T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

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.

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 • as The Captain

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961 • as Grant

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972 • as Henry Burnett

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Filmography

2004

The Libertine
The Libertine
as Black Rod
Movie - Released: 9/16/2004

2003

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as The Announcer
Movie - Released: 9/12/2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Movie - Released: 3/8/2003

2001

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Phil Brown
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

2000

Monarch
Monarch
as Henry VIII
Movie - Released: 10/8/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Edmund Burke
Movie - Released: 1/2/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Edmund Burke
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1998

Kings in Grass Castles
Kings in Grass Castles
as Lord Dunraven
TV - Released: 3/28/1998

1996

Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as God (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/1996

1994

Liberation
Liberation
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
TV - Released: 3/22/1994

1993

Scarlet and Black
Scarlet and Black
as Marquis de la Mole
TV - Released: 10/31/1993

1992

The Law Lord
The Law Lord
as Judge Selwyn
Movie - Released: 3/22/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Michael O'Leary
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

Events at Drimaghleen
Events at Drimaghleen
as Father Sallins
Movie - Released: 7/17/1991

1990

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Movie - Released: 6/3/1990
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
TV - Released: 6/3/1990

1989

Valmont
Valmont
as Baron
Movie - Released: 11/17/1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Grahame
Movie - Released: 12/25/1989

1988

Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
as General Vortek
Movie - Released: 12/24/1988
Unreported Incident
Unreported Incident
as Michael
Movie - Released: 2/23/1988
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island
as Dr. Hogan
Movie - Released: 7/22/1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Captain Cook
Movie - Released: 12/14/1988
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as O'Connor
TV - Released: 10/11/1988
The Play on One
The Play on One
as Michael Flynn
TV - Released: 1/19/1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Citizen
TV - Released: 1/10/1988

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Professor Sir Lionel Phelps
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Sweeting
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Bertram Montserrat
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Arthur Jackson
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Dr. Archie Whitlock
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils
as O'Connor
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985
Bleak House
Bleak House
as Harold Skimpole
TV - Released: 4/10/1985

1984

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Dennis Naylor
Movie - Released: 12/31/1984
Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk
as Dursan
Movie - Released: 5/10/1984
Moving on the Edge
Moving on the Edge
as Liam
Movie - Released: 3/6/1984
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
as Dr. Grahame
TV - Released: 12/26/1984

1983

The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
as Himmler
Movie - Released: 2/2/1983
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
as Augustus Carmichael
Movie - Released: 3/22/1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
TV - Released: 10/9/1983

1982

Crimes
Crimes
as Melvyn
Movie - Released: 4/13/1982
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Theatre Surgeon
Movie - Released: 5/27/1982

1981

Random Moments in a May Garden
Random Moments in a May Garden
as Digby
Movie - Released: 5/22/1981
Levkas Man
Levkas Man
as Holroyd
TV - Released: 3/18/1981
The Manions of America
The Manions of America
as Harry Clement
TV - Released: 9/30/1981

1980

Silver Dream Racer
Silver Dream Racer
as Bank Manager
Movie - Released: 6/13/1980
Pasmore
Pasmore
as Helen's husband
Movie - Released: 10/21/1980
Lady Killers
Lady Killers
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
TV - Released: 7/20/1980

1979

The Outsider
The Outsider
as John Russell
Movie - Released: 11/26/1979
Deasey (Desperate)
Deasey (Desperate)
as FG
Movie - Released: 12/6/1979
Minder
Minder
as J.J.Mooney
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

Movie
Exposure
as Dan
Movie - Released: 11/28/1978
A Child's Voice
A Child's Voice
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Movie - Released: 10/13/1978
Blake's 7
Blake's 7
as Sarkoff
TV - Released: 1/2/1978
Holocaust
Holocaust
as Blobel
TV - Released: 4/16/1978

1977

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as Simon Dedalus
Movie - Released: 9/1/1977
Movie
Love Lies Bleeding
as Geoffrey
Movie - Released: 7/12/1977
Target
Target
TV - Released: 9/9/1977

1976

Beasts: Baby
Beasts: Baby
as Dick Pummery
Movie - Released: 11/6/1976
Stones
Stones
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Movie - Released: 10/27/1976
Beasts
Beasts
as Dick Pummery
TV - Released: 10/16/1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV - Released: 9/4/1976

1975

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Soames
Movie - Released: 7/27/1975
The Next Victim
The Next Victim
as Frampton
Movie - Released: 9/23/1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Det. Supt. Grant
TV - Released: 1/2/1975
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV - Released: 12/17/1975
TV
The Venturers
TV - Released: 1/7/1975
TV
Looking for Clancy
TV - Released: 5/24/1975
Quiller
Quiller
as Buchanan
TV - Released: 8/29/1975

1974

Percy's Progress
Percy's Progress
as London News Editor
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974
The Changeling
The Changeling
as Tomazo de Piracquo
Movie - Released: 1/20/1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
TV - Released: 3/15/1974
Father Brown
Father Brown
TV - Released: 9/26/1974
Napoleon and Love
Napoleon and Love
TV - Released: 3/5/1974

1973

A Warm December
A Warm December
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
as Jack Hardisty
Movie - Released: 1/18/1973
Thriller
Thriller
as Jack Hardisty
TV - Released: 4/14/1973
Thriller
Thriller
as Frampton
TV - Released: 4/14/1973

1972

Crown Court
Crown Court
TV - Released: 10/11/1972
Crown Court
Crown Court
as Henry Burnett
TV - Released: 10/11/1972

1971

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
as Maj. John Scott
Movie - Released: 11/25/1971
Villain
Villain
as Frank Fletcher
Movie - Released: 5/26/1971
Percy
Percy
as Meet The People Compere
Movie - Released: 2/18/1971
Jason King
Jason King
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Justice
Justice
as Supt. George Lester
TV - Released: 10/8/1971

1970

The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Movie - Released: 8/1/1970
Perfect Friday
Perfect Friday
as Smith
Movie - Released: 11/10/1970
Movie
The Rivals
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Movie - Released: 5/17/1970
The 5th Day of Peace
The 5th Day of Peace
as Nick
Movie - Released: 4/17/1970
Manhunt
Manhunt
as Louis Sampere
TV - Released: 1/2/1970

1969

Movie
Blood of the Lamb
as Joe Katz
Movie - Released: 12/3/1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Norris
Movie - Released: 12/18/1969

1968

The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as William Russel
Movie - Released: 4/10/1968

1967

Ulysses
Ulysses
as Buck Mulligan
Movie - Released: 3/14/1967
Callan
Callan
TV - Released: 7/8/1967
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase
TV - Released: 9/27/1967

1965

Ferry Cross the Mersey
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Jack Hanson
Movie - Released: 2/10/1965
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy
as Tom
Movie - Released: 2/25/1965
Movie
Deirdre
Movie - Released: 1/1/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Kommissarov
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes
as The Priest
Movie - Released: 5/14/1964
Downfall
Downfall
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as John Joe Moran
TV - Released: 9/30/1964

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Captain
TV - Released: 11/23/1963

1962

The Quare Fellow
The Quare Fellow
as Walsh
Movie - Released: 10/2/1962
The Saint
The Saint
as Tony
TV - Released: 10/4/1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV - Released: 8/16/1962

1961

Freedom to Die
Freedom to Die
as Mike
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody
as Garda
Movie - Released: 10/1/1961
The Avengers
The Avengers
as Grant
TV - Released: 1/7/1961

1960

The Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street
as Lapidos
Movie - Released: 10/11/1960

1959

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Soames
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
as Self - Narrator
Movie