T. P. McKenna

Born: 1929-09-07 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Died: 2011-02-13

Known For: 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

2004

The Libertine as Black Rod

2003

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
The Boys & Girl from County Clare as The Announcer

2001

Waking the Dead as Phil Brown

2000

Longitude as Edmund Burke
Monarch as Henry VIII
Longitude as Edmund Burke

1998

Kings in Grass Castles as Lord Dunraven

1996

Testament: The Bible in Animation as God (voice)

1994

Liberation as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

1993

Scarlet and Black as Marquis de la Mole

1992

Heartbeat as Michael O'Leary
The Law Lord as Judge Selwyn

1991

Events at Drimaghleen as Father Sallins

1990

The Chief as Colin Fowler
Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

1989

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Grahame
Valmont as Baron

1988

Red Scorpion as General Vortek
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Captain Cook
Jack the Ripper as O'Connor
Pascali's Island as Dr. Hogan
The Play on One as Michael Flynn
Unreported Incident as Michael
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Citizen

1986

Casualty as Arthur Jackson
Strong Medicine as Dr. Sweeting
Lovejoy as Bertram Montserrat
The Christmas Tree as Bill

1985

The Doctor and the Devils as O'Connor
Bleak House as Harold Skimpole

1984

Memed My Hawk as Dursan
Moving on the Edge as Liam
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle as Dennis Naylor

1983

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
The Scarlet and the Black as Himmler
To the Lighthouse as Augustus Carmichael

1982

Crimes as Melvyn
Britannia Hospital as Theatre Surgeon

1981

Random Moments in a May Garden as Digby
The Manions of America as Harry Clement
Levkas Man as Holroyd

1980

Pasmore as Helen's husband
Lady Killers as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
Silver Dream Racer as Bank Manager

1979

Minder as J.J.Mooney
The Outsider as John Russell
Deasey (Desperate) as FG

1978

Blake's 7 as Sarkoff
Exposure as Dan
Holocaust as Blobel
A Child's Voice as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

1977

Target as Ruby Daniels
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Simon Dedalus
Love Lies Bleeding as Geoffrey

1976

Stones as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Beasts: Baby as Dick Pummery
The Duchess of Duke Street
Beasts as Dick Pummery

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey
The Sweeney as Det. Supt. Grant
The Next Victim as Frampton
All Creatures Great and Small as Soames
Quiller as Buchanan
The Venturers
Looking for Clancy as Marcus Selby

1974

Playhouse as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Churchill's People as Dr Layton
Fall of Eagles as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
Father Brown
Percy's Progress as London News Editor
Napoleon and Love
The Changeling as Tomazo de Piracquo

1973

Thriller as Jack Hardisty
Lady Killer as Jack Hardisty
A Warm December as Man (uncredited)

1972

Crown Court

1971

Justice as Supt. George Lester
Villain as Frank Fletcher
Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
Jason King
Percy as Meet The People Compere
The Beast in the Cellar as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

1970

Perfect Friday as Smith
Manhunt as Louis Sampere
The Fifth Day of Peace as Nick
The Rivals as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days as Norris
Blood of the Lamb as Joe Katz

1968

The Charge of the Light Brigade as William Russel

1967

Ulysses as Buck Mulligan
Callan
Man in a Suitcase
Sam and Janet as Fingers Magee

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Young Cassidy as Tom
The Troubleshooters as Geoffrey Arles
Deirdre
Ferry Cross the Mersey as Jack Hanson

1964

The Wednesday Play as John Joe Moran
Theatre 625 as Jerry
Story Parade as Matthew Finch
Girl with Green Eyes as The Priest
Downfall as Martin Somers

1963

Doctor Who as The Captain

1962