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T. P. McKenna
★ Acting

T. P. McKenna

1929 – 2011 · Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland · Active 1951–2004

T. P. McKenna, born in 1931 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, is celebrated for his versatile performances across stage and screen. In Straw Dogs (1971), he plays a pivotal role that showcases his ability to navigate complex characters, while his work in Villain (1971) and Percy (1971) further cements his status in the realm of cult cinema. McKenna's extensive career includes appearances in Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965) and Valmont (1989), where his distinct presence adds depth to the narratives of these unique films.

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Percy

Percy

1971 ★ 4.3
as Meet The People Compere

Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to the philanderer's wife - and also to his many, many girlfriends...

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Filmography

133 credits
2000s 8 credits
2004
The Libertine as Black Rod
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
Movie ★ 6.0
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
Movie ★ 7.0
2002
Rockface as Liam
TV
2001
Waking the Dead as Phil Brown
TV ★ 7.3
2000
Monarch as Henry VIII
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Longitude as Edmund Burke
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
Longitude as Edmund Burke
TV ★ 7.0
1990s 10 credits
1998
Kings in Grass Castles as Lord Dunraven
TV ★ 9.0
1996
TV ★ 7.0
1994
Liberation as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
TV ★ 7.9
1993
Scarlet and Black as Marquis de la Mole
TV ★ 6.2
1992
The Law Lord as Judge Selwyn
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
Heartbeat as Michael O'Leary
TV ★ 7.2
1991
Events at Drimaghleen as Father Sallins
Movie ★ 9.0
1990
Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
Movie
1990
Shoot to Kill as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
TV ★ 7.0
1990
The Chief as Colin Fowler
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 34 credits
1989
Valmont as Baron
Movie ★ 6.7
1989
Movie ★ 6.5
1988
Red Scorpion as General Vortek
Movie ★ 6.0
1988
Movie
1988
Pascali's Island as Dr. Hogan
Movie ★ 6.4
1988
Movie ★ 7.5
1988
Jack the Ripper as O'Connor
TV ★ 7.0
1988
TV ★ 8.0
1988
The Play on One as Michael Flynn
TV ★ 6.0
1986
Strong Medicine as Dr. Sweeting
Movie ★ 8.0
1986
Movie ★ 9.0
1986
Lovejoy as Bertram Montserrat
TV ★ 7.4
1986
Casualty as Arthur Jackson
TV ★ 6.2
1986
Casualty as Dr. Archie Whitlock
TV ★ 6.2
1986
ScreenPlay as Father Sallins
TV ★ 6.0
1985
Movie ★ 6.2
1985
Bleak House as Harold Skimpole
TV ★ 6.4
1985
My Brother Jonathan as Lloyd Moore
TV ★ 6.0
1984
Memed My Hawk as Dursun
Movie ★ 6.0
1984
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
To the Lighthouse as Augustus Carmichael
Movie ★ 5.2
1982
Crimes as Melvyn
Movie
1982
Britannia Hospital as Theatre Surgeon
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
Movie
1982
TV ★ 7.0
1981
Levkas Man as Holroyd
TV
1981
The Manions of America as Harry Clement
TV ★ 7.3
1980
Silver Dream Racer as Bank Manager
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
Pasmore as Helen's husband
Movie
1980
Lady Killers as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
TV ★ 7.5
1970s 45 credits
1979
The Outsider as John Russell
Movie ★ 5.8
1979
Movie ★ 9.0
1979
Minder as J.J.Mooney
TV ★ 7.1
1978
Exposure as Dan
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
A Child's Voice as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
Movie ★ 9.5
1978
Blake's 7 as Sarkoff
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Holocaust as Blobel
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Strangers as Chief Constable
TV ★ 7.3
1977
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
Movie
1977
Target as Ruby Daniels
TV ★ 7.0
1976
Beasts: Baby as Dick Pummery
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
Stones as Harvey Fenton-Jones
Movie ★ 9.0
1976
Beasts as Dick Pummery
TV ★ 7.0
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street as Sir Martin Mallory
TV ★ 7.9
1975
Movie ★ 6.6
1975
The Next Victim as Frampton
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
The Sweeney as Det. Supt. Grant
TV ★ 8.0
1975
Quiller as Buchanan
TV ★ 10.0
1975
Looking for Clancy as Marcus Selby
TV
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Jean Pierre O'Higgins
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Percy's Progress as London News Editor
Movie ★ 4.0
1974
The Changeling as Tomazo de Piracquo
Movie ★ 8.5
1974
Fall of Eagles as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Playhouse as Harvey Fenton-Jones
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Playhouse as Digby
TV ★ 7.0
1974
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Napoleon and Love as Paul Barras
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Father Brown as DI Boyne
TV ★ 6.8
1973
A Warm December as Man (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1973
Lady Killer as Jack Hardisty
Movie ★ 6.8
1973
Thriller as Jack Hardisty
TV ★ 6.9
1973
Thriller as Frampton
TV ★ 6.9
1972
TV ★ 5.7
1972
Crown Court as Henry Burnett
TV ★ 5.7
1971
Straw Dogs as Maj. John Scott
Movie ★ 7.2
1971
Villain as Frank Fletcher
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
The Beast in the Cellar as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
Movie ★ 4.9
1971
Percy as Meet The People Compere
Movie ★ 4.3
1971
TV ★ 7.8
1971
Justice as Supt. George Lester
TV ★ 7.3
1970
Movie ★ 6.2
1970
The Rivals as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Movie ★ 8.0
1970
Movie ★ 5.5
1970
Manhunt as Louis Sampere
TV ★ 6.8
1960s 33 credits
1969
Movie ★ 7.1
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1968
Movie ★ 6.2
1967
Ulysses as Buck Mulligan
Movie ★ 5.9
1967
TV ★ 7.0
1967
TV ★ 7.2
1967
Sam and Janet as Fingers Magee
TV
1967
ITV Playhouse as Dr. Murphy
TV ★ 7.0
1965
Movie ★ 6.1
1965
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
TV ★ 5.3
1965
The Troubleshooters as Geoffrey Arles
TV ★ 7.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Tomazo de Piracquo
TV ★ 5.3
1964
Movie ★ 6.7
1964
Downfall as Martin Somers
Movie ★ 6.5
1964
The Wednesday Play as John Joe Moran
TV ★ 5.2
1964
Story Parade as Matthew Finch
TV ★ 8.0
1964
Theatre 625 as Jerry
TV ★ 7.2
1964
Detective as Detective Wilks
TV ★ 9.0
1964
TV ★ 5.2
1964
Thursday Theatre as Charles Sturrock
TV
1963
Doctor Who as The Captain
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Espionage as Tom Gorman
TV ★ 10.0
1962
Movie ★ 5.7
1962
The Saint as Tony
TV ★ 7.4
1962
TV ★ 6.7
1961
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
TV ★ 7.8
1960
Movie ★ 4.5
1950s 3 credits
1959
TV ★ 4.8
1956
Armchair Theatre as Mena Donelli
TV ★ 6.0
1951
TV ★ 8.8