T. P. McKenna

Known For: Acting
Born: September 7, 1929
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Died: February 13, 2011

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

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

The Christmas Tree

1986 · Bill

Casualty

1986 · Arthur Jackson, 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

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

Random Moments in a May Garden

1981 · Digby

Levkas Man

1981 · Holroyd

Pasmore

1980 · Helen's husband

Lady Killers

1980 · Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

Silver Dream Racer

1980 · Bank Manager

Deasey (Desperate)

1979 · FG

The Outsider

1979 · John Russell

Minder

1979 · J.J.Mooney

Exposure

1978 · Dan

A Child's Voice

1978 · Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

Strangers

1978 · Chief Constable

Holocaust

1978 · Blobel

Blake's 7

1978 · Sarkoff

Target

1977 · Ruby Daniels

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977 · Simon Dedalus

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

1977 · Geoffrey

Beasts: Baby

1976 · Dick Pummery

Stones

1976 · Harvey Fenton-Jones

Beasts

1976 · Dick Pummery

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976 · Sir Martin Mallory

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 · Jean Pierre O'Higgins

The Next Victim

1975 · Frampton

Quiller

1975 · Buchanan

All Creatures Great and Small

1975 · Soames

Looking for Clancy

Looking for Clancy

1975 · Marcus Selby

The Sweeney

1975 · Det. Supt. Grant

Churchill's People

1974 · Dr Layton

Father Brown

1974 · DI Boyne

Percy's Progress

1974 · London News Editor

Fall of Eagles

1974 · Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

Playhouse

1974 · Harvey Fenton-Jones, Digby

Napoleon and Love

1974 · Paul Barras

The Changeling

1974 · Tomazo de Piracquo

A Warm December

1973 · Man (uncredited)

Thriller

1973 · Jack Hardisty, Frampton

Lady Killer

1973 · Jack Hardisty

Crown Court

1972 · , Henry Burnett

Straw Dogs

1971 · Maj. John Scott

Justice

1971 · Supt. George Lester

Jason King

1971

Villain

1971 · Frank Fletcher

The Beast in the Cellar

1971 · Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Percy

1971 · Meet The People Compere

Perfect Friday

1970 · Smith

The Rivals

1970 · Sir Lucius O'Trigger

The Fifth Day of Peace

1970 · Nick

Manhunt

1970 · Louis Sampere

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 · Norris

Blood of the Lamb

Blood of the Lamb

1969 · Joe Katz

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Sontee

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 · William Russel

Man in a Suitcase

1967

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Dr. Murphy

Callan

1967

Sam and Janet

1967 · Fingers Magee

Ulysses

1967 · Buck Mulligan

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Kommissarov, Tomazo de Piracquo

The Troubleshooters

1965 · Geoffrey Arles

Young Cassidy

1965 · Tom

Ferry Cross the Mersey

1965 · Jack Hanson

Deirdre

1965

Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

1964 · Charles Sturrock

The Wednesday Play

1964 · John Joe Moran, Joe Katz

Girl with Green Eyes

1964 · The Priest

Theatre 625

1964 · Jerry

Story Parade

1964 · Matthew Finch

Detective

1964 · Detective Wilks

Downfall

1964 · Martin Somers

Doctor Who

1963 · The Captain

Espionage

1963 · Tom Gorman

The Saint

1962 · Tony

The Quare Fellow

1962 · Walsh

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Johnny Nobody

1961 · Garda

The Avengers

1961 · Grant

Freedom to Die

1961 · Mike

The Siege of Sidney Street

1960 · Lapidos

No Hiding Place

1959

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Mena Donelli

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Soames

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