T. P. McKenna
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday7 September 1929
Died13 February 2011 (age 81)
Place of birthMullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Known credits126
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.
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
Rockface
2002 · Liam
Waking the Dead
2001 · Phil Brown
Monarch
2000 · Henry VIII
Longitude
2000 · Edmund Burke
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
The Law Lord
1992 · Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen
1991 · Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill
1990 · Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Shoot to Kill
1990 · Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
The Chief
1990 · Colin Fowler
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
Jack the Ripper
1988 · O'Connor
Pascali's Island
1988 · Dr. Hogan
Unreported Incident
1988 · Michael
The Play on One
1988 · Michael Flynn
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Citizen
The Christmas Tree
1986 · Bill
Casualty
1986 · Arthur Jackson
Casualty
1986 · Dr. Archie Whitlock
ScreenPlay
1986 · Father Sallins
Lovejoy
1986 · Bertram Montserrat
Strong Medicine
1986 · Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · O'Connor
My Brother Jonathan
1985 · Lloyd Moore
Bleak House
1985 · Harold Skimpole
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984 · Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk
1984 · Dursun
Moving on the Edge
1984 · Liam
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983 · Randolph Wilmot
To the Lighthouse
1983 · Augustus Carmichael
The Scarlet and the Black
1983 · Himmler
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Theatre Surgeon
Crimes
1982 · Melvyn
Play for Tomorrow
1982 · Melvyn
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982 · Self - Narrator
The Manions of America
1981 · Harry Clement
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