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T. P. McKenna
Actor · Crew· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
28 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Libertine | Black Rod | Film |
| 2000 | Longitude | Edmund Burke | TV |
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castles | Lord Dunraven | TV |
| 1989 | Valmont | Baron | Film |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Dr. Hogan | Film |
| 1988 | Red Scorpion | General Vortek | Film |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Captain Cook | Film |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black | Himmler | Film |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouse | Augustus Carmichael | Film |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Racer | Bank Manager | Film |
| 1979 | The Outsider | John Russell | Film |
| 1977 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Simon Dedalus | Film |
| 1975 | All Creatures Great and Small | Soames | Film |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | London News Editor | Film |
| 1973 | A Warm December | Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1971 | The Beast in the Cellar | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick | Film |
| 1971 | Straw Dogs | Maj. John Scott | Film |
| 1971 | Villain | Frank Fletcher | Film |
| 1971 | Percy | Meet The People Compere | Film |
| 1970 | The Fifth Day of Peace | Nick | Film |
| 1970 | Perfect Friday | Smith | Film |
| 1967 | Ulysses | Buck Mulligan | Film |
| 1965 | Deirdre | Film | |
| 1965 | Young Cassidy | Tom | Film |
| 1965 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Jack Hanson | Film |
| 1964 | Girl with Green Eyes | The Priest | Film |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellow | Walsh | Film |
| 1960 | The Siege of Sidney Street | Lapidos | Film |
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