T. P. McKenna
Known for Acting
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
Straw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
Valmont
1989
as Baron
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
Pascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
The Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
Villain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
Percy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
Percy's Progress
1974
as London News Editor
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Dursan
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Manager
The Outsider
1979
as John Russell