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.
Filmography
The Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Monarch
2000
as Henry VIII
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
The Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
as Father Sallins
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
Valmont
1989
as Baron
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Captain Cook
Pascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
Unreported Incident
1988
as Michael
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The Christmas Tree
1986
as Bill
Strong Medicine
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Dursun
Moving on the Edge
1984
as Liam
To the Lighthouse
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
Crimes
1982
as Melvyn