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T. P. McKenna

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

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.

Born

Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland on 7th September 1929

Died

13th February 2011

All Credits

Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
The Captain
The Avengers Image
The Avengers
Grant
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No Hiding Place
Playhouse Image
Playhouse
Digby
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Playhouse
Harvey Fenton-Jones
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BBC Play of the Month
Tomazo de Piracquo
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BBC Play of the Month
Kommissarov
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BBC Play of the Month
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook
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The Saint
Tony
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
John Joe Moran
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Callan
Waking the Dead Image
Waking the Dead
Phil Brown
Minder Image
Minder
J.J.Mooney
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Casualty
Dr. Archie Whitlock
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Casualty
Arthur Jackson
Justice Image
Justice
Supt. George Lester
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Blake's 7
Sarkoff
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The Troubleshooters
Geoffrey Arles
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Jason King
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Manhunt
Louis Sampere
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Lady Killers
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
The Sweeney Image
The Sweeney
Det. Supt. Grant
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Lovejoy
Bertram Montserrat
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Testament: The Bible in Animation
God (voice)
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Soames
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Crown Court
Henry Burnett
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Crown Court
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Thriller
Frampton
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Thriller
Jack Hardisty
Target Image
Target
Ruby Daniels
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Man in a Suitcase
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Heartbeat
Michael O'Leary
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Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
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Liberation
Lloyd George, P.M. of England
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The Play on One
Michael Flynn
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Holocaust
Blobel
Father Brown Image
Father Brown
Beasts Image
Beasts
Dick Pummery
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Jack the Ripper
O'Connor
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Rumpole of the Bailey
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Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
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The Manions of America
Harry Clement
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The Venturers
The Chief Image
The Chief
Colin Fowler
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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Citizen
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Straw Dogs
Maj. John Scott
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Fall of Eagles
Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
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Story Parade
Matthew Finch
Longitude Image
Longitude
Edmund Burke
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The Duchess of Duke Street
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The Libertine
Black Rod
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Napoleon and Love
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The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
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Bleak House
Harold Skimpole
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The Scarlet and the Black
Himmler
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Red Scorpion
General Vortek
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Quiller
Buchanan
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Valmont
Baron
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Norris
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Scarlet and Black
Marquis de la Mole
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
William Russel
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Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Grahame
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Looking for Clancy
Marcus Selby
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Percy's Progress
London News Editor
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Percy
Meet The People Compere
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Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
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Villain
Frank Fletcher
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Girl with Green Eyes
The Priest
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Kings in Grass Castles
Lord Dunraven
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Silver Dream Racer
Bank Manager
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Longitude
Edmund Burke
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Perfect Friday
Smith
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All Creatures Great and Small
Soames
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Pascali's Island
Dr. Hogan
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Levkas Man
Holroyd
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The 5th Day of Peace
Nick
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The Beast in the Cellar
Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
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Ulysses
Buck Mulligan
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A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
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Young Cassidy
Tom
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Pasmore
Helen's husband
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The Changeling
Tomazo de Piracquo
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Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
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Sam and Janet
Fingers Magee
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To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
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The Next Victim
Frampton
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The Outsider
John Russell
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The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
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The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
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Monarch
Henry VIII
Downfall Image
Downfall
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simon Dedalus
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Memed My Hawk
Dursan
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The Quare Fellow
Walsh
Johnny Nobody Image
Johnny Nobody
Garda
Strong Medicine Image
Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
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Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
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Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jack Hanson
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Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
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Lady Killer
Jack Hardisty
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Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
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The Rivals
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
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Crimes
Melvyn
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Blood of the Lamb
Joe Katz
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The Siege of Sidney Street
Lapidos
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A Child's Voice
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
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Stones
Harvey Fenton-Jones
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Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
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Beasts: Baby
Dick Pummery
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Freedom to Die
Mike
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Love Lies Bleeding
Geoffrey
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Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby
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Moving on the Edge
Liam
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Exposure
Dan
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Unreported Incident
Michael
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Deasey (Desperate)
FG
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The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Self - Narrator
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Deirdre