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
Father Sallins
Events at Drimaghleen
Norris
Anne of the Thousand Days
O'Connor
The Doctor and the Devils
Man (uncredited)
A Warm December
Geoffrey
Love Lies Bleeding
Melvyn
Crimes
Dennis Naylor
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Michael
Unreported Incident
Dan
Exposure
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
A Child's Voice
Martin Somers
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
Bill
The Christmas Tree
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
62
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-09-07
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Also Known As
T.P. McKenna