T. P. McKenna
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Libertine
as Black Rod 2004
Red Scorpion
as General Vortek 1988
Valmont
as Baron 1989
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Norris 1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as William Russel 1968
Britannia Hospital
as Theatre Surgeon 1982
The Scarlet and the Black
as Himmler 1983
The Doctor and the Devils
as O'Connor 1985
Villain
as Frank Fletcher 1971
Longitude
as Edmund Burke 2000
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Dr. Grahame 1989
Girl with Green Eyes
as The Priest 1964
The Beast in the Cellar
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick 1971
Perfect Friday
as Smith 1970
The Fifth Day of Peace
as Nick 1970
Pascali's Island
as Dr. Hogan 1988