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
Doctor Who
1963
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
1972
The Avengers
1961
Heartbeat
1992
The Saint
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
Minder
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Filmography
Doctor Who
as The Captain · 1963
Casualty
as Arthur Jackson · 1986
Casualty
as Dr. Archie Whitlock · 1986
Crown Court
· 1972
Crown Court
as Henry Burnett · 1972
The Avengers
as Grant · 1961
Heartbeat
as Michael O'Leary · 1992
The Saint
as Tony · 1962
The Wednesday Play
as John Joe Moran · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Joe Katz · 1964
Minder
as J.J.Mooney · 1979
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Kommissarov · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Tomazo de Piracquo · 1965
Waking the Dead
as Phil Brown · 2001
ITV Playhouse
as Dr. Murphy · 1967
No Hiding Place
· 1959
Playhouse
as Harvey Fenton-Jones · 1974
Playhouse
as Digby · 1974
Theatre 625
as Jerry · 1964
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Jean Pierre O'Higgins · 1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Sontee · 1969
The Sweeney
as Det. Supt. Grant · 1975
ScreenPlay
as Father Sallins · 1986
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
· 1962
Lovejoy
as Bertram Montserrat · 1986
Blake's 7
as Sarkoff · 1978
The Chief
as Colin Fowler · 1990
Thriller
as Jack Hardisty · 1973
Thriller
as Frampton · 1973
Churchill's People
as Dr Layton · 1974
The Play on One
as Michael Flynn · 1988
The Troubleshooters
as Geoffrey Arles · 1965
The Duchess of Duke Street
as Sir Martin Mallory · 1976
Callan
· 1967
Strangers
as Chief Constable · 1978
Man in a Suitcase
· 1967
Justice
as Supt. George Lester · 1971
Target
as Ruby Daniels · 1977
Espionage
as Tom Gorman · 1963
Jason King
· 1971
Story Parade
as Matthew Finch · 1964
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
· 1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Randolph Wilmot · 1983
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Citizen · 1988
Detective
as Detective Wilks · 1964
Manhunt
as Louis Sampere · 1970
Fall of Eagles
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf · 1974
Father Brown
as DI Boyne · 1974
Lady Killers
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. · 1980
Holocaust
as Blobel · 1978
Rockface
as Liam · 2002
Jack the Ripper
as O'Connor · 1988
Longitude
as Edmund Burke · 2000
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as God (voice) · 1996
Bleak House
as Harold Skimpole · 1985
Straw Dogs
as Maj. John Scott · 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Soames · 1951
Napoleon and Love
as Paul Barras · 1974
Beasts
as Dick Pummery · 1976
Liberation
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England · 1994
Quiller
as Buchanan · 1975
Valmont
as Baron · 1989
The Manions of America
as Harry Clement · 1981
The Libertine
as Black Rod · 2004
Red Scorpion
as General Vortek · 1988
Knock on Any Door
as Mr Sands · 1965
Armchair Theatre
as Mena Donelli · 1956
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as William Russel · 1968
Scarlet and Black
as Marquis de la Mole · 1993
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Norris · 1969
Looking for Clancy
as Marcus Selby · 1975
Kings in Grass Castles
as Lord Dunraven · 1998
The Scarlet and the Black
as Himmler · 1983
The Doctor and the Devils
as O'Connor · 1985
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Grahame · 1989
Pascali's Island
as Dr. Hogan · 1988
Sam and Janet
as Fingers Magee · 1967
Britannia Hospital
as Theatre Surgeon · 1982
The Fifth Day of Peace
as Nick · 1970
Girl with Green Eyes
as The Priest · 1964
My Brother Jonathan
as Lloyd Moore · 1985
Levkas Man
as Holroyd · 1981
Longitude
as Edmund Burke · 2000
All Creatures Great and Small
as Soames · 1975
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Simon Dedalus · 1977
Shoot to Kill
as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon · 1990
Villain
as Frank Fletcher · 1971
Play for Tomorrow
as Melvyn · 1982
Young Cassidy
as Tom · 1965
The Beast in the Cellar
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick · 1971
Silver Dream Racer
as Bank Manager · 1980
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as The Announcer · 2003
Ulysses
as Buck Mulligan · 1967
Perfect Friday
as Smith · 1970
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Jack Hanson · 1965
To the Lighthouse
as Augustus Carmichael · 1983
Memed My Hawk
as Dursun · 1984
A Warm December
as Man (uncredited) · 1973
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Sweeting · 1986
Percy's Progress
as London News Editor · 1974
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Captain Cook · 1988
The Law Lord
as Judge Selwyn · 1992
The Siege of Sidney Street
as Lapidos · 1960
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott · 2003
Percy
as Meet The People Compere · 1971
Johnny Nobody
as Garda · 1961
Shoot to Kill
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon · 1990
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Dennis Naylor · 1984
Moving on the Edge
as Liam · 1984
Unreported Incident
as Michael · 1988
Deirdre
· 1965
Random Moments in a May Garden
as Digby · 1981
The Changeling
as Tomazo de Piracquo · 1974
The Quare Fellow
as Walsh · 1962
Lady Killer
as Jack Hardisty · 1973
Love Lies Bleeding
as Geoffrey · 1977
Beasts: Baby
as Dick Pummery · 1976
Blood of the Lamb
as Joe Katz · 1969
The Christmas Tree
as Bill · 1986
The Outsider
as John Russell · 1979
Deasey (Desperate)
as FG · 1979
Freedom to Die
as Mike · 1961
Pasmore
as Helen's husband · 1980
A Child's Voice
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie · 1978
The Rivals
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger · 1970
The Next Victim
as Frampton · 1975
Events at Drimaghleen
as Father Sallins · 1991
Stones
as Harvey Fenton-Jones · 1976
Downfall
as Martin Somers · 1964
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
as Self - Narrator · 1982
Monarch
as Henry VIII · 2000
Exposure
as Dan · 1978
Crimes
as Melvyn · 1982