T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Known for

Acting

Born

September 7, 1929

Birthplace

Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Died

February 13, 2011 (aged 81)

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.

Best known work

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
1971
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
The Libertine
The Libertine
2004
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
1988
Valmont
Valmont
1989
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
The Saint
The Saint
1962
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
1988
Casualty
Casualty
1986

Filmography

  1. 2004

    The Libertine

    as Black Rod

  2. 2003

    The Boys & Girl from County Clare

    as The Announcer

  3. 2003

    Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

    as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

  4. 2002

    RockfaceTV

    as Liam (1 episode)

  5. 2001

    Waking the DeadTV

    as Phil Brown (2 episodes)

  6. 2000

    Monarch

    as Henry VIII

  7. 2000

    Longitude

    as Edmund Burke

  8. 2000

    LongitudeTV

    as Edmund Burke (2 episodes)

  9. 1998

    Kings in Grass CastlesTV

    as Lord Dunraven (2 episodes)

  10. 1996

    Testament: The Bible in AnimationTV

    as God (voice) (1 episode)

  11. 1994

    LiberationTV

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

  12. 1993

    Scarlet and BlackTV

    as Marquis de la Mole (3 episodes)

  13. 1992

    HeartbeatTV

    as Michael O'Leary (1 episode)

  14. 1992

    The Law Lord

    as Judge Selwyn

  15. 1991

    Events at Drimaghleen

    as Father Sallins

  16. 1990

    Shoot to Kill

    as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

  17. 1990

    Shoot to KillTV

    as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon (2 episodes)

  18. 1990

    The ChiefTV

    as Colin Fowler (10 episodes)

  19. 1989

    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    as Dr. Grahame

  20. 1989

    Valmont

    as Baron

  21. 1988

    Red Scorpion

    as General Vortek

  22. 1988

    Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

    as Captain Cook

  23. 1988

    Jack the RipperTV

    as O'Connor (2 episodes)

  24. 1988

    Pascali's Island

    as Dr. Hogan

  25. 1988

    Unreported Incident

    as Michael

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