Cast & creator
T. P. McKenna
Best known for Doctor Who, Casualty, Casualty
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.
Also known as: T.P. McKenna, Thomas Patrick McKenna
62
film credits
72
television credits
134
1951–2004 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (134)
Showing 134 of 134 credits
Doctor Who
The Captain
1963
Casualty
Arthur Jackson
1986Casualty
Dr. Archie Whitlock
1986
The Avengers
Grant
1961
The Wednesday Play
John Joe Moran
1964The Wednesday Play
Joe Katz
1964
Crown Court
1972Crown Court
Henry Burnett
1972
Heartbeat
Michael O'Leary
1992
Minder
J.J.Mooney
1979
The Saint
Tony
1962
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1965BBC Play of the Month
Kommissarov
1965BBC Play of the Month
Tomazo de Piracquo
1965
ITV Playhouse
Dr. Murphy
1967
Waking the Dead
Phil Brown
2001
Playhouse
Harvey Fenton-Jones
1974Playhouse
Digby
1974
Theatre 625
Jerry
1964
No Hiding Place
1959
Rumpole of the Bailey
Jean Pierre O'Higgins
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Sontee
1969
ScreenPlay
Father Sallins
1986
The Sweeney
Det. Supt. Grant
1975
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Lovejoy
Bertram Montserrat
1986
Blake's 7
Sarkoff
1978
Justice
Supt. George Lester
1971Story Parade
Matthew Finch
1964
The Chief
Colin Fowler
1990
Churchill's People
Dr Layton
1974
The Play on One
Michael Flynn
1988
Thriller
Jack Hardisty
1973Thriller
Frampton
1973
The Troubleshooters
Geoffrey Arles
1965
Espionage
Tom Gorman
1963
Strangers
Chief Constable
1978
The Duchess of Duke Street
Sir Martin Mallory
1976
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Citizen
1988
Callan
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Target
Ruby Daniels
1977
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Randolph Wilmot
1983
Jason King
1971
Detective
Detective Wilks
1964
Fall of Eagles
Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
1974
Manhunt
Louis Sampere
1970
Lady Killers
Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
1980
Holocaust
Blobel
1978
Father Brown
DI Boyne
1974
Rockface
Liam
2002
Longitude
Edmund Burke
2000
Bleak House
Harold Skimpole
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Soames
1951
Liberation
Lloyd George, P.M. of England
1994
Jack the Ripper
O'Connor
1988
Testament: The Bible in Animation
God (voice)
1996
Napoleon and Love
Paul Barras
1974
Straw Dogs
Maj. John Scott
1971Knock on Any Door
Mr Sands
1965
Beasts
Dick Pummery
1976
Armchair Theatre
Mena Donelli
1956
Red Scorpion
General Vortek
1988
Quiller
Buchanan
1975
The Libertine
Black Rod
2004
The Manions of America
Harry Clement
1981Looking for Clancy
Marcus Selby
1975
The Charge of the Light Brigade
William Russel
1968
Valmont
Baron
1989
Scarlet and Black
Marquis de la Mole
1993
Anne of the Thousand Days
Norris
1969
The Doctor and the Devils
O'Connor
1985
Kings in Grass Castles
Lord Dunraven
1998
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Dr. Grahame
1989Sam and Janet
Fingers Magee
1967
The Scarlet and the Black
Himmler
1983
Britannia Hospital
Theatre Surgeon
1982
Pascali's Island
Dr. Hogan
1988
The Fifth Day of Peace
Nick
1970
Play for Tomorrow
Melvyn
1982
Girl with Green Eyes
The Priest
1964
Longitude
Edmund Burke
2000
Levkas Man
Holroyd
1981
My Brother Jonathan
Lloyd Moore
1985
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Announcer
2003
The Beast in the Cellar
Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
1971
Villain
Frank Fletcher
1971
Perfect Friday
Smith
1970
Young Cassidy
Tom
1965
Silver Dream Racer
Bank Manager
1980
Moving on the Edge
Liam
1984
Ulysses
Buck Mulligan
1967
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Simon Dedalus
1977
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self - Actor / Major John Scott
2003
All Creatures Great and Small
Soames
1975
The Changeling
Tomazo de Piracquo
1974
To the Lighthouse
Augustus Carmichael
1983
Memed My Hawk
Dursun
1984
The Law Lord
Judge Selwyn
1992
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
1990
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Captain Cook
1988
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jack Hanson
1965
Percy's Progress
London News Editor
1974
Deasey (Desperate)
FG
1979
Strong Medicine
Dr. Sweeting
1986
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Dennis Naylor
1984
Random Moments in a May Garden
Digby
1981
The Quare Fellow
Walsh
1962
A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
1973
Johnny Nobody
Garda
1961
Percy
Meet The People Compere
1971
The Siege of Sidney Street
Lapidos
1960
The Outsider
John Russell
1979
Downfall
Martin Somers
1964
Lady Killer
Jack Hardisty
1973Blood of the Lamb
Joe Katz
1969The Christmas Tree
Bill
1986
Unreported Incident
Michael
1988
The Next Victim
Frampton
1975Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
1990
Pasmore
Helen's husband
1980
Events at Drimaghleen
Father Sallins
1991Deirdre
1965Love Lies Bleeding
Geoffrey
1977The Rivals
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
1970
Freedom to Die
Mike
1961
Beasts: Baby
Dick Pummery
1976
A Child's Voice
Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
1978
Stones
Harvey Fenton-Jones
1976
Crimes
Melvyn
1982
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
Self - Narrator
1982
Monarch
Henry VIII
2000Exposure
Dan
1978