T. P. McKenna
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.
Known for
2004The Libertine
Black Rod
2003The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
2003Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
2000Monarch
Henry VIII
2000Longitude
Edmund Burke
1992The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
1991Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
1990Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
1989Valmont
Baron
1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Grahame
1988Red Scorpion
General Vortek
1988Unreported Incident
Michael
1988Pascali's Island
Dr. Hogan
1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
1986Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
1985The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
1984Memed My Hawk
Dursun
1984Moving on the Edge
Liam
1983The Scarlet and the Black
Himmler
1983To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
1982Crimes
Melvyn
1982Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
1981Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby