Acting
T. P. McKenna
Born 1929-09-07
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Department: 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.
Known For
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Doctor Who
1963
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Straw Dogs
1971
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The Avengers
1961
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Casualty
1986
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The Libertine
2004
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The Saint
1962
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Minder
1979
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Valmont
1989
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Red Scorpion
1988
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Crown Court
1972
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (134 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Libertine | Black Rod | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare | The Announcer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut | Self - Actor / Major John Scott | Movie | 2003 |
 | Rockface | Liam | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Waking the Dead | Phil Brown | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Monarch | Henry VIII | Movie | 2000 |
 | Longitude | Edmund Burke | Movie | 2000 |
 | Longitude | Edmund Burke | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Kings in Grass Castles | Lord Dunraven | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | God (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Liberation | Lloyd George, P.M. of England | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Scarlet and Black | Marquis de la Mole | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Heartbeat | Michael O'Leary | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Law Lord | Judge Selwyn | Movie | 1992 |
 | Events at Drimaghleen | Father Sallins | Movie | 1991 |
 | Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Harmon | Movie | 1990 |
| Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Hermon | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Chief | Colin Fowler | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Grahame | Movie | 1989 |
 | Valmont | Baron | Movie | 1989 |
 | Red Scorpion | General Vortek | Movie | 1988 |
 | Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Captain Cook | Movie | 1988 |
 | Jack the Ripper | O'Connor | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Pascali's Island | Dr. Hogan | Movie | 1988 |
 | Unreported Incident | Michael | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Play on One | Michael Flynn | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Citizen | TV Series | 1988 |
| The Christmas Tree | Bill | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Casualty | Arthur Jackson | TV Series | 1986 |
| Casualty | Dr. Archie Whitlock | TV Series | 1986 |
 | ScreenPlay | Father Sallins | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Lovejoy | Bertram Montserrat | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Sweeting | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Doctor and the Devils | O'Connor | Movie | 1985 |
 | My Brother Jonathan | Lloyd Moore | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Bleak House | Harold Skimpole | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Dennis Naylor | Movie | 1984 |
 | Memed My Hawk | Dursun | Movie | 1984 |
 | Moving on the Edge | Liam | Movie | 1984 |
 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
| Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Randolph Wilmot | TV Series | 1983 |
 | To the Lighthouse | Augustus Carmichael | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Scarlet and the Black | Himmler | Movie | 1983 |
 | Britannia Hospital | Theatre Surgeon | Movie | 1982 |
 | Crimes | Melvyn | Movie | 1982 |
 | Play for Tomorrow | Melvyn | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work | Self - Narrator | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Manions of America | Harry Clement | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Random Moments in a May Garden | Digby | Movie | 1981 |
 | Levkas Man | Holroyd | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Pasmore | Helen's husband | Movie | 1980 |
 | Lady Killers | Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Silver Dream Racer | Bank Manager | Movie | 1980 |
 | Deasey (Desperate) | FG | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Outsider | John Russell | Movie | 1979 |
 | Minder | J.J.Mooney | TV Series | 1979 |
| Exposure | Dan | Movie | 1978 | |
 | A Child's Voice | Ainsley Rupert Macreadie | Movie | 1978 |
 | Strangers | Chief Constable | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Holocaust | Blobel | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Blake's 7 | Sarkoff | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Target | Ruby Daniels | TV Series | 1977 |
 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Simon Dedalus | Movie | 1977 |
| Love Lies Bleeding | Geoffrey | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Beasts: Baby | Dick Pummery | Movie | 1976 |
 | Stones | Harvey Fenton-Jones | Movie | 1976 |
 | Beasts | Dick Pummery | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Sir Martin Mallory | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Jean Pierre O'Higgins | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Next Victim | Frampton | Movie | 1975 |
 | Quiller | Buchanan | TV Series | 1975 |
 | All Creatures Great and Small | Soames | Movie | 1975 |
| Looking for Clancy | Marcus Selby | TV Series | 1975 | |
 | The Sweeney | Det. Supt. Grant | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Dr Layton | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Father Brown | DI Boyne | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Percy's Progress | London News Editor | Movie | 1974 |
 | Fall of Eagles | Count Conrad von Hotzendorf | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Playhouse | Harvey Fenton-Jones | TV Series | 1974 |
| Playhouse | Digby | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Napoleon and Love | Paul Barras | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Changeling | Tomazo de Piracquo | Movie | 1974 |
 | A Warm December | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | Thriller | Jack Hardisty | TV Series | 1973 |
| Thriller | Frampton | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Lady Killer | Jack Hardisty | Movie | 1973 |
 | Crown Court | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Henry Burnett | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Straw Dogs | Maj. John Scott | Movie | 1971 |
 | Justice | Supt. George Lester | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Jason King | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Villain | Frank Fletcher | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Beast in the Cellar | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick | Movie | 1971 |
 | Percy | Meet The People Compere | Movie | 1971 |
 | Perfect Friday | Smith | Movie | 1970 |
| The Rivals | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | Movie | 1970 | |
 | The Fifth Day of Peace | Nick | Movie | 1970 |
 | Manhunt | Louis Sampere | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Norris | Movie | 1969 |
| Blood of the Lamb | Joe Katz | Movie | 1969 | |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Sontee | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | William Russel | Movie | 1968 |
 | Man in a Suitcase | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Dr. Murphy | TV Series | 1967 |
| Sam and Janet | Fingers Magee | TV Series | 1967 | |
 | Ulysses | Buck Mulligan | Movie | 1967 |
 | Callan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Kommissarov | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Tomazo de Piracquo | TV Series | 1965 |
| Knock on Any Door | Mr Sands | TV Series | 1965 | |
 | The Troubleshooters | Geoffrey Arles | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Young Cassidy | Tom | Movie | 1965 |
 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Jack Hanson | Movie | 1965 |
| Deirdre | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
 | The Wednesday Play | John Joe Moran | TV Series | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Joe Katz | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Girl with Green Eyes | The Priest | Movie | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Jerry | TV Series | 1964 |
| Story Parade | Matthew Finch | TV Series | 1964 | |
 | Detective | Detective Wilks | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Downfall | Martin Somers | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who | The Captain | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Espionage | Tom Gorman | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Saint | Tony | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Quare Fellow | Walsh | Movie | 1962 |
 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Johnny Nobody | Garda | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Avengers | Grant | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Freedom to Die | Mike | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Siege of Sidney Street | Lapidos | Movie | 1960 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Mena Donelli | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Soames | TV Series | 1951 |