T. P. McKenna

Sep 07, 1929 - Feb 13, 2011 (81 years old) in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

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

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Doctor Who

The Captain

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No Hiding Place

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Crown Court

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The Avengers

Grant

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BBC Play of the Month

Sir Lucius O'Trigger

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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

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Minder

J.J.Mooney

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The Wednesday Play

John Joe Moran

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Waking the Dead

Phil Brown

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Heartbeat

Michael O'Leary

Credits

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work Future

Self - Narrator

★ NR
The Libertine 2004

Black Rod

★ 5.9
The Boys & Girl from County Clare 2003

The Announcer

★ 6
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut 2003

Self - Actor / Major John Scott

★ 7
Waking the Dead 2001

Phil Brown

★ 7.3
Monarch 2000

Henry VIII

★ 6
Longitude 2000

Edmund Burke

★ 7.3
Kings in Grass Castles 1998

Lord Dunraven

★ 10
Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996

God (voice)

★ 6.4
Liberation 1994

Lloyd George, P.M. of England

★ 7.8
Scarlet and Black 1993

Marquis de la Mole

★ 6.3
Heartbeat 1992

Michael O'Leary

★ 7
The Law Lord 1992

Judge Selwyn

★ NR
Events at Drimaghleen 1991

Father Sallins

★ NR
Shoot to Kill 1990

Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

★ NR
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989

Dr. Grahame

★ 6.5
Valmont 1989

Baron

★ 6.7
Red Scorpion 1988

General Vortek

★ 5.9
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1988

Captain Cook

★ 7.4
Jack the Ripper 1988

O'Connor

★ 7.1
Pascali's Island 1988

Dr. Hogan

★ 6.4
Unreported Incident 1988

Michael

★ NR
The Play on One 1988

Michael Flynn

★ 6
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 1988

Citizen

★ NR
Inspector Morse 1987

Professor Sir Lionel Phelps

★ 7.8
Casualty 1986

Arthur Jackson

★ 6
Lovejoy 1986

Bertram Montserrat

★ 7.3
Strong Medicine 1986

Dr. Sweeting

★ 7
The Doctor and the Devils 1985

O'Connor

★ 6.4
Bleak House 1985

Harold Skimpole

★ 6
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle 1984

Dennis Naylor

★ NR
Miss Marple 1984

Dr. Grahame

★ 8.4
Memed My Hawk 1984

Dursan

★ 5
Moving on the Edge 1984

Liam

★ NR
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 1983

★ 6.1
To the Lighthouse 1983

Augustus Carmichael

★ 5.4
The Scarlet and the Black 1983

Himmler

★ 7
Britannia Hospital 1982

Theatre Surgeon

★ 6.4
Crimes 1982

Melvyn

★ NR
The Manions of America 1981

Harry Clement

★ 5.5
Random Moments in a May Garden 1981

Digby

★ NR
Levkas Man 1981

Holroyd

★ NR
Pasmore 1980

Helen's husband

★ NR
Lady Killers 1980

Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

★ 5
Silver Dream Racer 1980

Bank Manager

★ 5.4
Deasey (Desperate) 1979

FG

★ NR
The Outsider 1979

John Russell

★ 5.6
Minder 1979

J.J.Mooney

★ 6.8
Exposure 1978

Dan

★ NR
A Child's Voice 1978

Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

★ 10
Holocaust 1978

Blobel

★ 7.4
Blake's 7 1978

Sarkoff

★ 7.2
Target 1977

★ 6.5
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1977

Simon Dedalus

★ 6
Love Lies Bleeding 1977

Geoffrey

★ NR
Beasts: Baby 1976

Dick Pummery

★ NR
Stones 1976

Harvey Fenton-Jones

★ NR
Beasts 1976

Dick Pummery

★ 7
The Duchess of Duke Street 1976

★ 7.8
Rumpole of the Bailey 1975

★ 7.1
The Next Victim 1975

Frampton

★ NR
Quiller 1975

Buchanan

★ NR
All Creatures Great and Small 1975

Soames

★ 6.6
Looking for Clancy 1975

★ NR
The Venturers 1975

★ NR
The Sweeney 1975

Det. Supt. Grant

★ 7.7
Father Brown 1974

★ 6.6
Percy's Progress 1974

London News Editor

★ 3.9
Fall of Eagles 1974

Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

★ 6.8
Napoleon and Love 1974

★ NR
The Changeling 1974

Tomazo de Piracquo

★ 7
A Warm December 1973

Man (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Thriller 1973

Jack Hardisty

★ 6.6
Lady Killer 1973

Jack Hardisty

★ 6.7
Crown Court 1972

★ 5.4
Straw Dogs 1971

Maj. John Scott

★ 7.2
Justice 1971

Supt. George Lester

★ 6
Jason King 1971

★ 7.3
Villain 1971

Frank Fletcher

★ 6.3
Percy 1971

Meet The People Compere

★ 4.3
Perfect Friday 1970

Smith

★ 6.5
The Beast in the Cellar 1970

Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

★ 4.7
The Rivals 1970

Sir Lucius O'Trigger

★ 6
The 5th Day of Peace 1970

Nick

★ 5.2
Manhunt 1970

Louis Sampere

★ 6.5
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969

Norris

★ 7.1
Blood of the Lamb 1969

Joe Katz

★ NR
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968

William Russel

★ 6.1
Man in a Suitcase 1967

★ 7
Callan 1967

★ 7
Ulysses 1967

Buck Mulligan

★ 6
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Sir Lucius O'Trigger

★ 5
Young Cassidy 1965

Tom

★ 6.2
Ferry Cross the Mersey 1965

Jack Hanson

★ 6.1
Deirdre 1965

★ NR
The Wednesday Play 1964

John Joe Moran

★ 4.5
Girl with Green Eyes 1964

The Priest

★ 6.6
Downfall 1964

★ 6.7
Doctor Who 1963

The Captain

★ 7.9
The Saint 1962

Tony

★ 7.3
The Quare Fellow 1962

Walsh

★ 5.8
Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962

★ 6
Johnny Nobody 1961

Garda

★ 6.5
The Avengers 1961

Grant

★ 7.7
Freedom to Die 1961

Mike

★ 5.2
The Siege of Sidney Street 1960

Lapidos

★ 2
No Hiding Place 1959

★ 3.7
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Soames

★ 8.6