T. P. McKenna

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 107

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

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

2004

as Black Rod

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

2001

(2 episodes) as Phil Brown

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

1998

(2 episodes) as Lord Dunraven

1996

(1 episode) as God (voice)

1993

(3 episodes) as Marquis de la Mole

1992		Heartbeat (1 episode) as Michael O'Leary
1992		The Law Lord as Judge Selwyn

1991

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: 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		Unreported Incident as Michael
1988		The Play on One (1 episode) as Michael Flynn
1988		The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1 episode) as Citizen

1987

(1 episode) as Professor Sir Lionel Phelps

1986		Casualty (1 episode) as Dr. Archie Whitlock (1 episode) as Arthur Jackson
1986		Lovejoy (1 episode) as Bertram Montserrat
1986		Strong Medicine as Dr. Sweeting

1985		The Doctor and the Devils as O'Connor
1985		Bleak House (1 episode) as Harold Skimpole

1984		Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle as Dennis Naylor
1984		Miss Marple (1 episode) as Dr. Grahame
1984		Memed My Hawk as Dursan
1984		Moving on the Edge as Liam

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
1980		The Outsider as John Russell

1979		Deasey as FG
1979		Minder (1 episode) as J.J.Mooney

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		A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Simon Dedalus
1977		Love Lies Bleeding as Geoffrey

1976		Beasts: Baby as Dick Pummery
1976		Stones as Harvey Fenton-Jones
1976		Beasts (1 episode) as Dick Pummery
1976		The Duchess of Duke Street (1 episode)

1975		Rumpole of the Bailey (1 episode)
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		The Venturers (1 episode)
1975		The Sweeney (1 episode) as Det. Supt. Grant

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		A Warm December as Man (uncredited)
1973		Thriller (1 episode) as Frampton (1 episode) as Jack Hardisty
1973		Lady Killer as Jack Hardisty

1972

(3 episodes) as Henry Burnett (2 episodes)

1971		Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
1971		Justice (1 episode) as Supt. George Lester
1971		Jason King (1 episode)
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		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		Callan (1 episode)
1967		Ulysses as Buck Mulligan

1965		BBC Play of the Month (1 episode) as Kommissarov (1 episode) as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1965		Young Cassidy as Tom
1965		Ferry Cross the Mersey as Jack Hanson
1965		Deirdre

1964		The Wednesday Play (1 episode) as John Joe Moran
1964		Girl with Green Eyes as The Priest
1964		Downfall

1963

(4 episodes) as The Captain

1962		The Saint (2 episodes) as Tony
1962		The Quare Fellow as Walsh
1962		Dr. Finlay's Casebook (2 episodes)

1961		The Avengers (3 episodes) as Grant
1961		Freedom to Die as Mike

1960

as Lapidos

1959

(1 episode)

1951

(1 episode) as Soames

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