T. P. McKenna

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 109

Gender Male

Birthday September 7, 1929

Day of Death February 13, 2011 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

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T.P. McKenna
Thomas Patrick McKenna

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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.

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Acting

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as Self - Narrator

2004		The Libertine as Black Rod
2004		Waking the Dead 2 episodes as Phil Brown

2003		The Boys & Girl from County Clare as The Announcer
2003		Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

2000		Monarch as Henry VIII
2000		Longitude 2 episodes as Edmund Burke
2000		Longitude as Edmund Burke

1998

2 episodes as Lord Dunraven

1997

1 episode as Dr. Archie Whitlock

1996

1 episode as God (voice)

1994

6 episodes as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

1993		Scarlet and Black 3 episodes as Marquis de la Mole
1993		Heartbeat 1 episode as Michael O'Leary
1993		Lovejoy 1 episode as Bertram Montserrat

1992		Casualty 1 episode as Arthur Jackson
1992		The Law Lord as Judge Selwyn

1991		Rumpole of the Bailey 1 episode
1991		Events at Drimaghleen as Father Sallins

1990		Shoot to Kill 2 episodes as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
1990		Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

1989		Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Grahame
1989		Valmont as Baron

1988		Red Scorpion as General Vortek
1988		Doctor Who 3 episodes as The Captain
1988		Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Captain Cook
1988		Jack the Ripper 2 episodes as O'Connor
1988		Pascali's Island as Dr. Hogan
1988		The Play on One 1 episode as Michael Flynn
1988		Unreported Incident as Michael
1988		The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 1 episode as Citizen

1986

as Dr. Sweeting

1985		The Doctor and the Devils as O'Connor
1985		Bleak House 4 episodes as Harold Skimpole

1984		Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle as Dennis Naylor
1984		Memed My Hawk as Dursan
1984		Moving on the Edge as Liam
1984		Minder 1 episode as J.J.Mooney

1983		Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 1 episode
1983		To the Lighthouse as Augustus Carmichael
1983		The Scarlet and the Black as Himmler

1982		Britannia Hospital as Theatre Surgeon
1982		Crimes as Melvyn

1981		The Manions of America 3 episodes as Harry Clement
1981		Random Moments in a May Garden as Digby
1981		Levkas Man 1 episode as Holroyd

1980		Pasmore as Helen's husband
1980		Lady Killers 1 episode as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
1980		Silver Dream Racer as Bank Manager

1979		Deasey (Desperate) as FG
1979		The Outsider as John Russell

1978		Exposure as Dan
1978		A Child's Voice as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
1978		Holocaust 3 episodes as Blobel
1978		Blake's 7 1 episode as Sarkoff

1977		Target 1 episode
1977		The Duchess of Duke Street 1 episode
1977		A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Simon Dedalus
1977		Love Lies Bleeding as Geoffrey

1976		Beasts 1 episode as Dick Pummery
1976		Beasts: Baby as Dick Pummery
1976		Stones as Harvey Fenton-Jones
1976		Thriller 1 episode as Frampton

1975		The Next Victim as Frampton
1975		Quiller 1 episode as Buchanan
1975		All Creatures Great and Small as Soames
1975		Looking for Clancy 5 episodes
1975		Crown Court 2 episodes
1975		The Sweeney 1 episode as Det. Supt. Grant
1975		Hallmark Hall of Fame 1 episode as Soames
1975		The Venturers 1 episode

1974		Father Brown 1 episode
1974		Percy's Progress as London News Editor
1974		Fall of Eagles 1 episode as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
1974		Napoleon and Love 3 episodes
1974		The Changeling as Tomazo de Piracquo

1973		Crown Court 3 episodes as Henry Burnett
1973		A Warm December as Man (uncredited)
1973		Thriller 1 episode as Jack Hardisty
1973		Justice 1 episode as Supt. George Lester
1973		Lady Killer as Jack Hardisty

1972		Callan 1 episode
1972		Jason King 1 episode

1971		Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
1971		BBC Play of the Month 1 episode as Kommissarov
1971		Villain as Frank Fletcher
1971		Percy as Meet The People Compere

1970		Perfect Friday as Smith
1970		The Beast in the Cellar as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
1970		The Rivals as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1970		BBC Play of the Month 1 episode as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1970		The 5th Day of Peace as Nick
1970		Manhunt 1 episode as Louis Sampere

1969		Anne of the Thousand Days as Norris
1969		Blood of the Lamb as Joe Katz

1968

as William Russel

1967		Man in a Suitcase 1 episode
1967		The Wednesday Play 1 episode as John Joe Moran
1967		Ulysses as Buck Mulligan

1966		The Saint 2 episodes as Tony
1966		The Troubleshooters 1 episode as Geoffrey Arles

1965		Young Cassidy as Tom
1965		Ferry Cross the Mersey as Jack Hanson
1965		No Hiding Place 1 episode
1965		Deirdre

1964		Girl with Green Eyes as The Priest
1964		Dr. Finlay's Casebook 2 episodes
1964		The Avengers 3 episodes as Grant
1964		Downfall

1962

as Walsh

1961		Johnny Nobody as Garda
1961		Freedom to Die as Mike

1960

as Lapidos

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