Acting · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland · Born September 7, 1929
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.
MovieThe Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
MovieThe Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
MovieMantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
TVRockface
2002
as Liam
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Phil Brown
MovieMonarch
2000
as Henry VIII
MovieLongitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
TVLongitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
TVKings in Grass Castles
1998
as Lord Dunraven
TVTestament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as God (voice)
TVLiberation
1994
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
TVScarlet and Black
1993
as Marquis de la Mole
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Michael O'Leary
MovieThe Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
MovieEvents at Drimaghleen
1991
as Father Sallins
MovieShoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
TVShoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
TVThe Chief
1990
as Colin Fowler
MovieMiss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
MovieValmont
1989
as Baron
MovieRed Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
MovieDoctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Captain Cook
TVJack the Ripper
1988
as O'Connor
MoviePascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
MovieUnreported Incident
1988
as Michael
TVThe Play on One
1988
as Michael Flynn
TVThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Citizen
The Christmas Tree
1986
as Bill
TVCasualty
1986
as Arthur Jackson
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Father Sallins
TVLovejoy
1986
as Bertram Montserrat
MovieStrong Medicine
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
MovieThe Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
TVMy Brother Jonathan
1985
as Lloyd Moore
TVBleak House
1985
as Harold Skimpole
MovieGive Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Dennis Naylor
MovieMemed My Hawk
1984
as Dursun
MovieMoving on the Edge
1984
as Liam
TVAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
MovieTo the Lighthouse
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
MovieThe Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
MovieCrimes
1982
as Melvyn
TVPlay for Tomorrow
1982
as Melvyn
MovieThe World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982
as Self - Narrator
TVThe Manions of America
1981
as Harry Clement
MovieRandom Moments in a May Garden
1981
as Digby
TVLevkas Man
1981
as Holroyd
MoviePasmore
1980
as Helen's husband
TVLady Killers
1980
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
MovieSilver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Manager
MovieDeasey (Desperate)
1979
as FG
MovieThe Outsider
1979
as John Russell
TVMinder
1979
as J.J.Mooney
Exposure
1978
as Dan
MovieA Child's Voice
1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
TVStrangers
1978
as Chief Constable
TVHolocaust
1978
as Blobel
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Sarkoff
TVTarget
1977
as Ruby Daniels
MovieA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
as Simon Dedalus
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
as Geoffrey
MovieBeasts: Baby
1976
as Dick Pummery
MovieStones
1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
TVBeasts
1976
as Dick Pummery
TVThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Martin Mallory
TVRumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Jean Pierre O'Higgins
MovieThe Next Victim
1975
as Frampton
TVQuiller
1975
as Buchanan
MovieAll Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
Looking for Clancy
1975
as Marcus Selby
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Grant
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Dr Layton
TVFather Brown
1974
as DI Boyne
MoviePercy's Progress
1974
as London News Editor
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
TVNapoleon and Love
1974
as Paul Barras
MovieThe Changeling
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
MovieA Warm December
1973
as Man (uncredited)
TVThriller
1973
as Jack Hardisty
MovieLady Killer
1973
as Jack Hardisty
TVCrown Court
1972
MovieStraw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
TVJustice
1971
as Supt. George Lester
TVJason King
1971
MovieVillain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
MovieThe Beast in the Cellar
1971
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
MoviePercy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
MoviePerfect Friday
1970
as Smith
The Rivals
1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
MovieThe Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Nick
TVManhunt
1970
as Louis Sampere
MovieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
Blood of the Lamb
1969
as Joe Katz
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sontee
MovieThe Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Dr. Murphy
Sam and Janet
1967
as Fingers Magee
MovieUlysses
1967
as Buck Mulligan
TVCallan
1967
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
TVThe Troubleshooters
1965
as Geoffrey Arles
MovieYoung Cassidy
1965
as Tom
MovieFerry Cross the Mersey
1965
as Jack Hanson
Deirdre
1965
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Charles Sturrock
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as John Joe Moran
MovieGirl with Green Eyes
1964
as The Priest
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Jerry
Story Parade
1964
as Matthew Finch
TVDetective
1964
as Detective Wilks
MovieDownfall
1964
as Martin Somers
TVDoctor Who
1963
as The Captain
TVEspionage
1963
as Tom Gorman
TVThe Saint
1962
as Tony
MovieThe Quare Fellow
1962
as Walsh
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
MovieJohnny Nobody
1961
as Garda
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Grant
MovieFreedom to Die
1961
as Mike
MovieThe Siege of Sidney Street
1960
as Lapidos
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Mena Donelli
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Soames
