Actor profile

T. P. McKenna

7th September 1929 Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland Acting

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.

56 Movies 67 TV Shows 133 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Libertine poster

The Libertine 16th September 2004 as Black Rod

The Boys & Girl from County Clare poster

The Boys & Girl from County Clare 12th September 2003 as The Announcer

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut poster

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut 8th March 2003 as Self - Actor / Major John Scott

Monarch poster

Monarch 8th October 2000 as Henry VIII

Longitude poster

Longitude 2nd January 2000 as Edmund Burke

The Law Lord poster

The Law Lord 22nd March 1992 as Judge Selwyn

Events at Drimaghleen poster

Events at Drimaghleen 17th July 1991 as Father Sallins

Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill 3rd June 1990 as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery poster

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 25th December 1989 as Dr. Grahame

Valmont poster

Valmont 17th November 1989 as Baron

Red Scorpion poster

Red Scorpion 24th December 1988 as General Vortek

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy poster

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 14th December 1988 as Captain Cook

Pascali's Island poster

Pascali's Island 22nd July 1988 as Dr. Hogan

Unreported Incident poster

Unreported Incident 23rd February 1988 as Michael

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 1st January 1986 as Dr. Sweeting

The Doctor and the Devils poster

The Doctor and the Devils 4th October 1985 as O'Connor

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle poster

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle 31st December 1984 as Dennis Naylor

Memed My Hawk poster

Memed My Hawk 10th May 1984 as Dursun

Moving on the Edge poster

Moving on the Edge 6th March 1984 as Liam

To the Lighthouse poster

To the Lighthouse 22nd March 1983 as Augustus Carmichael

The Scarlet and the Black poster

The Scarlet and the Black 2nd February 1983 as Himmler

Britannia Hospital poster

Britannia Hospital 27th May 1982 as Theatre Surgeon

Crimes poster

Crimes 13th April 1982 as Melvyn

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work poster

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work 2nd February 1982 as Self - Narrator

Random Moments in a May Garden poster

Random Moments in a May Garden 22nd May 1981 as Digby

Pasmore poster

Pasmore 21st October 1980 as Helen's husband

Silver Dream Racer poster

Silver Dream Racer 13th June 1980 as Bank Manager

Deasey (Desperate) poster

Deasey (Desperate) 6th December 1979 as FG

The Outsider poster

The Outsider 26th November 1979 as John Russell

A Child's Voice poster

A Child's Voice 13th October 1978 as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man poster

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1st September 1977 as Simon Dedalus

Beasts: Baby poster

Beasts: Baby 6th November 1976 as Dick Pummery

Stones poster

Stones 27th October 1976 as Harvey Fenton-Jones

The Next Victim poster

The Next Victim 23rd September 1975 as Frampton

All Creatures Great and Small poster

All Creatures Great and Small 27th July 1975 as Soames

Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress 1st August 1974 as London News Editor

The Changeling poster

The Changeling 20th January 1974 as Tomazo de Piracquo

A Warm December poster

A Warm December 23rd May 1973 as Man (uncredited)

Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer 18th January 1973 as Jack Hardisty

Straw Dogs poster

Straw Dogs 25th November 1971 as Maj. John Scott

Villain poster

Villain 26th May 1971 as Frank Fletcher

The Beast in the Cellar poster

The Beast in the Cellar 14th April 1971 as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Percy poster

Percy 18th February 1971 as Meet The People Compere

Perfect Friday poster

Perfect Friday 10th November 1970 as Smith

The Fifth Day of Peace poster

The Fifth Day of Peace 17th April 1970 as Nick

Anne of the Thousand Days poster

Anne of the Thousand Days 18th December 1969 as Norris

The Charge of the Light Brigade poster

The Charge of the Light Brigade 10th April 1968 as William Russel

Ulysses poster

Ulysses 14th March 1967 as Buck Mulligan

Young Cassidy poster

Young Cassidy 25th February 1965 as Tom

Ferry Cross the Mersey poster

Ferry Cross the Mersey 10th February 1965 as Jack Hanson

Girl with Green Eyes poster

Girl with Green Eyes 14th May 1964 as The Priest

Downfall poster

Downfall 1st January 1964 as Martin Somers

The Quare Fellow poster

The Quare Fellow 2nd October 1962 as Walsh

Johnny Nobody poster

Johnny Nobody 1st October 1961 as Garda

Freedom to Die poster

Freedom to Die 1st January 1961 as Mike

The Siege of Sidney Street poster

The Siege of Sidney Street 11th October 1960 as Lapidos

Rockface poster

Rockface 13th March 2002 as Liam

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as Phil Brown

Longitude poster

Longitude 2nd January 2000 as Edmund Burke

Kings in Grass Castles poster

Kings in Grass Castles 28th March 1998 as Lord Dunraven

Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation 16th October 1996 as God (voice)

Liberation poster

Liberation 22nd March 1994 as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

Scarlet and Black poster

Scarlet and Black 31st October 1993 as Marquis de la Mole

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Michael O'Leary

Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill 3rd June 1990 as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Colin Fowler

Jack the Ripper poster

Jack the Ripper 11th October 1988 as O'Connor

The Play on One poster

The Play on One 19th January 1988 as Michael Flynn

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 10th January 1988 as Citizen

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Arthur Jackson

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Dr. Archie Whitlock

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as Father Sallins

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Bertram Montserrat

My Brother Jonathan poster

My Brother Jonathan 12th August 1985 as Lloyd Moore

Bleak House poster

Bleak House 10th April 1985 as Harold Skimpole

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime poster

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 9th October 1983

Play for Tomorrow poster

Play for Tomorrow 13th April 1982 as Melvyn

The Manions of America poster

The Manions of America 30th September 1981 as Harry Clement

Levkas Man poster

Levkas Man 18th March 1981 as Holroyd

Lady Killers poster

Lady Killers 20th July 1980 as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as J.J.Mooney

Strangers poster

Strangers 5th June 1978 as Chief Constable

Holocaust poster

Holocaust 16th April 1978 as Blobel

Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7 2nd January 1978 as Sarkoff

Target poster

Target 9th September 1977 as Ruby Daniels

Beasts poster

Beasts 16th October 1976 as Dick Pummery

The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street 4th September 1976 as Sir Martin Mallory

Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey 17th December 1975 as Jean Pierre O'Higgins

Quiller poster

Quiller 29th August 1975 as Buchanan

The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney 2nd January 1975 as Det. Supt. Grant

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Dr Layton

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 26th September 1974 as DI Boyne

Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles 15th March 1974 as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Harvey Fenton-Jones

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Digby

Napoleon and Love poster

Napoleon and Love 5th March 1974 as Paul Barras

Thriller poster

Thriller 14th April 1973 as Jack Hardisty

Thriller poster

Thriller 14th April 1973 as Frampton

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 18th October 1972

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 18th October 1972 as Henry Burnett

Justice poster

Justice 8th October 1971 as Supt. George Lester

Jason King poster

Jason King 15th September 1971

Manhunt poster

Manhunt 2nd January 1970 as Louis Sampere

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Sontee

Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase 27th September 1967

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Dr. Murphy

Callan poster

Callan 6th February 1967

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Kommissarov

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Tomazo de Piracquo

The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters 7th July 1965 as Geoffrey Arles

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as John Joe Moran

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as Joe Katz

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Jerry

Detective poster

Detective 30th March 1964 as Detective Wilks

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as The Captain

Espionage poster

Espionage 2nd October 1963 as Tom Gorman

The Saint poster

The Saint 4th October 1962 as Tony

Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook 16th August 1962

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Grant

No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place 16th September 1959

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Mena Donelli

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Soames