T. P. McKenna
Known for: Acting
Born: September 7, 1929
Died: February 13, 2011
Place of birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
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.
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Filmography
62 movies · 64 TV shows, newest first
5.9
The Libertine
2004
6.0
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
7.0
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
NR
Rockface
2002
7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
7.0
Monarch
2000
7.4
Longitude
2000
7.0
Longitude
2000
9.0
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
7.0
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
8.0
Liberation
1994
6.2
Scarlet and Black
1993
7.2
Heartbeat
1992
9.0
The Law Lord
1992
9.0
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
NR
Shoot to Kill
19907.0
Shoot to Kill
1990
7.0
The Chief
1990
6.6
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
6.7
Valmont
1989
6.0
Red Scorpion
1988
7.5
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
7.0
Jack the Ripper
1988
6.4
Pascali's Island
1988
NR
Unreported Incident
1988
6.0
The Play on One
1988
8.0
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
19889.0
The Christmas Tree
1986
6.2
Casualty
1986
6.0
ScreenPlay
1986
7.4
Lovejoy
1986
8.0
Strong Medicine
1986
6.2
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
6.0
My Brother Jonathan
1985
6.4
Bleak House
1985
NR
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
6.0
Memed My Hawk
1984
7.0
Moving on the Edge
1984
6.5
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
5.2
To the Lighthouse
1983
7.0
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982
NR
Crimes
1982
7.0
Play for Tomorrow
1982
NR
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982
7.3
The Manions of America
1981
NR
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
NR
Levkas Man
1981
NR
Pasmore
1980
7.5
Lady Killers
1980
5.6
Silver Dream Racer
1980
9.0
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
5.8
The Outsider
1979
7.1
Minder
19799.0
Exposure
1978
9.5
A Child's Voice
1978
7.3
Strangers
1978
7.3
Holocaust
1978
7.3
Blake's 7
1978
7.0
Target
1977
6.3
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977NR
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
10.0
Beasts: Baby
1976
9.0
Stones
1976
6.4
Beasts
1976
8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
8.0
The Next Victim
1975
10.0
Quiller
1975
6.6
All Creatures Great and Small
1975NR
Looking for Clancy
1975
8.1
The Sweeney
1975
5.0
Churchill's People
1974
6.8
Father Brown
1974
4.0
Percy's Progress
1974
7.0
Fall of Eagles
1974
7.0
Playhouse
1974
7.0
Napoleon and Love
1974
8.5
The Changeling
1974
6.5
A Warm December
1973
7.0
Thriller
1973
6.8
Lady Killer
1973
5.7
Crown Court
1972
7.1
Straw Dogs
1971
7.3
Justice
1971
7.8
Jason King
1971
6.1
Villain
1971
4.8
The Beast in the Cellar
1971
4.3
Percy
1971
6.2
Perfect Friday
19708.0
The Rivals
1970
5.5
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
6.8
Manhunt
1970
7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
19697.0
Blood of the Lamb
1969
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
6.2
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967NR
Sam and Janet
1967
5.9
Ulysses
1967
7.0
Callan
1967
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965NR
Knock on Any Door
1965
7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
6.4
Young Cassidy
1965
6.1
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965NR
Deirdre
1965
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
19648.0
Story Parade
1964
9.0
Detective
1964
6.5
Downfall
1964
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
10.0
Espionage
1963
7.4
The Saint
1962
5.7
The Quare Fellow
1962
6.7
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
6.6
Johnny Nobody
1961
7.8
The Avengers
1961
6.1
Freedom to Die
1961
4.5
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951