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