T. P. McKenna

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.

Filmography

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The Libertine ★ 5.9 The Libertine 2004 The Boys & Girl from County Clare ★ 6.0 The Boys & Girl from County Clare 2003 Rockface Rockface 2002 Waking the Dead ★ 7.2 Waking the Dead 2001 Monarch ★ 7.0 Monarch 2000 Longitude ★ 7.4 Longitude 2000 Longitude ★ 7.0 Longitude 2000 Kings in Grass Castles ★ 9.0 Kings in Grass Castles 1998 Testament: The Bible in Animation ★ 7.0 Testament: The Bible in Animation 1996 Liberation ★ 7.9 Liberation 1994 Scarlet and Black ★ 6.2 Scarlet and Black 1993 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 The Law Lord ★ 9.0 The Law Lord 1992 Events at Drimaghleen ★ 9.0 Events at Drimaghleen 1991 Shoot to Kill Shoot to Kill 1990 Shoot to Kill ★ 7.0 Shoot to Kill 1990 The Chief ★ 7.0 The Chief 1990 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery ★ 6.5 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989 Valmont ★ 6.7 Valmont 1989 Red Scorpion ★ 6.0 Red Scorpion 1988 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ★ 7.5 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1988 Jack the Ripper ★ 7.0 Jack the Ripper 1988 Pascali's Island ★ 6.4 Pascali's Island 1988 Unreported Incident Unreported Incident 1988 The Play on One ★ 6.0 The Play on One 1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers ★ 8.0 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 1988 The Christmas Tree ★ 9.0 The Christmas Tree 1986 Casualty ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986 Lovejoy ★ 7.4 Lovejoy 1986 Strong Medicine ★ 8.0 Strong Medicine 1986 The Doctor and the Devils ★ 6.2 The Doctor and the Devils 1985 My Brother Jonathan ★ 6.0 My Brother Jonathan 1985 Bleak House ★ 6.4 Bleak House 1985 Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle 1984 Memed My Hawk ★ 6.0 Memed My Hawk 1984 Moving on the Edge ★ 7.0 Moving on the Edge 1984 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime ★ 6.4 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 1983 To the Lighthouse ★ 5.2 To the Lighthouse 1983 The Scarlet and the Black ★ 7.0 The Scarlet and the Black 1983 Britannia Hospital ★ 6.3 Britannia Hospital 1982 Crimes Crimes 1982 Play for Tomorrow ★ 7.0 Play for Tomorrow 1982 The Manions of America ★ 7.3 The Manions of America 1981 Random Moments in a May Garden Random Moments in a May Garden 1981 Levkas Man Levkas Man 1981 Pasmore Pasmore 1980 Lady Killers ★ 7.5 Lady Killers 1980 Silver Dream Racer ★ 5.5 Silver Dream Racer 1980 Deasey (Desperate) ★ 9.0 Deasey (Desperate) 1979 The Outsider ★ 5.8 The Outsider 1979 Minder ★ 7.1 Minder 1979 Exposure ★ 9.0 Exposure 1978 A Child's Voice ★ 9.5 A Child's Voice 1978 Strangers ★ 7.3 Strangers 1978 Holocaust ★ 7.3 Holocaust 1978 Blake's 7 ★ 7.3 Blake's 7 1978 Target ★ 7.0 Target 1977 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ★ 6.3 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1977 Love Lies Bleeding Love Lies Bleeding 1977 Beasts: Baby ★ 10.0 Beasts: Baby 1976 Stones ★ 9.0 Stones 1976 Beasts ★ 7.0 Beasts 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street ★ 7.9 The Duchess of Duke Street 1976 Rumpole of the Bailey ★ 7.0 Rumpole of the Bailey 1975 The Next Victim ★ 8.0 The Next Victim 1975 Quiller ★ 10.0 Quiller 1975 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 6.6 All Creatures Great and Small 1975 Looking for Clancy Looking for Clancy 1975 The Sweeney ★ 8.0 The Sweeney 1975 Churchill's People ★ 5.0 Churchill's People 1974 Father Brown ★ 6.8 Father Brown 1974 Percy's Progress ★ 4.0 Percy's Progress 1974 Fall of Eagles ★ 7.0 Fall of Eagles 1974 Playhouse ★ 7.0 Playhouse 1974 Napoleon and Love ★ 7.0 Napoleon and Love 1974 The Changeling ★ 8.5 The Changeling 1974 A Warm December ★ 6.5 A Warm December 1973 Thriller ★ 6.9 Thriller 1973 Lady Killer ★ 6.8 Lady Killer 1973