Acting
T. P. McKenna
EN, IT cinema · 62 credits
Born
7 September 1929
Died
13 February 2011 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Also known as T.P. McKenna · Thomas Patrick McKenna
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
Filmography
The Libertine
as Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as The Announcer
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Monarch
as Henry VIII
Longitude
as Edmund Burke
The Law Lord
as Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen
as Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Valmont
as Baron
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Grahame
Red Scorpion
as General Vortek
Unreported Incident
as Michael
Pascali's Island
as Dr. Hogan
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Captain Cook
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils
as O'Connor
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk
as Dursun
The Scarlet and the Black
as Himmler
To the Lighthouse
as Augustus Carmichael
Crimes
as Melvyn
Britannia Hospital
as Theatre Surgeon
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
as Self - Narrator
Silver Dream Racer
as Bank Manager
Pasmore
as Helen's husband
The Outsider
as John Russell
A Child's Voice
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Simon Dedalus
Beasts: Baby
as Dick Pummery
Stones
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
The Next Victim
as Frampton
Percy's Progress
as London News Editor
The Changeling
as Tomazo de Piracquo
A Warm December
as Man (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Jack Hardisty
Straw Dogs
as Maj. John Scott
Villain
as Frank Fletcher
The Beast in the Cellar
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Percy
as Meet The People Compere
Perfect Friday
as Smith
The Rivals
1970
The Rivals
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as William Russel
Ulysses
as Buck Mulligan
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Jack Hanson
Girl with Green Eyes
as The Priest
Downfall
as Martin Somers
The Quare Fellow
as Walsh
Freedom to Die
as Mike
Johnny Nobody
as Garda
The Siege of Sidney Street
as Lapidos