Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 7, 1929
Died
February 13, 2011
Age
81
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Popularity
1.1
T. P. McKenna
Acting
Biography
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.
Also known as
T.P. McKenna · Thomas Patrick McKenna
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Filmography
2004
The Libertine
Movie · Black Rod
5.9
2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Movie · The Announcer
6.0
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Movie · Self - Actor / Major John Scott
7.0
2002
Rockface
TV · Liam
0.0
2001
Waking the Dead
TV · Phil Brown
7.2
2000
Monarch
Movie · Henry VIII
7.0
2000
Longitude
Movie · Edmund Burke
7.4
2000
Longitude
TV · Edmund Burke
7.0
1998
Kings in Grass Castles
TV · Lord Dunraven
9.0
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
TV · God (voice)
7.0
1994
Liberation
TV · Lloyd George, P.M. of England
8.0
1993
Scarlet and Black
TV · Marquis de la Mole
6.2
1992
Heartbeat
TV · Michael O'Leary
7.2
1992
The Law Lord
Movie · Judge Selwyn
9.0
1991
Events at Drimaghleen
Movie · Father Sallins
9.0
1990
Shoot to Kill
Movie · Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
0.0
1990
Shoot to Kill
TV · Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
7.0
1990
The Chief
TV · Colin Fowler
7.0
1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Movie · Dr. Grahame
6.6
1989
Valmont
Movie · Baron
6.7
1988
Red Scorpion
Movie · General Vortek
6.0
1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie · Captain Cook
7.5
1988
Jack the Ripper
TV · O'Connor
7.0
1988
Pascali's Island
Movie · Dr. Hogan
6.4