Known For
Acting
Known Credits
133
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 7, 1929 (96 years old)
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.
| 2004 | The Libertineas Black Rod | |
| 2003 | The Boys & Girl from County Clareas The Announcer | |
| 2003 | Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cutas Self - Actor / Major John Scott | |
| 2002 | Rockfaceas Liam | |
| 2001 | Waking the Deadas Phil Brown | |
| 2000 | Monarchas Henry VIII | |
| 2000 | Longitudeas Edmund Burke | |
| 2000 | Longitudeas Edmund Burke | |
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castlesas Lord Dunraven | |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animationas God (voice) | |
| 1994 | Liberationas Lloyd George, P.M. of England | |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Blackas Marquis de la Mole | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Michael O'Leary | |
| 1992 | The Law Lordas Judge Selwyn | |
| 1991 | Events at Drimaghleenas Father Sallins | |
| 1990 | Shoot to Killas Chief Constable Sir John Harmon | |
| 1990 | Shoot to Killas Chief Constable Sir John Hermon | |
| 1990 | The Chiefas Colin Fowler | |
| 1989 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mysteryas Dr. Grahame | |
| 1989 | Valmontas Baron | |
| 1988 | Red Scorpionas General Vortek | |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxyas Captain Cook | |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripperas O'Connor | |
| 1988 | Pascali's Islandas Dr. Hogan | |
| 1988 | Unreported Incidentas Michael | |
| 1988 | The Play on Oneas Michael Flynn | |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Citizen | |
| 1986 | The Christmas Treeas Bill | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Arthur Jackson | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Dr. Archie Whitlock | |
| 1986 | ScreenPlayas Father Sallins | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Bertram Montserrat | |
| 1986 | Strong Medicineas Dr. Sweeting | |
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devilsas O'Connor | |
| 1985 | My Brother Jonathanas Lloyd Moore | |
| 1985 | Bleak Houseas Harold Skimpole | |
| 1984 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Dennis Naylor | |
| 1984 | Memed My Hawkas Dursun | |
| 1984 | Moving on the Edgeas Liam | |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crimeas | |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouseas Augustus Carmichael | |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Blackas Himmler | |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospitalas Theatre Surgeon | |
| 1982 | Crimesas Melvyn | |
| 1982 | Play for Tomorrowas Melvyn | |
| 1982 | The World of James Joyce: His Life & Workas Self - Narrator | |
| 1981 | The Manions of Americaas Harry Clement | |
| 1981 | Random Moments in a May Gardenas Digby | |
| 1981 | Levkas Manas Holroyd | |
| 1980 | Pasmoreas Helen's husband | |
| 1980 | Lady Killersas Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. | |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Raceras Bank Manager | |
| 1979 | Deasey (Desperate)as FG | |
| 1979 | The Outsideras John Russell | |
| 1979 | Minderas J.J.Mooney | |
| 1978 | Exposureas Dan | |
| 1978 | A Child's Voiceas Ainsley Rupert Macreadie | |
| 1978 | Strangersas Chief Constable | |
| 1978 | Holocaustas Blobel | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7as Sarkoff | |
| 1977 | Targetas Ruby Daniels | |
| 1977 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manas Simon Dedalus | |
| 1977 | Love Lies Bleedingas Geoffrey | |
| 1976 | Beasts: Babyas Dick Pummery | |
| 1976 | Stonesas Harvey Fenton-Jones | |
| 1976 | Beastsas Dick Pummery | |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Streetas Sir Martin Mallory | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Baileyas Jean Pierre O'Higgins | |
| 1975 | The Next Victimas Frampton | |
| 1975 | Quilleras Buchanan | |
| 1975 | All Creatures Great and Smallas Soames | |
| 1975 | Looking for Clancyas Marcus Selby | |
| 1975 | The Sweeneyas Det. Supt. Grant | |
| 1974 | Churchill's Peopleas Dr Layton | |
| 1974 | Father Brownas DI Boyne | |
| 1974 | Percy's Progressas London News Editor | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eaglesas Count Conrad von Hotzendorf | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Digby | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Harvey Fenton-Jones | |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Loveas Paul Barras | |
| 1974 | The Changelingas Tomazo de Piracquo | |
| 1973 | A Warm Decemberas Man (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | Thrilleras Frampton | |
| 1973 | Thrilleras Jack Hardisty | |
| 1973 | Lady Killeras Jack Hardisty | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas Henry Burnett | |
| 1971 | Straw Dogsas Maj. John Scott | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Supt. George Lester | |
| 1971 | Jason Kingas | |
| 1971 | Villainas Frank Fletcher | |
| 1971 | The Beast in the Cellaras Det. Chief Sup. Paddick | |
| 1971 | Percyas Meet The People Compere | |
| 1970 | Perfect Fridayas Smith | |
| 1970 | The Rivalsas Sir Lucius O'Trigger | |
| 1970 | The Fifth Day of Peaceas Nick | |
| 1970 | Manhuntas Louis Sampere | |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Daysas Norris | |
| 1969 | Blood of the Lambas Joe Katz | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Sontee | |
| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigadeas William Russel | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcaseas | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Dr. Murphy | |
| 1967 | Callanas | |
| 1967 | Sam and Janetas Fingers Magee | |
| 1967 | Ulyssesas Buck Mulligan | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Kommissarov | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Sir Lucius O'Trigger | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Tomazo de Piracquo | |
| 1965 | The Troubleshootersas Geoffrey Arles | |
| 1965 | Young Cassidyas Tom | |
| 1965 | Ferry Cross the Merseyas Jack Hanson | |
| 1965 | Deirdreas | |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatreas Charles Sturrock | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Joe Katz | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas John Joe Moran | |
| 1964 | Girl with Green Eyesas The Priest | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Jerry | |
| 1964 | Story Paradeas Matthew Finch | |
| 1964 | Detectiveas Detective Wilks | |
| 1964 | Downfallas Martin Somers | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas The Captain | |
| 1963 | Espionageas Tom Gorman | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Tony | |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellowas Walsh | |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebookas | |
| 1961 | Johnny Nobodyas Garda | |
| 1961 | The Avengersas Grant | |
| 1961 | Freedom to Dieas Mike | |
| 1960 | The Siege of Sidney Streetas Lapidos | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Mena Donelli | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Soames |
