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T. P. McKenna
Born · September 7, 1929
Died · February 13, 2011 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Bio
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.
The Libertine
Black Rod
5.9
2004
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
6.0
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
7.0
2003
Waking the Dead
Phil Brown · (2 episodes)
7.3
2001
Monarch
Henry VIII
6.0
2000
Longitude
Edmund Burke
7.3
2000
Longitude
Edmund Burke · (2 episodes)
7.0
2000
Kings in Grass Castles
Lord Dunraven · (2 episodes)
10.0
1998
Testament: The Bible in Animation
God (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1996
Liberation
Lloyd George, P.M. of England · (6 episodes)
7.6
1994
Scarlet and Black
Marquis de la Mole · (3 episodes)
6.3
1993
Heartbeat
Michael O'Leary · (1 episode)
7.0
1992
The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
0.0
1992
Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
0.0
1991
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
0.0
1990
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon · (2 episodes)
5.5
1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Grahame
6.5
1989
Valmont
Baron
6.7
1989
Red Scorpion
General Vortek
5.9
1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
7.4
1988
Jack the Ripper
O'Connor · (2 episodes)
7.1
1988
Pascali's Island
Dr. Hogan
6.4
1988
Unreported Incident
Michael
0.0
1988
The Play on One
Michael Flynn · (1 episode)
6.0
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Citizen · (1 episode)
0.0
1988
Inspector Morse
Professor Sir Lionel Phelps · (1 episode)
7.8
1987
Casualty
Arthur Jackson · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Casualty
Dr. Archie Whitlock · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Lovejoy
Bertram Montserrat · (1 episode)
7.3
1986
Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
7.0
1986
The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
6.4
1985
Bleak House
Harold Skimpole · (3 episodes)
6.0
1985
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
0.0
1984
Miss Marple
Dr. Grahame · (1 episode)
8.2
1984
Memed My Hawk
Dursan
5.0
1984
Moving on the Edge
Liam
0.0
1984
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
(1 episode)
6.1
1983
To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
5.4
1983
The Scarlet and the Black
Himmler
7.0
1983
Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
6.4
1982
Crimes
Melvyn
0.0
1982
The Manions of America
Harry Clement · (3 episodes)
5.5
1981
Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby
0.0
1981
Levkas Man
Holroyd · (1 episode)
0.0
1981
Pasmore
Helen's husband
0.0
1980
Lady Killers
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. · (1 episode)
5.0
1980
Silver Dream Racer
Bank Manager
5.4
1980
The Outsider
John Russell
5.6
1980
Deasey (Desperate)
FG
0.0
1979
Minder
J.J.Mooney · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
Exposure
Dan
0.0
1978
A Child's Voice
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
10.0
1978
Holocaust
Blobel · (3 episodes)
7.4
1978
Blake's 7
Sarkoff · (1 episode)
7.2
1978
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simon Dedalus
6.0
1977
Love Lies Bleeding
Geoffrey
0.0
1977
Beasts: Baby
Dick Pummery
0.0
1976
Stones
Harvey Fenton-Jones
0.0
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
(1 episode)
7.8
1976
The Next Victim
Frampton
0.0
1975
All Creatures Great and Small
Soames
6.6
1975
Percy's Progress
London News Editor
3.9
1974
The Changeling
Tomazo de Piracquo
7.0
1974
A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
6.4
1973
Lady Killer
Jack Hardisty
6.7
1973
Straw Dogs
Maj. John Scott
7.2
1971
Villain
Frank Fletcher
6.3
1971
Percy
Meet The People Compere
4.3
1971
Perfect Friday
Smith
6.4
1970
The Beast in the Cellar
Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
4.7
1970
The Rivals
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
6.0
1970
The 5th Day of Peace
Nick
5.3
1970
Anne of the Thousand Days
Norris
7.1
1969
Blood of the Lamb
Joe Katz
0.0
1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
William Russel
6.1
1968
Ulysses
Buck Mulligan
6.0
1967
Young Cassidy
Tom
6.2
1965
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jack Hanson
6.1
1965
Deirdre
0.0
1965
Girl with Green Eyes
The Priest
6.6
1964
Downfall
6.7
1964
The Quare Fellow
Walsh
5.8
1962
Freedom to Die
Mike
5.2
1961
The Siege of Sidney Street
Lapidos
2.0
1960
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Self - Narrator
0.0
Target
(1 episode)
6.5
1977
Beasts
Dick Pummery · (1 episode)
6.8
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1 episode)
7.1
1975
Quiller
Buchanan · (1 episode)
0.0
1975
Looking for Clancy
(5 episodes)
0.0
1975
The Venturers
(1 episode)
0.0
1975
The Sweeney
Det. Supt. Grant · (1 episode)
7.7
1975
Father Brown
(1 episode)
6.6
1974
Fall of Eagles
Count Conrad von Hotzendorf · (1 episode)
6.8
1974
Napoleon and Love
(3 episodes)
0.0
1974
Thriller
Jack Hardisty · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
Thriller
Frampton · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
Crown Court
(2 episodes)
5.4
1972
Crown Court
Henry Burnett · (3 episodes)
5.4
1972
Justice
Supt. George Lester · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Jason King
(1 episode)
7.3
1971
Manhunt
Louis Sampere · (1 episode)
6.5
1970
Man in a Suitcase
(1 episode)
7.0
1967
Callan
(1 episode)
7.0
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Lucius O'Trigger · (1 episode)
5.0
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Kommissarov · (1 episode)
5.0
1965
The Wednesday Play
John Joe Moran · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Doctor Who
The Captain · (4 episodes)
7.9
1963
The Saint
Tony · (2 episodes)
7.3
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
(2 episodes)
6.0
1962
Johnny Nobody
Garda
6.5
1961
The Avengers
Grant · (3 episodes)
7.7
1961
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
3.7
1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Soames · (1 episode)
8.7
1951