T. P. McKenna

🎭 Actor

T. P. McKenna

🎂 Born 7 September 1929 (age 81)✝ 13 February 2011📍 Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Straw Dogs

Maj. John Scott

The Libertine

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

Red Scorpion

Full Filmography(56 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1971Straw DogsMaj. John Scott★ 7.2 2004The LibertineBlack Rod★ 5.9 1983The Scarlet and the BlackHimmler★ 7.0 1988Red ScorpionGeneral Vortek★ 6.0 1989ValmontBaron★ 6.7 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysNorris★ 7.1 1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryDr. Grahame★ 6.5 1974Percy's ProgressLondon News Editor★ 4.0 1971VillainFrank Fletcher★ 6.2 1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeWilliam Russel★ 6.2 2000LongitudeEdmund Burke★ 7.4 1975All Creatures Great and SmallSoames★ 6.6 1967UlyssesBuck Mulligan★ 5.9 1988Pascali's IslandDr. Hogan★ 6.4 1982Britannia HospitalTheatre Surgeon★ 6.3 1985The Doctor and the DevilsO'Connor★ 6.2 1970Perfect FridaySmith★ 6.2 1964Girl with Green EyesThe Priest★ 6.7 1980Silver Dream RacerBank Manager★ 5.6 1979The OutsiderJohn Russell★ 5.8 1984Memed My HawkDursun★ 6.0 1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManSimon Dedalus★ 6.3 1962The Quare FellowWalsh★ 5.7 1971PercyMeet The People Compere★ 4.3 1970The Fifth Day of PeaceNick★ 5.5 1973Lady KillerJack Hardisty★ 6.8 1973A Warm DecemberMan (uncredited)★ 6.5 1992The Law LordJudge Selwyn★ 9.0 1965Young CassidyTom★ 6.4 2003The Boys & Girl from County ClareThe Announcer★ 6.0 1983To the LighthouseAugustus Carmichael★ 5.2 1974The ChangelingTomazo de Piracquo★ 8.5 1986Strong MedicineDr. Sweeting★ 8.0 1990Shoot to KillChief Constable Sir John Harmon—1980PasmoreHelen's husband—1965Ferry Cross the MerseyJack Hanson★ 6.1 1971The Beast in the CellarDet. Chief Sup. Paddick★ 4.9 1978A Child's VoiceAinsley Rupert Macreadie★ 9.5 1984Moving on the EdgeLiam★ 7.0 1961Johnny NobodyGarda★ 6.6 1960The Siege of Sidney StreetLapidos★ 4.5 1979Deasey (Desperate)FG★ 9.0 1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyCaptain Cook★ 7.5 1976Beasts: BabyDick Pummery★ 10.0 1981Random Moments in a May GardenDigby—2003Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final CutSelf - Actor / Major John Scott★ 7.0 1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and MuscleDennis Naylor—1964DownfallMartin Somers★ 6.5 1975The Next VictimFrampton★ 8.0 1961Freedom to DieMike★ 6.1 1988Unreported IncidentMichael—1976StonesHarvey Fenton-Jones★ 9.0 2000MonarchHenry VIII★ 7.0 1991Events at DrimaghleenFather Sallins★ 9.0 1982CrimesMelvyn—1982The World of James Joyce: His Life & WorkSelf - Narrator—

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