Birthday:
Sep 07, 1929
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
T. P. 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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Straw Dogs | Maj. John Scott | 1971 |
| Villain | Frank Fletcher | 1971 |
| Red Scorpion | General Vortek | 1988 |
| Percy's Progress | London News Editor | 1974 |
| Girl with Green Eyes | The Priest | 1964 |
| The Beast in the Cellar | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick | 1970 |
| Perfect Friday | Smith | 1970 |
| Ferry Cross the Mersey | Jack Hanson | 1965 |
| Beasts: Baby | Dick Pummery | 1976 |
| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Simon Dedalus | 1977 |
| Young Cassidy | Tom | 1965 |
| Ulysses | Buck Mulligan | 1967 |
| Deirdre | 1965 | |
| The Rivals | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1970 |
| Monarch | Henry VIII | 2000 |
| Freedom to Die | Mike | 1961 |
| Random Moments in a May Garden | Digby | 1981 |
| Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Harmon | 1990 |
| Anne of the Thousand Days | Norris | 1969 |
| The Doctor and the Devils | O'Connor | 1985 |
| Events at Drimaghleen | Father Sallins | 1991 |
| Blood of the Lamb | Joe Katz | 1969 |
| A Warm December | Man (uncredited) | 1973 |
| Love Lies Bleeding | Geoffrey | 1977 |
| Crimes | Melvyn | 1982 |
| Unreported Incident | Michael | 1988 |
| Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Dennis Naylor | 1984 |
| Exposure | Dan | 1978 |
| A Child's Voice | Ainsley Rupert Macreadie | 1978 |
| Downfall | 1964 | |
| The Siege of Sidney Street | Lapidos | 1960 |
| The 5th Day of Peace | Nick | 1970 |
| Strong Medicine | Dr. Sweeting | 1986 |
| The Law Lord | Judge Selwyn | 1992 |
| Valmont | Baron | 1989 |
| The Scarlet and the Black | Himmler | 1983 |
| The Changeling | Tomazo de Piracquo | 1974 |
| To the Lighthouse | Augustus Carmichael | 1983 |
| Pascali's Island | Dr. Hogan | 1988 |
| Longitude | Edmund Burke | 2000 |
| Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Captain Cook | 1988 |
| Silver Dream Racer | Bank Manager | 1980 |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | William Russel | 1968 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Soames | 1975 |
| Memed My Hawk | Dursan | 1984 |
| The Libertine | Black Rod | 2004 |
| The Boys & Girl from County Clare | The Announcer | 2003 |
| Percy | Meet The People Compere | 1971 |
| Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Grahame | 1989 |
| The Outsider | John Russell | 1980 |
| The Quare Fellow | Walsh | 1962 |
| Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut | Self - Actor / Major John Scott | 2003 |
| Stones | Harvey Fenton-Jones | 1976 |
| Britannia Hospital | Theatre Surgeon | 1982 |
| Moving on the Edge | Liam | 1984 |
| Pasmore | Helen's husband | 1980 |
| Lady Killer | Jack Hardisty | 1973 |
| The Next Victim | Frampton | 1975 |
| Deasey (Desperate) | FG | 1979 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Thriller | Jack Hardisty | 1973 |
| The Sweeney | Det. Supt. Grant | 1975 |
| Blake's 7 | Sarkoff | 1978 |
| Doctor Who | The Captain | 1963 |
| The Avengers | Grant | 1961 |
| Heartbeat | Michael O'Leary | 1992 |
| Jason King | 1971 | |
| Minder | J.J.Mooney | 1979 |
| Crown Court | 1972 | |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | 1975 | |
| The Saint | Tony | 1962 |
| Callan | 1967 | |
| Lovejoy | Bertram Montserrat | 1986 |
| Waking the Dead | Phil Brown | 2001 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Soames | 1951 |
| Beasts | Dick Pummery | 1976 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | 1962 | |
| The Venturers | 1975 | |
| No Hiding Place | 1959 | |
| Target | 1977 | |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | 1976 | |
| Levkas Man | Holroyd | 1981 |
| Fall of Eagles | Count Conrad von Hotzendorf | 1974 |
| Man in a Suitcase | 1967 | |
| Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | 1983 | |
| Lady Killers | Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. | 1980 |
| Looking for Clancy | 1975 | |
| BBC Play of the Month | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1965 |
| Quiller | Buchanan | 1975 |
| Father Brown | 1974 | |
| Napoleon and Love | 1974 | |
| Thriller | Frampton | 1973 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Kommissarov | 1965 |
| Justice | Supt. George Lester | 1971 |
| Casualty | Arthur Jackson | 1986 |
| Casualty | Dr. Archie Whitlock | 1986 |
| Scarlet and Black | Marquis de la Mole | 1993 |
| Jack the Ripper | O'Connor | 1988 |
| Kings in Grass Castles | Lord Dunraven | 1998 |
| Manhunt | Louis Sampere | 1970 |
| Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Hermon | 1990 |
| Longitude | Edmund Burke | 2000 |
| The Manions of America | Harry Clement | 1981 |
| Testament: The Bible in Animation | God (voice) | 1996 |
| Crown Court | Henry Burnett | 1972 |
| Inspector Morse | Professor Sir Lionel Phelps | 1987 |
| Miss Marple | Dr. Grahame | 1984 |
| Bleak House | Harold Skimpole | 1985 |
| The Play on One | Michael Flynn | 1988 |
| The Wednesday Play | John Joe Moran | 1964 |
| The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Citizen | 1988 |
| Holocaust | Blobel | 1978 |
