T. P. McKenna
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-09-07 (82 years old)
Deathday
2011-02-13
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Also known As
T.P. McKenna
Thomas Patrick McKenna
T. P. McKenna
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.
Acting
1971
as Maj. John Scott
1971
as Frank Fletcher
1988
as General Vortek
1974
as London News Editor
1964
as The Priest
1970
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
1970
as Smith
1965
as Jack Hanson
1976
as Dick Pummery
1977
as Simon Dedalus
1965
as Tom
1967
as Buck Mulligan
1965
1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
2000
as Henry VIII
1961
as Mike
1981
as Digby
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
1969
as Norris
1985
as O'Connor
1991
as Father Sallins
1969
as Joe Katz
1973
as Man (uncredited)
1977
as Geoffrey
1982
as Melvyn
1988
as Michael
1984
as Dennis Naylor
1978
as Dan
1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
1964
1960
as Lapidos
1970
as Nick
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
1992
as Judge Selwyn
1989
as Baron
1983
as Himmler
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
1988
as Dr. Hogan
2000
as Edmund Burke
1988
as Captain Cook
1980
as Bank Manager
1968
as William Russel
1975
as Soames
1984
as Dursan
2004
as Black Rod
2003
as The Announcer
1971
as Meet The People Compere
1989
as Dr. Grahame
1979
as John Russell
1962
as Walsh
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
1984
as Liam
1980
as Helen's husband
1973
as Jack Hardisty
1975
as Frampton
1979
as FG
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as Self - Narrator
1961
as Garda
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