T. P. McKenna

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...

Known For

Straw Dogs

as Maj. John Scott

Red Scorpion

as General Vortek

The Libertine

as Black Rod

Cast Credits

The Libertine

as Black Rod

Monarch

as Henry VIII

Longitude

as Edmund Burke

The Law Lord

as Judge Selwyn

Events at Drimaghleen

as Father Sallins

Shoot to Kill

as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

Valmont

as Baron

Red Scorpion

as General Vortek

Pascali's Island

as Dr. Hogan

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Sweeting

Memed My Hawk

as Dursan

To the Lighthouse

as Augustus Carmichael

Britannia Hospital

as Theatre Surgeon

Crimes

as Melvyn

Pasmore

as Helen's husband

Silver Dream Racer

as Bank Manager

The Outsider

as John Russell

Exposure

as Dan

A Child's Voice

as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie