T. P. McKenna - Actor Profile

T. P. McKenna

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: Sep 7, 1929
Birth Place: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

About 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 Light Brigade, Red Scorpion and Valmont, whilst his TV credits included Bleak House, Inspector Morse, Doctor Who, Casualty, Ballykissangel and Lovejoy.

Best T. P. McKenna Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from T. P. McKenna's career based on audience ratings.

★10.0
Beasts: Baby (1976) movie poster
★10.0

Beasts: Baby — A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their cottage. The wife in

Beasts: Baby

1976•Horror
★10.0
A Child's Voice (1978) movie poster
★10.0

A Child's Voice — A popular radio personality writes and broadcasts ghost stories over the air. He receives a strange call warning him not

A Child's Voice

1978•Drama
★7.4
Longitude (2000) movie poster
★7.4

Longitude — Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is

Longitude

2000•TV Movie
★7.4
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988) movie poster
★7.4

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy — The Doctor and Ace head for the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they meet a disparate group of performers an

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

1988•Sci-Fi
★7.2
Straw Dogs (1971) movie poster
★7.2

Straw Dogs — David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic

Straw Dogs

1971•Thriller

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of T. P. McKenna.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2004 The Libertine Black Rod Average Similar →
2003 The Boys & Girl from County Clare The Announcer Average Similar →
2003 Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut Self - Actor / Major John Scott Hit Similar →
2000 Monarch Henry VIII Average Similar →
2000 Longitude Edmund Burke Hit Similar →
1991 Events at Drimaghleen Father Sallins Flop Similar →
1990 Shoot to Kill Chief Constable Sir John Harmon Flop Similar →
1989 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery Dr. Grahame Average Similar →
1989 Valmont Baron Hit Similar →
1988 Red Scorpion General Vortek Average Similar →
1988 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Captain Cook Hit Similar →
1988 Pascali's Island Dr. Hogan Average Similar →
1986 Strong Medicine Dr. Sweeting Hit Similar →
1985 The Doctor and the Devils O'Connor Average Similar →
1984 Memed My Hawk Dursan Flop Similar →
1983 To the Lighthouse Augustus Carmichael Flop Similar →
1983 The Scarlet and the Black Himmler Hit Similar →
1982 Britannia Hospital Theatre Surgeon Average Similar →
1981 Random Moments in a May Garden Digby Flop Similar →
1980 Silver Dream Racer Bank Manager Flop Similar →
1979 The Outsider John Russell Flop Similar →
1978 A Child's Voice Ainsley Rupert Macreadie Super Hit Similar →
1977 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Simon Dedalus Average Similar →
1977 Love Lies Bleeding Geoffrey Flop Similar →
1976 Beasts: Baby Dick Pummery Super Hit Similar →
1975 All Creatures Great and Small Soames Hit Similar →
1974 Percy's Progress London News Editor Flop Similar →
1974 The Changeling Tomazo de Piracquo Hit Similar →
1973 A Warm December Man (uncredited) Average Similar →
1973 Lady Killer Jack Hardisty Hit Similar →
1971 Straw Dogs Maj. John Scott Hit Similar →
1971 Villain Frank Fletcher Average Similar →
1971 The Beast in the Cellar Det. Chief Sup. Paddick Flop Similar →
1971 Percy Meet The People Compere Flop Similar →
1970 Perfect Friday Smith Average Similar →
1970 The Rivals Sir Lucius O'Trigger Average Similar →
1970 The Fifth Day of Peace Nick Flop Similar →
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Norris Hit Similar →
1969 Blood of the Lamb Joe Katz Flop Similar →
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade William Russel Average Similar →
1967 Ulysses Buck Mulligan Average Similar →
1965 Young Cassidy Tom Average Similar →
1965 Ferry Cross the Mersey Jack Hanson Average Similar →
1965 Deirdre - Flop Similar →
1964 Girl with Green Eyes The Priest Hit Similar →
1964 Downfall Martin Somers Hit Similar →
1962 The Quare Fellow Walsh Flop Similar →
1961 Johnny Nobody Garda Hit Similar →
1961 Freedom to Die Mike Flop Similar →
1960 The Siege of Sidney Street Lapidos Flop Similar →

T. P. McKenna - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of T. P. McKenna?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring T. P. McKenna is "Beasts: Baby" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has T. P. McKenna acted in?

T. P. McKenna has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by T. P. McKenna?

Other notable films include "A Child's Voice", "Longitude", and "Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy".