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.
Acted in 115
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Monarch
Henry VIII
Longitude
Edmund Burke
Longitude
Edmund Burke · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1998
Kings in Grass Castles
Lord Dunraven · 2 episodes
- 1996
- 1994
Liberation
Lloyd George, P.M. of England · 6 episodes
- 1993
Scarlet and Black
Marquis de la Mole · 3 episodes
- 1992
The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
- 1991
Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
- 1990
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon · 2 episodes
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
Jack the Ripper
O'Connor · 2 episodes
Unreported Incident
Michael
- 1986
Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
- 1985
All in Good Faith
Oscar Randolph · 3 episodes
The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
My Brother Jonathan
Lloyd Moore · 2 episodes
Bleak House
Harold Skimpole · 4 episodes
- 1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
Memed My Hawk
Dursun
Moving on the Edge
Liam
- 1983
To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
- 1982
Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
Crimes
Melvyn
Play for Tomorrow
Melvyn · 1 episode
- 1981
The Manions of America
Harry Clement · 3 episodes
Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby
Levkas Man
Holroyd · 1 episode
- 1980
Pasmore
Helen's husband
1970s
- 1979
Deasey (Desperate)
FG
The Outsider
John Russell
- 1978
A Child's Voice
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
- 1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simon Dedalus
- 1976
Beasts: Baby
Dick Pummery
Stones
Harvey Fenton-Jones
Beasts
Dick Pummery · 1 episode
- 1975
The Next Victim
Frampton
Quiller
Buchanan · 1 episode
All Creatures Great and Small
Soames
- 1974
Percy's Progress
London News Editor
Napoleon and Love
Paul Barras · 3 episodes
The Changeling
Tomazo de Piracquo
- 1973
Lady Killer
Jack Hardisty
- 1972
- 1971
Villain
Frank Fletcher
The Beast in the Cellar
Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Percy
Meet The People Compere
- 1970
Perfect Friday
Smith
Manhunt
Louis Sampere · 1 episode
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
Ulysses
Buck Mulligan
- 1965
Young Cassidy
Tom
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jack Hanson
- 1964
Girl with Green Eyes
The Priest
Downfall
Martin Somers
- 1963
- 1962
The Quare Fellow
Walsh
- 1961
Johnny Nobody
Garda
Freedom to Die
Mike
- 1960
The Siege of Sidney Street
Lapidos
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Mena Donelli · 1 episode
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Soames · 1 episode
Appearances2
2000s
- 2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
1980s
- 1982
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Self - Narrator