Siege of Sidney Street as Lapidos
1959No Hiding Place
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Soames
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