T. P. McKenna

Acting

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.

Filmography 126

Movies (62)

The Libertine
2004
Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
The Announcer
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Monarch
2000
Henry VIII
Longitude
2000
Edmund Burke
The Law Lord
1992
Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill
1990
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
Dr. Grahame
Valmont
1989
Baron
Red Scorpion
1988
General Vortek
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
Captain Cook
Pascali's Island
1988
Dr. Hogan
Unreported Incident
1988
Michael
The Christmas Tree
1986
Bill
Strong Medicine
1986
Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
O'Connor
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk
1984
Dursun
Moving on the Edge
1984
Liam
To the Lighthouse
1983
Augustus Carmichael
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Himmler
Britannia Hospital
1982
Theatre Surgeon
Crimes
1982
Melvyn
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982
Self - Narrator
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
Digby
Pasmore
1980
Helen's husband
Silver Dream Racer
1980
Bank Manager
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
FG
The Outsider
1979
John Russell

Shows (64)

Rockface
2002
Liam
Waking the Dead
2001
Phil Brown
Longitude
2000
Edmund Burke
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
Lord Dunraven
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
God (voice)
Liberation
1994
Lloyd George, P.M. of England
Scarlet and Black
1993
Marquis de la Mole
Heartbeat
1992
Michael O'Leary
Shoot to Kill
1990
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
The Chief
1990
Colin Fowler
Jack the Ripper
1988
O'Connor
The Play on One
1988
Michael Flynn
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Citizen
Casualty
1986
Arthur Jackson
ScreenPlay
1986
Father Sallins
Lovejoy
1986
Bertram Montserrat
My Brother Jonathan
1985
Lloyd Moore
Bleak House
1985
Harold Skimpole
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Play for Tomorrow
1982
Melvyn
The Manions of America
1981
Harry Clement
Levkas Man
1981
Holroyd
Lady Killers
1980
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Minder
1979
J.J.Mooney
Strangers
1978
Chief Constable
Holocaust
1978
Blobel
Blake's 7
1978
Sarkoff
Target
1977
Ruby Daniels
Beasts
1976
Dick Pummery
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Sir Martin Mallory