T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Deceased · Born: Sep 7, 1929 · Died: Feb 13, 2011

Personal Details

Born Sep 7, 1929 Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

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.

Career

2000
Monarch
Monarch as Henry VIII
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1998
The American
The American as Marquis de Bellegarde
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1993
Scarlet and Black
Scarlet and Black as Marquis de la Mole
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1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Dr. Grahame
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Valmont
Valmont as Baron
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1988
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion as General Vortek
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Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island as Dr. Hogan
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Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper as O'Connor
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1985
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils as O'Connor
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Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
1984
Play for Today
Play for Today as Liam
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1980
Play for Today
Play for Today as Helen's Husband
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The Outsider
The Outsider as John Russell
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1978
Holocaust
Holocaust as Blobel
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1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as Simon Dedalus
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1976
BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse as Harvey Fenton-Jones
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1975
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small as Soames
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1974
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Tomazo de Piracquo
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1973
Thriller
Thriller as Jack Hardisty
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1971
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
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Villain
Villain as Frank Fletcher
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1970
The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
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Perfect Friday
Perfect Friday as Smith
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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
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1967
Ulysses
Ulysses as Buck Mulligan
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1965
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy as Tom
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Ferry Cross the Mersey
Ferry Cross the Mersey as Jack Hanson
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1964
Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes as The Priest
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Downfall
Downfall as Martin Somers
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1961
Freedom to Die
Freedom to Die as Mike
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1960
The Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street as Lapidos
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