T. P. McKenna

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

Maj. John Scott

Straw Dogs

Frank Fletcher

Villain

General Vortek

Red Scorpion

London News Editor

Percy's Progress

The Priest

Girl with Green Eyes

Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

The Beast in the Cellar

Smith

Perfect Friday

Jack Hanson

Ferry Cross the Mersey

Dick Pummery

Beasts: Baby

Simon Dedalus

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Tom

Young Cassidy

Buck Mulligan

Ulysses

Deirdre

Sir Lucius O'Trigger

The Rivals

Henry VIII

Monarch

Mike

Freedom to Die

Digby

Random Moments in a May Garden

Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

Shoot to Kill

Joe Katz

Blood of the Lamb

Norris

Anne of the Thousand Days

O'Connor

The Doctor and the Devils

Father Sallins

Events at Drimaghleen

Man (uncredited)

A Warm December

Geoffrey

Love Lies Bleeding

Melvyn

Crimes

Michael

Unreported Incident

Dennis Naylor

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Dan

Exposure

Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

A Child's Voice

Downfall

Lapidos

The Siege of Sidney Street

Nick

Dio è con noi

Dr. Sweeting

Strong Medicine

Judge Selwyn

The Law Lord

Baron

Valmont

Himmler

The Scarlet and the Black

Tomazo de Piracquo

The Changeling

Augustus Carmichael

To the Lighthouse

Dr. Hogan

Pascali's Island

Edmund Burke

Longitude

Captain Cook

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Bank Manager

Silver Dream Racer

William Russel

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Soames

All Creatures Great and Small

Dursan

Memed My Hawk

Black Rod

The Libertine

The Announcer

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Meet The People Compere

Percy

Dr. Grahame

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

John Russell

The Outsider

Walsh

The Quare Fellow

Self - Actor / Major John Scott

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

Harvey Fenton-Jones

Stones

Theatre Surgeon

Britannia Hospital

Liam

Moving on the Edge

Helen's husband

Pasmore

Jack Hardisty

Lady Killer

Frampton

The Next Victim

FG

Deasey (Desperate)

Self - Narrator

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work

Garda

Johnny Nobody

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-09-07

Place of Birth

Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Also Known As

T.P. McKenna