T. P. McKenna
Known for 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.
Filmography
Straw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
Valmont
1989
as Baron
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
The Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
Villain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
Percy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
Young Cassidy
1965
as Tom
The Changeling
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
Perfect Friday
1970
as Smith
The Outsider
1979
as John Russell
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Nick