T. P. McKenna

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.

Cast

Straw Dogs
Maj. John Scott
Villain
Frank Fletcher
Red Scorpion
General Vortek
Percy's Progress
London News Editor
Girl with Green Eyes
The Priest
The Beast in the Cellar
Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Perfect Friday
Smith
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jack Hanson
Beasts: Baby
Dick Pummery
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simon Dedalus
Young Cassidy
Tom
Ulysses
Buck Mulligan
Deirdre
Unknown
The Rivals
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Monarch
Henry VIII
Freedom to Die
Mike
Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Blood of the Lamb
Joe Katz
Anne of the Thousand Days
Norris
The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
Love Lies Bleeding
Geoffrey
Crimes
Melvyn
Unreported Incident
Michael
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
Exposure
Dan
A Child's Voice
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Downfall
Martin Somers
The Siege of Sidney Street
Lapidos
The Fifth Day of Peace
Nick
Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
Valmont
Baron
The Scarlet and the Black
Himmler
The Changeling
Tomazo de Piracquo
To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
Pascali's Island
Dr. Hogan
Longitude
Edmund Burke
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
Silver Dream Racer
Bank Manager
The Charge of the Light Brigade
William Russel
All Creatures Great and Small
Soames
Memed My Hawk
Dursan
The Libertine
Black Rod
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
Percy
Meet The People Compere
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Grahame
The Outsider
John Russell
The Quare Fellow
Walsh
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Stones
Harvey Fenton-Jones
Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
Moving on the Edge
Liam
Pasmore
Helen's husband
Lady Killer
Jack Hardisty
The Next Victim
Frampton
Deasey (Desperate)
FG
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Self - Narrator
Johnny Nobody
Garda
The Christmas Tree
Bill